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Men's Basketball Alex Allard, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications

Govs Travel Down I-24 For In-State Matchup With Preseason Favorite Bisons

Men's Basketball Alex Allard, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications

Govs Travel Down I-24 For In-State Matchup With Preseason Favorite Bisons

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Coming off a historic night in F&M Bank Arena, Austin Peay State University's basketball team heads to the Music City for a 6 p.m., Saturday Atlantic Sun Conference matchup against Lipscomb at Allen Arena in Nashville.

Last time out, Austin Peay (7-11, 2-3 ASUN) earned a 97-90 win against Eastern Kentucky. In the win over the rival Colonels, the Governors broke the single-game three-point record with 19 makes from beyond the perimeter. Tate McCubbin spearheaded the APSU offense with 38 points – a modern-day freshman record – and nine three-pointers, which tied the single-game record.

Tekao Caprtner followed McCubbin in scoring against the Colonels with a career-high 21 points and seven three-pointers to help lead the Govs' three-point barrage.

Through five games of ASUN play, Anton Brookshire leads the Govs with 18.2 points per game, he is followed by McCubbin's 15.0 and LJ Thomas' 12.4.

Lipscomb (12-6, 4-1 ASUN) enters Saturday's game on a two-game winning streak and winners of five of its last six games. The Bisons' lone loss in conference play thus far came in a 75-73 decision against Queens – who is the lone unbeaten team in the conference at 5-0 – last Thursday.

The preseason favorites to win the league in both the coaches and media poll, Lipscomb is led in scoring by Jacob Ognacevic's 18.3 points per game. The 6-8 forward also is averaging a team-best 15.6 points per game in conference play and has scored in double figures in 10-straight games.

Saturday's game against the Bisons will be live streamed on ESPN+. Fans also can tune into the Governors Sports Network on ESPN Clarksville (104.1 FM / 540 AM) or via the TuneIn app to hear Brian Rives call all the action.

Up Next

The Governors take on Central Arkansas in a 6:30 p.m., Thursday game in Conway, Arkansas, before turning their attention to a 6 p.m., Jan. 25 contest against North Alabama in Florence, Alabama to conclude a three-game road trip.

From the Jump

  • Austin Peay faced Lipscomb for the 78th time in program history.
  • The Governors lead the all-time series, 40-37, with the Lipscomb holding a 17-13 mark against APSU in Nashville.
  • Liscomb has won five-straight games against the Govs and 12 of the last 13.
  • LJ Thomas leads APSU with 16.0 points per game this season, while also pacing the team with 50 assists and 530 minutes.
  • Tate McCubbin leads APSU with 30 three-pointers after connecting on nine last time out against Eastern Kentucky. McCubbin also leads the Govs with 24 steals and paces APSU's three freshmen in every statistical category. 
  • The Govs are 7-0 when shooting a higher percentage than the opponent and also is 6-0 when shooting at least 45% from the field.
  • The Govs are 15-3 in two seasons under head coach Corey Gipson when scoring at least 80 points and 22-6 when scoring at least 70 points. 
  • The Govs' program-record 19 three-pointers against Eastern Kentucky came on a season-high 55.9% clip.

Scouting the Bisons

  • After going 20-12 overall and 11-5 in ASUN games last season, the Bisons are 12-6 with a 4-1 record in ASUN contests.
  • Lipscomb was picked to win the ASUN in both the coaches and media poll, receiving 8-of-12 first-place votes in the coaches poll and 27-of-52 in the media poll.
  • After starting the season 2-4 following a loss to No. 9 Kentucky, the Bisons won five-straight games, including six of their final seven to end nonconference play. Lipscomb opened league play with wins against North Florida and Jacksonville, before falling to Queens and answering with wins against West Georgia and, most recently, defeated Bellarmine 87-53 in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • Jacob Ognacevic leads Lipscomb, ranks second in the ASUN, and is 57th nationally with 18.3 points per game. He has scored in double figures in 10-striaght games in 16-of-18 games this season and has seven 20-point games.
  • Will Pruitt is second on the team with 11.8 points per game.
  • Dylan Faulkner leads the ASUN and ranks 57th in the NCAA with 1.7 blocks per game.

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Players Mentioned

Anton Brookshire

#12 Anton Brookshire

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6' 2"
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Tate McCubbin

#0 Tate McCubbin

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LJ Thomas

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Players Mentioned

Anton Brookshire

#12 Anton Brookshire

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Tate McCubbin

#0 Tate McCubbin

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Freshman
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LJ Thomas

#4 LJ Thomas

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