CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Coming off a season-long five-game road swing, the Austin Peay men's basketball team returns home on Sunday, Dec. 5 for a match-up with Milligan inside the Winfield Dunn Center. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 5 • 2:00 p.m. • Clarksville, Tenn. • Winfield Dunn Center
Austin Peay Governors (3-3, 0-0 OVC) vs. Milligan Buffaloes (0-8, 0-7 AAC)
Series Record vs. Milligan: Austin Peay leads 18-6
Last Meeting: Feb. 21, 1991 • Clarksville, Tenn. • Austin Peay 122, Milligan 96
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Radio: Govs Sports Network (Brian Rives – PBP, Ethan Schmidt – Color)
Stations: 104.1 FM / 540 AM
WATCH LIVE: ESPN+ (Barry Gresham – PBP, Bob Belvin – Color)
SCOUTING THE GOVS
Austin Peay enters Sunday's contest with an overall record of 3-3 and is coming off a 68-51 loss at TCU on Monday. The Govs are averaging 68.0 points per game and shooting 43.2 percent from the field with four players averaging double figures. APSU is led by redshirt freshman Caleb Stone-Carrawell at 13.7 points per game.
HOME SWEET HOME
Sunday's contest will be the first home game for Austin Peay since the season opener back on Nov. 9 against UT Southern. The Govs are 1-0 inside the Winfield Dunn Center this season and have won double-digit home games in three of the last four seasons.
WINNING WAYS
The Govs have won the last four contests against Milligan, winning by an average of 32.3 points. It will be the first meeting between the two programs since 1991. Against opponents from the Appalachian Athletic Conference, the Govs are 69-21 all-time.
IN RARE COMPANY
Redshirt freshman Caleb Stone-Carrawell is one of four players in the NCAA to be shooting over 50 percent from the field, 40 percent from long distance, and 80 percent from the free-throw line. The Concord, N.C., native has registered five straight double-digit performances.
THREE FOR THE PEAY
Austin Peay has recorded double-digit three-pointers in three of the last four games. APSU ranks second in the OVC at 8.8 threes made per game.
PROTECT THE BALL
Austin Peay is one of just five teams in the OVC to have a positive turnover margin. The Govs are +0.17 in turnover margin this season, ranking fifth in the conference.
HOMETOWN GUY GETTING BUCKETS
Redshirt senior and Clarksville native Tariq Silver is third on the team at 13.3 points per game. Silver is also shooting 40.0 percent from the field and ranks second in the OVC at 2.7 three's per game. Silver has scored in double figures in four of the Gov's first six games.
NEED AN ASSIST
Junior Carlos Paez is just 28 assists away from cracking the top 10 in career assists at Austin Peay. Paez has 249 career assists and leads the Govs this season with 21. Paez ranks eighth in the OVC at 3.5 assists per game.
FORCE ON THE GLASS
Redshirt freshman Elijah Hutchins-Everett has been dominant on the glass, leading the OVC at 3.7 offensive rebounds per game. The freshman center leads the Govs and ranks second in the conference at 9.2 rebounds per game.
UP NEXT
Following Sunday's contest, the Govs hit the road once again, traveling to the Sunshine State for match-ups against North Florida (Dec. 11) and South Florida (Dec.14). APSU then takes on in-state foe Vanderbilt (Dec. 18) before returning to The Dunn for a pivotal match-up against Western Kentucky on Dec. 22.
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