Austin Peay Governors at SIU Edwardsville Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
80 - 75
80 - 75
Austin Peay downs SIU-Edwardsville 80-75
Eighth-place Eastern Kentucky beat Jacksonville State 76-54 on Thursday night and the Governors must finish ahead of the Colonels as EKU holds the tiebreaker, having beaten APSU in the teams' only meeting this season.
Austin Peay plays Saturday against Southeast Missouri while EKU plays Tennessee Tech.
Khalil Davis scored 18 points against SIU-Edwardsville, Chris Horton added 15 and Jared Savage had 11 for the Governors (13-17, 6-9).
The Cougars pulled to within 66-63 on Carlos Anderson's layup with 5:16 left in the second half, but the Governors pulled away on Robinson's layup and Savage and Zach Glotta combined for seven free throws in the final 51 seconds.
Jake Newton led the Cougars (6-22, 3-13) with 17 points in their season finale.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:05 | C.J. Carr made Layup. | 80 - 75 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Zach Glotta made Free Throw. | 80 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Zach Glotta made Free Throw. | 79 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Foul on Jake Newton. | 78 - 73 |
Statistics
 APSU |
 SIUE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-50 | FG | 28-65 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 5-12 | 3PT | 7-26 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 25-33 | FT | 12-17 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 11 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fouls | 21 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Venue: First Community Arena
Location: Edwardsville, IL
Attendance: 1,647 | Capacity:
Location: Edwardsville, IL
Attendance: 1,647 | Capacity:
2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings
| 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 |
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 6 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |