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The Austin Peay men’s basketball team fell to Queens University, 70-69, on a last-second shot, Saturday, in ASUN Conference action at the Dunn Center. Photos by Robert Smith | APSU Athletics
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Men's Basketball Casey Crigger, Associate Director of Athletics Communications

Govs battle Dolphins, Thursday, to kick off final weekend in The Dunn

Men's Basketball Casey Crigger, Associate Director of Athletics Communications

Govs battle Dolphins, Thursday, to kick off final weekend in The Dunn

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Austin Peay State University men's basketball team will play its penultimate game in the Winfield Dunn Center when it hosts a 7 p.m., ASUN Conference showdown against Jacksonville, Thursday, on African American Cultural Center and Black History Night.

Austin Peay enters Thursday's game at 2-12 in conference play and four spots back of a three-way tie for eighth place and the final three spots in the ASUN Conference Tournament. In their last four games of the season, the Governors will take on three teams – Jacksonville, North Florida, and Florida Gulf Coast – that they are chasing for a postseason spot.

Jacksonville is 5-9 in ASUN action and is in 11th place in the conference standings, just one game back of the three-way tie for eighth place and the final three postseason spots.

Thursday's game is sponsored by Fat Shack, who will be giving away fried Oreos next to Section A in the Dunn Center.

Thursday's game against Jacksonville will be streamed on ESPN+ with Barry Gresham and Aaron King on the call. Fans also can tune into the Governors Sports Network on ESPN Clarksville (104.1 FM/540 AM) to hear Brian Rives and Ethan Schmidt call all the action.

Scouting the Dolphins

  • KenPom.com rates Jacksonville as the 232nd-best team in the NCAA and eighth in the ASUN Conference with a -5.49 adjusted efficiency margin.
  • Per KenPom, the Dolphins have the 13th-best offense in the ASUN, scoring just 100.3 points per 100 possessions. However, Jacksonville has the fifth-best defense in the conference, holding teams to just 105.8 points per 100 possessions.
  • Jacksonville plays at the fourth-slowest tempo in the NCAA per KenPom, with an adjusted tempo rating of 62.0 possessions per 40 minutes.
  • Jacksonville ranks second in the ASUN Conference in scoring defense (63.2 ppg) and leads the conference in field-goal percentage defense (.407) and three-point percentage defense (.305).
  • Kevin Nolan leads Jacksonville and ranks 17th in the ASUN in scoring, averaging 13.1 points per game.
  • Nolan also ranks second in the conference in assists (4.4 apg) and eighth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.79).
  • Osayi Osifo leads the Dolphins and ranks 18th in the ASUN in rebounding (5.8 rpg).
  • Jordan Davis averages 1.4 steals per game, which ranks seventh in the ASUN.

Series History and Lasting Meeting

The third meeting – and first in Clarksville, Tennessee – in a series that dates back to 1973 and is tied, 1-1.

Jacksonville won the last meeting, 93-70, on Jan. 5, 1974, in Jacksonville, Florida – it was the first regular-season game in series history.

Austin Peay won the first meeting in series history, 77-75, in the Mideast Region of the 1973 NCAA Division I Tournament in Dayton, Ohio on March 10 – the win and tournament appearance were later vacated for the Governors.

Notably…

  • Austin Peay's defense ranks second in the ASUN Conference in three-point defense (.319), third in steals per game (7.1), and third in turnovers forced per game (14.0) -- the Govs rank 89th in the NCAA in turnovers forced.
  • The Governors rank fourth in the ASUN and 52nd in the NCAA in turnover margin (+2.0).
  • The Governors rank fourth in the ASUN in free throws made per game (12.2) and sixth in free throws attempted per game (16.6).
  • Austin Peay is shooting 73.3 percent from the free-throw line this season, that mark ranks seventh in the ASUN Conference and 111th in the NCAA.
  • Austin Peay only turns the ball over 12.0 times per contest, which ranks sixth in the ASUN Conference and 112th in the country.
  • The Govs are averaging 10.2 offensive rebounds per game, which ranks sixth in the conference.
  • Austin Peay has used 14 different starting lineups this season, which is tied for the third most in the NCAA. The Govs have used the same starting five in back-to-back games for the first time since Jan. 12 and 14 against Lipscomb.
  • The Governors are rated as the 319th-best team in the country on KenPom.com. Austin Peay scores 96.9 points per 100 possessions and allows 109.8 points per 100 possessions, which gives it a -12.88 adjusted efficiency margin.
  • Per KenPom, Austin Peay ranks ninth in the ASUN Conference in tempo, with an adjusted tempo rating of 65.0 possessions per 40 minutes.
  • Austin Peay is ranked 322nd and Jacksonville is ranked 234th in the NCAA NET Rankings. The Governors and Dolphins rank 14th and eighth in the ASUN, respectively, per NET.

Tickets, Please

Single-game tickets are on sale for the 2022-23 men's basketball season! Fans can purchase their tickets for the final men's basketball games in the Winfield Dunn Center online at LetsGoPeay.com/BuyTickets or by calling the Austin Peay Ticket Office at 931-221-PEAY (7329).

Govs Online

For up-to-date news and information on Austin Peay Athletics, check back at LetsGoPeay.com or follow along on Facebook. To keep up with the Governors men's basketball team, follow along on Twitter and Instagram (@GovsMBB). Live stats will be available during all home games and select road games at PeayStats.com.

In addition, all Austin Peay home games, ASUN games, and select road games will be broadcast on ESPN+ this season, visit the men's basketball schedule at LetsGoPeay.com for a complete broadcast schedule.

Up Next

Austin Peay plays its final game in the Winfield Dunn Center when it takes on North Florida at 3 p.m., Saturday. After The Last Waltz in the Dunn Center, the Govs close the regular season with a two-game road in the Sunshine State when they play at Stetson, Feb. 22, and Florida Gulf Coast, Feb. 24.

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