Montana State Bobcats at Austin Peay Governors
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72 - 78
72 - 78
Austin Peay rallies to beat Montana State 78-72
The Governors (3-3) trailed 37-34 at halftime before taking the lead for good on Ed Dyson's dunk with 13:36 left. They built the lead to 12 points with 4:12 left.
The Bobcats (1-4) nibbled at the lead and closed within three, 75-72, on Marcus Colbert's 3-pointer with 25 seconds left. But the Governors' Preston Herring had a dunk and Damarius Smith a free throw while MSU didn't score again.
Williams made 11 of 14 free throws, including nine in the second half for the Governors, who were 27 of 42 from the line. MSU made 12 of 15. Smith added 16 points for Austin Peay.
Marcus Colbert led MSU with 17 points. Eric Norman added 11 and Paul Egwuonwu 10 along with 12 rebounds.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Preston Herring Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Marcus Colbert missed Jumper. | 72 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Demarius Smith made Free Throw. | 72 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Austin Peay Deadball Team Rebound. | 72 - 77 |
Statistics
 MTST |
 APSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-64 | FG | 24-48 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 8-23 | 3PT | 3-11 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 12-15 | FT | 27-42 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 64 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Assists | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 29 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: McGuirk Arena
Location: Mount Pleasant, MI
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Location: Mount Pleasant, MI
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 8 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 2 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |