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Tariq Silver vs. SEMO
Robert Smith
66
Southeast Mo. St. SEMO 11-14,6-6 OVC
74
Winner Austin Peay APSU 8-14,4-8 OVC
Southeast Mo. St. SEMO
11-14,6-6 OVC
66
Final
74
Austin Peay APSU
8-14,4-8 OVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Southeast Mo. St. SEMO 32 34 66
Austin Peay APSU 41 33 74

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Nathan Palcowski, Director of Athletics Communications

Men’s Basketball Leads Wire-to-Wire in 74-66 Win Over SEMO

Redshirt senior Tariq Silver led the Govs off the bench with 18 points

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – It was a return back to the win column for the Austin Peay men's basketball team Thursday night, leading wire-to-wire to defeat Southeast Missouri, 74-66 inside the Winfield Dunn Center.

It was a total team effort in the victory as all 10 Austin Peay players that saw the court scored, led by redshirt senior Tariq Silver with 18. Off the bench, Silver played 28 minutes, shooting 7-of-18 from the field and knocking down four three-pointers. The Clarksville native also had four rebounds and one steal en route to his first double-digit performance since Jan. 22 at Tennessee State.

Behind Silver in scoring was junior Carlos Paez with 10 points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field. Paez was also 2-of-4 from behind the three-point line and a perfect 2-for-2 from the charity stripe. It was Paez first double-digit performance since Jan. 31 against SIUE. Fellow junior DJ Peavy off the bench had nine points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field with one rebound, three assists and one steal.

Senior Elton Walker nearly registered his first double-double of the season with nine points and a team-high eight rebounds. Three of Walker's eight rebounds came on the offensive glass while the senior forward was 3-of-4 from the field. Reigning OVC Freshman of the Week Elijah Hutchins-Everett saw his nine-game double-digit streak come to an end with five points to go along with six rebounds, and two assists.

Rounding out the scoring for the Govs was redshirt freshman Caleb Stone-Carrawell with five, followed by Alec Woodard with four, Cameron Copeland with three and Jalen Ware with two. As a team the Govs shot 45.3 percent from the field and was 12-of-27 from behind the three-point line.

The Govs made the most of their opportunities at the free-throw line, shooting 70 percent compared to SEMO's 60.7 percent. Austin Peay's bench sparked the offense, scoring 37 points while the RedHawks bench managed to score just 21 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half

  • Calderon knocks down a three-pointer to get the Govs on the scoreboard.
  • APSU and SEMO go a combined 1-of-3 from the field as the game is tied at three at the 17:23 mark in the first half.
  • The Govs and RedHawks are 2-of-8 from the field through the first four minutes of play as the game stays tied at three.     
  • Austin Peay embarks on a four-minute scoring drought before Silver knocks down a long jumper to give APSU a 5-3 lead with 14:45 remaining.
  • Copeland knocks down the second straight three for the Govs to extend lead to 8-3 with 13:50 remaining.
    • SEMO just 2-of-10 from the field through the first six minutes of play.
  • The Govs hit four straight three-pointers and extend the lead to 15-10 with 11 minutes left in the first half.
  • SEMO connects on four of its next five field goals to trim the Govs lead down to six with 7:53 remaining.
  • The RedHawks pull to within four before Peavy registers his first three of the night to extend the Govs lead to 27-20.
  • Peavy with four straight points to give the Govs a 35-28 advantage with two minutes left in the first half.
  • SEMO makes five of its next seven field goals to keep the game close as APSU has a five-point lead with one-minute remaining.
  • Austin Peay scores six straight to end the first half, highlighted by a dunk from Walker off the backboard.
  • Halftime: Austin Peay 41, Southeast Missouri 32

Second Half

  • Hutchins-Everett corrals the offensive rebound and scores to give the Govs a double-digit lead early in the second half.
  • Govs make three straight field goals highlighted by a wide-open three from Calderon followed by a dunk from Silver.
  • Each team makes three straight field goals as Austin Peay leads 50-41 with 15:54 remaining.
  • Govs on scoring drought of nearly three minutes as SEMO makes four of its next five from the field to trim the APSU lead down to seven.
  • SEMO with three turnovers in under 2:30 as Austin Peay extends lead back to double-digits with 12 minutes left.
  • APSU goes scoreless from the field for over three minutes as the Govs lead 53-46 at the halfway point of the second half.
  • Govs miss six straight field goals in a five-minute stretch while SEMO has four turnovers during the stretch to maintain Austin Peay's seven-point lead.
  • Stone-Carrawell scores five of the next seven points to give Austin Peay a 60-51 advantage with 6:29 left.
  • APSU makes three straight field goals highlighted by a wide-open lay-up from Silver to propel the Govs to a 62-52 lead with 4:26 remaining.
  • Silver with his fourth three-pointer from the top of the key and the Govs widen their lead to 67-56 with 3:07 remaining.
  • SEMO makes four straight from the free-throw line but the Govs hold on to a 69-60 lead with 1:31 left.
  • Southeast Missouri embarks on a quick 6-0 run and cuts the APSU lead down to 71-66 with 40.4 seconds remaining.
  • SEMO missed its last four field goals to end the game
  • Final: Austin Peay 74, Southeast Missouri 66

NOTABLES

  • The Govs have won five consecutive home games against Southeast Missouri
    • All-time APSU is 27-7 against SEMO inside the Winfield Dunn Center
  • APSU has now won nine of the last 11 matchups with the RedHawks
  • The Govs force Southeast Missouri to commit 12 turnovers, scoring 15 points off of turnovers
  • Silver with 18 points on 7-of-18 shooting from the field with four three-pointers
    • It's Silver first double-digit performance since Jan. 22 at Tennessee State
  • Paez scored 10 points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field and 2-of-4 from long distance
    • It was the first double-digit performance for Paez since Jan. 31 against SIUE
  • Walker registered nine points and had a team-high eight rebounds
    • It's the sixth time this season Walker has led the Govs in rebounding
  • Hutchins-Everett tallied five points and six rebounds in 27 minutes
    • His five-point effort snapped his streak of nine straight games scoring in double figures
    • The double-digit scoring streak heading into the game was the fifth-longest active streak by a freshman in the NCAA
  • Govs with double-digit threes for the first time since knocking down 10 against Belmont on Jan. 27, 2022
  • It's the first game the Govs have scored over 70 points since Jan. 20 at UT Martin
    • Austin Peay is 5-2 when scoring over 70 points this season

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The Govs continue their homestand Saturday, Feb 12 at 4 p.m. against in-state foe Tennessee State. Austin Peay then hosts Eastern Illinois on Monday, Feb. 14 before an ESPNU showdown on Thursday, Feb. 17 against rival Murray State.

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