SIU Edwardsville Cougars at Austin Peay Governors
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
58 - 78
58 - 78
Ugba, Taylor help Austin Peay take OVC opener 78-58
The conference win was the first for coach Matt Figger, who took over for Dave Loos, who retired after 27 years coaching the Governors at the end of last season. The win was also the first conference opener Austin Peay has won since the 2013-14 season.
Ugba scored 21 points and hauled down 10 rebounds and Taylor added 19 points and 11 rebounds for Austin Peay (6-7), which made 29 of 60 field goals (48 percent), owned a 42-34 edge on the boards and scored 17 points off 13 SIUE turnovers.
Justin Benton and Brandon Jackson paced SIUE (4-8) with 14 and 10 points, respectively, shooting a combined 10-for-15 from the floor, but the rest of the Cougars made 12 of 45. SIUE leading scorer Jalen Henry (16.5 ppg) did not play.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Ivan Cucak Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:22 | D'Quan Applewhite missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:34 | D'Quan Applewhite Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:34 | Acoydan McCarthy missed Jumper. | 58 - 78 |
Statistics
 SIUE |
 APSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-60 | FG | 29-60 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 5-20 | 3PT | 5-14 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 9-13 | FT | 15-22 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 9 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 27 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 22 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 29 |
Game Information
Venue: Winfield Dunn Center
Location: Clarksville, TN
Attendance: 1,648 | Capacity:
Location: Clarksville, TN
Attendance: 1,648 | Capacity:
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 |
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 |