Austin Peay Governors at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
83 - 85
Eastern Illinois comes from 14 down, knocks off Austin Peay
Eastern Illinois (11-8, 4-2) was trailing by 14 with just under 10 minutes left to play. Mack Smith scored and was fouled, converting the 3-point play that sparked a 7-0 surge. Cam Burrell converted another 3-point play, then blocked a shot that led to a Mack Smith 3-pointer to make it a one-possession game with 6:20 left. JaQualis Matlock stole the ball after an Austin Peay timeout and Kashawn Charles pulled up for a game-tying 3 on the fast break.
Shareef Smith scored the Panthers last six points in the final 60 seconds.
Chris Porter-Bunton scored four free throws in the last 1:14 to twice forge ties, the last at 83-83 with 27 seconds left. He led the Governors (13-6, 5-1) with a career-high 24 points and seven 3-pointers. Terry Taylor and Jabari McGhee each scored 16.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 83 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Shareef Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Josiah Wallace. | 83 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Chris Porter-Bunton made Free Throw. | 83 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Chris Porter-Bunton made Free Throw. | 82 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:27 | Foul on JaQualis Matlock. | 81 - 83 |
Statistics
 APSU |
 EIU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-60 | FG | 30-55 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 13-23 | 3PT | 10-16 |
| 57 | Three Point % | 63 |
| 14-21 | FT | 15-21 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 24 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 14 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 20 | Fouls | 17 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 1,111 | 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 | 3 | 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 |