MURRAY, Ky. – The Austin Peay men's basketball team saw its three-game win streak come to an end Thursday night, falling to No. 21 Murray State 91-56 inside the CFSB Center.

The Govs had two score in double figures led by freshman Elijah Hutchins-Everett with 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field. Hutchins-Everett was also 4-of-5 from the free-throw line to go along with four rebounds in 21 minutes of action.

Along with Hutchins-Everett in double figures was redshirt freshman Caleb Stone-Carrawell with 11 points on 3-of-8 shooting from the field. Off the bench, Stone-Carrawell knocked down three from long distance and was a perfect 2-for-2 from the charity stripe. Behind Stone-Carrawell was redshirt senior Tariq Silver with nine points on 3-of-6 shooting from the field.

The duo of Elton Walker and Jalen Ware led the Govs on the glass with five rebounds each. Walker in 27 minutes registered eight points on 4-of-10 shooting from the field with one assist, one block, and one steal. Ware off the bench had four points with two of his points coming from the free-throw line.

As a team, the Govs shot 31.7 percent from the field and was 8-of-30 from behind the three-point line. From the free-throw line, APSU shot 71.4 percent including a 9-for-10 clip in the second half. The Govs were outrebounded 37-27 but held a 15-9 advantage on the offensive glass.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half

• Alec Woodard knocks down a straight away three to give the Govs their first lead of the game.
• Murray State responds with a 6-0 run to take a 6-3 lead at the 16:45 mark.
  • All six points coming from Murray State's KJ Williams
• The Racers embark on an 8-0 run as APSU scoreless for over 2:30.
• Govs started 1-of-7 from the field as Murray State takes a 10-3 lead with 14:15 remaining.
• Murray State on a 17-2 run, making four straight field goals to take a 17-5 lead at the 12:32 mark.
• The Racers make six of seven field goals and go on a 13-0 run in three minutes to grab a 23-5 lead at the halfway point of the first half.
• Govs embark on a 5-0 run with a three from Paez to trim the Murray State lead down to 27-10 at the 8:24 mark.
• Murray State makes seven straight field goals and widens leads to 41-16 with four minutes left to play in the first half.  
• Govs trail 45-20 with 1:46 left in the first half as Murray State has made nine of its last 10 field goals.
• APSU makes three straight field goals after back-to-back field goals from Paez.
• Halftime: Austin Peay 23, No. 21 Murray State 49
  • APSU shot 32.1 percent in the first half
    • Govs were 4-of-15 from long distance
  • Murray State shot 69 percent from the field in the first half

Second Half

• Murray State embarks on a 12-0 run and extends its lead to 61-25 at the 16:41 mark.
• APSU goes scoreless from the field for over four minutes as the Racers widen their lead to 61-27 with 15:37 remaining.
• Govs go on a 7-2 run with five points coming from Stone-Carrawell as the Govs trail 65-36 with 12:59 left.
• Silver with nine straight points for the Govs as APSU trails 70-44 at the halfway point of the second half.
• APSU has made four of its last five field goals as Murray State has made five of its last six to earn a 30-point advantage.  
•  Jalen Ware off the bench scores four points and tallies five rebounds in the second half
• The Govs held Murray State scoreless from the field the final 4:24 of play.
• Austin Peay was 4-of-15 from behind the three-point line in the second half.
• The Govs were a solid 9-of-10 from the free-throw line the final 20 minutes of
• Final: Austin Peay 56, No. 21 Murray State 91

NOTABLES

• Thursday's contest was the final meeting in the regular season as OVC members between Austin Peay and Murray State
• The loss snapped Austin Peay's season-long three-game win streak
• Hutchins-Everett led the Govs with 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field
  • It's the third straight game Hutchins-Everett has scored in double figures
  • The freshman center led the Govs in scoring for the 10th time this season
• Stone-Carrawell notched his 13th double-digit scoring performance with 11 points
  • Stone-Carrawell was 3-of-8 from the field and 3-of-6 from long distance

UP NEXT
Austin Peay returns home Saturday, Feb. 19 for its home finale against Tennessee Tech with tipoff set for 4 p.m. The Govs then conclude the regular season with two road contests at SIU Edwardsville (Feb. 24) and Eastern Illinois (Feb. 26).

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