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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. ? Austin Peay State University missed its first six shots and could never recover as it fell to No. 2 seed Texas, 74-54 in NCAA South Region basketball action at Alltel Arena.

As a result, the Governors' season ends at 24-11?the 24 wins matching a school record. .

The Governors, meanwhile, got 14 points and nine rebounds from sophomore forward Ernest Fields off the bench while Todd Babington added 11 points. The senior needed three three pointers to set the Governors' single season record for makes?and he got three, giving him 102 this season.

The contest closed out the respective careers of Govs seniors Babington, Derek Wright, who started despite suffering a severe thigh injury against Tennessee State in the Ohio Valley Conference title game; Fernandez Lockett; Brandon Harriford and Tomas Janusauskas.

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