Sharp Leads Govs in Scoring

DeMarcus Sharp led Austin Peay (3-5) in scoring for the sixth time this season with 20 points, his third-straight 20-point performance. However, the Govs were unable to overcome a hot-shooting Morehead State (5-3) team that made 52.4% of their shots from the field in the second half.

Slow Start for Govs

Morehead State jumped out to an early 10-3 lead after making four of its first seven shots from the field and limiting the APSU Govs to just one basket on as many attempts.

Govs Make a Run

Following the slow start, the Govs went on a 9-0 run after forcing seven Eagles' turnovers, with the first six points of that run coming directly off MSU miscues. Dezi Jones gave Austin Peay its first lead of the night at 11-10 with 10:24 remaining.

Back-and-Forth Game

The two teams traded the lead over the next four minutes before back-to-back threes by Dez White and Jones gave the Govs their largest lead of the night at 25-21 with under two minutes remaining. Morehead State went on to outscore APSU 6-2 over the final 87 seconds to tie the game at 27 heading into the break.

Sharp Leads in First Half

Sharp led the APSU Govs with eight points at the break, while Black was second on the team with six points after making both of his attempts from deep.

Eagles Control Second Half

The Eagles held the Governors without a make on their first seven attempts of the second half, extending their lead to as many as six before Black's third three-pointer sparked a 10-2 APSU run to regain the lead.

Eagles Pull Away

Six straight Eagles' made baskets extended their lead to 50-43, and they led by 10 with 6:07 remaining. Sharp scored the next six points for APSU, with his final score, the front end of a one-and-one attempt at the line, cutting the Govs deficit to seven with 3:38 left.

Govs Held Scoreless

The Govs were held scoreless for the final 3:38 of the game, and dropped the 11-point decision to Morehead State.

Key Stats

• The Eagles out-rebounded the APSU Govs 39-19 and 27-7 in the second half.
• The Eagles held the Govs to 29.6% (8-for-27) shooting in the second half.

Coach’s Corner

Austin Peay Head Coach Corey Gipson

• "The first thing I told the guys is they played very well defensively. We forced 19 turnovers. Morehead State also played a very good game defensively. I told them it would be the first one to 60. And with the first one to 60, you have to make sure that your assignment is correct in all facets of the game. That’s offensively and defensively."
• "We only had four offensive rebounds, and that’s not good enough."
• "We welcome suffering. Suffering is a way of life. And you have to welcome it. And you have to be in the dark before you see the light."

Up Next

The Govs will return to action on Saturday, December 2nd, when they host the University of the Cumberlands at 3:00 PM in the APSU Dunn Center.