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zyree collins vs. UNA
Karley Livingston, APSU Athletics
62
North Ala. UNA 7-15,2-9 ASUN
91
Winner Austin Peay APSU 17-6,11-1 ASUN
North Ala. UNA
7-15,2-9 ASUN
62
Final
91
Austin Peay APSU
17-6,11-1 ASUN
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
North Ala. UNA 26 36 62
Austin Peay APSU 47 44 91

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Alex Allard, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications

Parker, Collins Combine for 53 Points, Govs Score at Will in 29-Point Win Against North Alabama

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Collin Parker extended his 20-point scoring streak with 27 points and freshman Zyree Collins scored a career-high 26, as Austin Peay State University's basketball team had its most efficient night from the floor with a 63.2 field-goal percentage in a 91-62 Atlantic Sun Conference win against North Alabama, Saturday, on Gary Mathews Court at F&M Bank Arena.

Parker's 27 points marked his fourth-straight game reaching at least 20 in the scoring column – the longest stretch of such since the 2023-24 season – as the Montgomery, City, Missouri native went 11-for-17 from the floor and 3-for-6 from distance to lead the Govs in scoring for the 11th time this season. Collins' 26 points also surpassed a pair of 25-point nights, with him making a career-best four three-pointers and shooting 11-for-15 overall in the 29-point victory.

The Governors' 63.2 field-goal percentage is its best since shooting 63.3% from the floor against Northern Colorado during the 2011-12 season, and its 59.1 three-point percentage marks its second-straight game hitting at least 59% of its threes.

In a fast-paced start to Saturday's contest, North Alabama (7-15, 2-9 ASUN) made six of its first 10 attempts from the floor and led 14-12 with 12:55 to play in the first half following a 7-2 run; however, Austin Peay (17-6, 11-1 ASUN) responded with three-straight three-pointers from Tate McCubbin, Parker, and Collins, and a Marshall layup to completely stall all UNA momentum. A Lions' layup ended a three-minute scoring drought, but the Govs again responded, this time, with a 13-2 run to double UNA's score at 36-18 with under six minutes remaining in the period.

The Govs ended the first half going 5-for-7 from the floor and 4-for-6 from three to lead 47-26 at the break. Austin Peay shot 60.6% from the floor in the opening 20 minutes and held the Lions to just 11 makes on their 33 first-half attempts.

Five and a half minutes into the second half, North Alabama cut its deficit to 18, but it was the closest the game would get, as it quickly became a 30-point game following a 15-6 APSU run midway through the quarter following back-to-back Collins layups in transition.

Leading 79-49 with eight minutes to play, the Governors made six of their final seven attempts from the floor and came away with the 29-point win – its 11th overall of the ASUN campaign and 11th-straight at F&M Bank Arena.

The Difference

Parker's 27? Collins' 26? The team's field-goal percentage? Any of these are more than worthy options, but let's go with the sixth man. For the second-straight game, Austin Peay set the attendance record at F&M Bank Arena with 4,136 fans in the building.

Box Score Bullets

  • Austin Peay improved to 17-6 on the season and 11-1 in Atlantic Sun Conference play. The Governors still sit 1.5 games above Central Arkansas (9-2) in the ASUN standings.
  • Austin Peay extended its winning streak to six, the second longest in the ASUN and trailing only UCA's seven-game streak.
  • The Governors now have won 13 of their last 14 games, dating back to a 76-75 win against ETSU, Dec. 12.
  • APSU improved to 11-0 at F&M Bank Arena this season and now is the only undefeated team at home in the ASUN.
  • Head coach Corey Gipson earned his 50th win at APSU, and now is the fifth-fastest coach to reach the mark, accomplishing such in 91 games.
  • Austin Peay shot 63.2% from the floor (36-57), the most efficient mark from the field since shooting 63.3% (31-49) at Northern Colorado, Nov. 22, 2011.
  • After shooting 60.0% from three against Lipscomb, Wednesday, the Govs shot 59.1% (13-22) against the Lions, marking the teams first time shooting at least 50% from distance in back-to-back games since last season (50.0% vs. FGCU, 2/13/25; 50.0% vs. Stetson, 2/15/25).
  • With his 27 points, Collin Parker became the first Governor since Demarcus Sharp (1/6-20/24) to score 20+ points in four-straight games. Parker is averaging 28.0 points per game during that span.
  • Zyree Collins' 26 points are a career-high for the freshman, surpassing his 25-point performances at Florida Gulf Coast (Jan. 8) and against ETSU (Dec. 12).
  • Anton Brookshire earned his second-straight start and tallied seven assists, his second-most this season and his most since having 10 against Fisk (Dec. 28) in the nonconference finale.
  • The starting lineup of Zyree Collins, Anton Brookshire, Tate McCubbin, Collin Parker, and Rashaud Marshall improved to 4-4 this season, including 2-0 in ASUN play.

Up Next

Austin Peay hits the road for a 6 p.m. (CT), Wednesday contest against Queens at Curry Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. As the standings are currently, it is a battle between the No. 1 and No. 3 team in ASUN.

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