Austin Peay Governors at Eastern Kentucky Colonels
· OVC Championship presented by Kentucky Wild - Quarterfinal
Eastern Kentucky holds off Austin Peay 70-67 in OVC tourney
The Colonels meet top-seeded Belmont in Friday's semifinals.
Carlos Paez, a 5-foot-10 guard, tried twice to launch a game-tying 3-pointer over the taller Eastern Kentucky perimeter defense. He appeared to pull back his first shot after meeting 6-7 Michael Moreno in mid-air, stepped to his right and tried again. This attempt was blocked by Moreno, travelling only a few feet toward the basket and 6-9 Tre King wrapped up the ball as time ran out.
King scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds, all on defense, for third-seeded Eastern Kentucky (22-6). Devontae Blanton and Cooper Robb each added 11 points.
Terry Taylor led the sixth-seeded Governors (14-13) with 19 points and 16 rebounds. Mike Peake added 13 points and seven rebounds. Reginald Gee had 11 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Tre King Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Michael Moreno Block. | 67 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Carlos Paez missed Three Point Jumper. | 67 - 70 |
Statistics
 APSU |
 EKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-59 | FG | 25-59 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 3-17 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 10-14 | FT | 12-17 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 10 | Assists | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Evansville, IN
Attendance: 645 | Capacity:
2025-26 ASUN Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | - | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | - | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 8 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 11 | 9-21 |