CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Isaac Haney scored a game-high 24 points and Sai Witt notched his third double-double in four games, but Austin Peay State University's basketball team dropped a 74-64 Atlantic Sun Conference decision to North Alabama, Wednesday, on Gary Mathews Court at F&M Bank Arena.
In addition to Haney's 24 points – the West Plains, Missouri native's second-highest scoring performance of the season – he also hauled in a season-high nine rebounds and paced the team with a plus-four plus/minus.
Witt followed Haney in scoring with 17 points – his fifth-straight game reaching double figures – while also pacing the team with 10 rebounds, including a career-best eight on the offensive glass.
Eight-straight makes by North Alabama (16-8, 8-3 ASUN) helped the Lions jump out to a 23-10 advantage with 12:04 remaining in the opening half. A 14-2 UNA advantage midway through the period helped UNA gain a 32-12 lead, before a 7-0 run by Austin Peay (9-15, 4-7 ASUN) was capped off by a Haney layup.
After exchanging the next five baskets, Haney made back-to-back three-pointers in the final 72 seconds of the half to cut the APSU deficit to 40-29.
Witt sparked a second-half surge early in the period, scoring nine of APSU's 11 points between 15:50-13:00 to bring the Govs back within seven at 53-46. However, the Govs' comeback attempt was thwarted after UNA used a 14-0 run in which it held the Govs to 14-straight misses, to go up 21 points with 4:13 left in regulation.
The Govs responded with a 13-2 run over the next two-and-a-half minutes, but UNA's Canin Jefferson connected on five free throws in the game's final 90 minutes to secure the victory.
Up Next
The Governors host Central Arkansas in a 4 p.m., Saturday contest. The game, which will directly follow the women's basketball 2 p.m. contest, will be APSU's Hall of Fame Game.
Box Score Bullets
- Austin Peay fell to 24-10 all-time against North Alabama and 15-3 against the Lions in Clarksville.
- Isaac Haney led the Governors in scoring for the sixth time this season and eighth time in his APSU career.
- Haney's 24 points are his most since scoring 28 at UNA two weeks ago.
- Sai Witt's double-double is the fourth of the season.
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