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Eastern Illinois Panthers at Austin Peay Governors

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Eastern Illinois Panthers
12-19, 4-12 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
66 - 73
Austin Peay Governors
18-13, 12-4 Home

Glotta, Ugba lead Austin Peay comeback 73-66 over E Illinois

No. 3 seed Austin Peay (18-13) squares off with second-seeded Belmont (23-8) in Friday's semifinal round.

Eastern Illinois (12-19) led 40-26 at halftime, but the Governors came alive after the break. Austin Peay opened the second half on a 20-6 run with Glotta hitting four 3-pointers and Ugba scoring six as the Governors caught up, 46-46, in just under seven minutes. Another Glotta 3 pushed Austin Peay into the lead for good, 55-53, with 8:05 remaining.

Mack Smith led the Panthers with 20 points, 14 before halftime, and Montell Goodwin scored 15.

Austin Peay coach Matt Figge was named OVC coach of the year, guiding the team to a third-place finish in his first season. Austin Peay was picked to be 11th in a preseason poll.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 66 - 73
2nd 0:04 Zach Glotta Defensive Rebound. 66 - 73
2nd 0:05 Averyl Ugba Block. 66 - 73
2nd 0:05 Montell Goodwin missed Three Point Jumper. 66 - 73
2nd 0:13 Zach Glotta made Free Throw. 66 - 73

Statistics

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25-55 FG 24-59
45 Field Goal % 41
6-18 3PT 11-21
33 Three Point % 52
10-19 FT 14-20
53 Free Throw % 70
34 Rebounds 41
8 Offensive Rebounds 14
26 Defensive Rebounds 27
13 Assists 12
5 Steals 6
9 Blocks 7
14 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 15
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Off Turnovers 13
9 Fast Break Points 4
34 Points in Paint 24
19 Fouls 21
16 Largest Lead 12

Game Information

Venue: Ford Center

Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 914 | Capacity:

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UT Martin 13-7 2 22-11
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Lindenwood 11-9 4 18-15
Little Rock 9-11 6 12-20
Tennessee Tech 8-12 6 13-18
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Southern Indiana 4-16 11 7-23
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TEAM CONF GB OVER
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