CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Austin Peay State University's basketball team opens the second half of the Atlantic Sun Conference season when its faces West Georgia in a 3:30 p.m. (CT), Saturday game at The Coliseum in Carrollton, Georgia.
Austin Peay (14-6, 8-1 ASUN) currently sits in first place in the ASUN standings and a game above Lipscomb (7-2 ASUN) and Queens (7-2). The Governors are on the heels of a three-game winning streak following a 90-82 win at Eastern Kentucky, Wednesday. Collin Parker led the Govs with 25 points in the win, as APSU had its second-most efficient night from the floor and distance with a 53.3 and 46.7 field-goal and three-point percentage, respectively.
Junior forward Rashaud Marshall scored 18 points last time out, and now has a six-game stretch of scoring in double figures. Marshall leads the ASUN and ranks ninth nationally with a 64.6 field-goal percentage and has shot at least 70% from the field 12 times this season, including in seven of his last eight games.
Freshman Zyree Collins is coming off an 11-point, six-assist effort last time out. The St. Louis, Missouri native leads all ASUN freshmen in scoring with 14.2 points per game, while his 2.35 steals per game lead the ASUN and all freshmen national.
Saturday's game is the third all-time meeting between the Governors and West Georgia (10-11, 4-5 ASUN), with the Wolves winning both meetings last season during their first season as a Division I affiliate. After finishing second-to-last in the ASUN standings last season, the Wolves currently are fifth in the league this season. Prior to a 77-74 loss at Bellarmine, Wednesday, the Wolves handed Queens its first conference loss of the season in a 74-66 win in Carrollton, Saturday.
A Preseason All-ASUN selection, Shelton Williams-Dryden is second in the ASUN in scoring (20.6) and rebounds (9.1). The Wolves' roster also features former Governor, JaVar Daniel, who appeared in 35 games for the Govs across his freshman and sophomore seasons. Daniel has started each of the last two games at center for UWG, and is averaging 6.5 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks per game across 17 appearances.
Saturday's game, and all ASUN games throughout the 2025-26 season, will be streamed live with Patrick Edison and Zack Tafelski on the call. Fans also can tune into the Governors Sports Network on ESPN Clarksville (104.1 FM / 540 AM) to hear Kyle King call all the action.
From The Jump
- Austin Peay opens the second half of its ASUN season on the road at West Georgia.
- The Governors currently sit alone in first place in the ASUN standings.
- Austin Peay leads the ASUN with five road wins this season, while West Georgia's seven win in The Coliseum are tied for fourth in the league.
- The Governors are 3-1 on the road in ASUN play this season, with their lone loss coming at Lipscomb, Jan. 17.
- Austin Peay has won 10 of its last 11 games dating back to a Dec. 12 game against ETSU.
- Austin Peay leads the ASUN in steals per game (10.8), turnovers forced per game (15.95), turnover margin (+4.8), scoring defense (70.3), scoring margin (+10.1), three-point percentage defense (31.3), and field-goal percentage defense (43.1).
- The Governors are fourth in the NCAA in steals per game and ninth in both turnover forced per game and turnover margin.
Up Next
Austin Peay returns to Clarksville for a pair of games inside F&M Bank Arena. The Governors open the homestand with a 7 p.m., Wednesday game against Lipscomb before then turning their attention to a 4 p.m., Saturday contest against North Alabama.
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