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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Austin Peay Governors

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
8-5, 1-2 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 55
Austin Peay Governors
5-7, 5-2 Home

Western Kentucky uses big second half to win 72-53

Trailing by two at halftime, the Hilltoppers (8-5) took off in the second half behind 16 points from Hollingsworth and 13 from Thompson, shooting 61 percent. Lamonte Bearden added 14 points for Western Kentucky, which finished at 59 percent shooting for the game.

The Hilltoppers led 49-48 then outscored the Governors 23-5 the rest of the way. Austin Peay made only three of its final 21 shots over the last 16 1/2 minutes while turning the ball over nine times.

Ed Stephens scored 13 points off the bench and Terry Taylor had 11 for Austin Peay (5-7).

Western Kentucky leads the all-time series against the Governors 41-14 and has won nine straight dating back to 2001.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 72 - 53
2nd 0:07 Darius Thompson Defensive Rebound. 72 - 53
2nd 0:07 Richard Henderson missed Free Throw. 72 - 53
2nd 0:07 Austin Peay Deadball Team Rebound. 72 - 53
2nd 0:07 Richard Henderson missed Free Throw. 72 - 53

Statistics

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30-51 FG 19-55
59 Field Goal % 35
4-14 3PT 6-16
29 Three Point % 38
8-15 FT 11-20
53 Free Throw % 55
31 Rebounds 34
7 Offensive Rebounds 17
24 Defensive Rebounds 17
15 Assists 7
13 Steals 5
3 Blocks 1
15 Turnovers 17
1 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Off Turnovers 19
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
19 Fouls 16
19 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Venue: Winfield Dunn Center

Location: Clarksville, TN
Attendance: 2,023 | Capacity:

2025-26 Conference USA Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Liberty 17-3 - 26-8
Sam Houston 13-7 4 22-12
Louisiana Tech 11-9 6 20-14
Western Kentucky 11-9 6 18-14
Middle Tennessee 11-9 6 17-15
Kennesaw State 10-10 7 21-14
Jacksonville State 10-10 7 15-17
New Mexico State 8-12 9 16-16
Missouri State 8-12 9 16-18
Florida International 8-12 9 15-17
UTEP 7-13 8 11-20
Delaware 6-14 11 10-21

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
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