Austin Peay Governors at Eastern Illinois Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
80 - 83
EIU pulls another rally and upset, wins 83-80 in overtime
EIU was coming off a 63-60 win over Murray State on Thursday in which the Huskies rallied from a 27-point deficit in the second half, winning on Wallace's buzzer-beating 3-pointer. Saturday, the Huskies used a 19-6 run to tie the game with just over three minutes left in regulation. The game went to overtime at 73-all after the Governors' Jordyn Adams missed a floater at the buzzer.
In overtime, two Terry Taylor baskets gave Austin Peay a 79-76 lead. Wallace then staged his own 5-1 rally with two free throws giving EIU an 82-80 lead with 51 seconds remaining. The Governors missed two shots before EIU got the rebound and Mack Smith made 1 of 2 at the line. Carlos Paez then missed a hurried 3-pointer.
Smith scored 15 points, George Dixon had 14 with 11 rebounds and Shareef Smith scored 10 points for EIU (14-14, 7-9).
Adams made five 3-pointers and scored 31 points and Taylor had 26 points and 16 rebounds for Austin Peay. Eli Abaev grabbed 11 rebounds.
The Governors (19-10, 13-3) dropped into a first-place tie with Murray State.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 80 - 83 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Eastern Illinois Defensive Rebound. | 80 - 83 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Carlos Paez missed Three Point Jumper. | 80 - 83 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Terry Taylor Defensive Rebound. | 80 - 83 |
| 3rd 0:05 | Mack Smith missed Free Throw. | 80 - 83 |
Statistics
 APSU |
 EIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-55 | FG | 29-62 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 9-18 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 19-27 | FT | 20-31 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 23 | Fouls | 21 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Charleston, IL
Attendance: 1,633 | Capacity:
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| 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 |
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| 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 |