CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Austin Peay State University's basketball team hosts Florida Gulf Coast for Military Appreciation Night at 7 p.m., Thursday, on Gary Mathews Court at F&M Bank Arena.
Austin Peay (10-15, 5-7 ASUN) currently is tied for eighth in the ASUN standings, while Florida Gulf Coast (14-11, 9-3 ASUN) is one of four teams tied atop league standings.
The Governors have split each of their last eight games, including both a win and loss last week to open their four-game homestand. After dropping a 74-64 decision to North Alabama last Wednesday, Austin Peay hit 17 three-pointers en route to a 90-67 win over a shorthanded Central Arkansas squad, Saturday.
Three Governors – LJ Thomas (13.6), Sai Witt (13.2), and Isaac Haney (12.8) – are averaging double figures on the season, with Witt also leading the team with 5.9 rebounds per game.
Austin Peay is 2-2 all-time against the Eagles and is coming off a pair of losses in Fort Myers, Florida over each of the last two seasons.
FGCU is led by Dallion Johnson's 15.2 points per game and 78 total three-pointers, while Keeshawn Kellman is averaging 12.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks per game while shooting an ASUN-best 61.3% from the field.
Kellman's field-goal percentage helps lead an FGCU team that paces the ASUN and ranks 55th in the NCAA with a 47.6 field-goal percentage as a team.
Up Next
A rematch of the 2024 ASUN Men's Basketball Championship game, the Governors host Stetson at 4 p.m., Saturday in Clarksville.
From the Jump
- Austin Peay is 2-2 against Florida Gulf Coast following a 73-67 last season in Fort Myers, Florida.
- APSU is 1-0 all-time against FGCU in Clarksville, with the Govs' last home game against the Eagles being a 61-59 victory during the 2022-23 season.
- Austin Peay is tied for eighth in the ASUN standings and one game out of seventh place, currently resided by Stetson.
- FGCU is one of four ASUN teams tied atop the standings at 9-3.
- Keeshawn Kellman leads the ASUN with a 61.3 field-goal percentage and is second on the team with 12.5 points per game.
- The Eagles are led by Dallion Johnson's 15.2 points per game. He also is second in the ASUN and 12th nationally with 78 three-pointers.
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