Austin Peay squared off with SIU Edwardsville on Saturday, Feb. 16 and got a road victory against the Cougars 83-71 in conference action. Austin Peay went up 40-24 at the half and continued to play well in the second half. With the win, the Governors even the season series against SIU Edwardsville at 1-1. Will Triggs played well for the Governors and got 14 points and six rebounds. Anthony Campbell had a game-high 21 points and added seven rebounds. Mark Yelovich got a team-high 21 points and five rebounds for the Cougars. The next game will be on Wednesday, Feb. 20 when Austin Peay (7-20, 3-10 OVC) goes to Eastern Kentucky (21-6, 10-3 OVC).

Austin Peay Game Notes

  • APSU beat the spread by 14 points. That makes the 12th time this season the Governors have beaten the spread.
  • The Governors have turned the ball over more than their opponents in the past five games.
  • Austin Peay has recorded fewer steals than their opponents for the past five games.
  • The top two scorers (Anthony Campbell and Travis Betran) accounted for 45.7 percent of the points.
  • The top two rebounders (Chris Horton and Jerome Clyburn) accounted for 45.0 percent of the rebounds.
  • Anthony Campbell has led the team in scoring in 10 out of 27 games this season.
  • Chris Horton has led the team in rebounding in 15 out of 27 games this season.
  • Chris Horton recorded the ninth double-digit rebound game of his career.
  • Chris Horton recorded a double-double. It was the seventh of his career.
  • This marks the 16th 20-point game of Anthony Campbell's career.
  • Jerome Clyburn had career highs with eight rebounds and eight defensive rebounds.

SIU Edwardsville Game Notes

  • The top two scorers (Mark Yelovich and Tim Johnson) accounted for 53.5 percent of the points.
  • The top two rebounders (Mark Yelovich and Tim Johnson) accounted for 40.9 percent of the rebounds.
  • Mark Yelovich has led the team in scoring six times and in rebounding 10 times in 23 games this season.
  • Kris Davis has five straight double-digit point games.
  • This marks the 17th 20-point game of Mark Yelovich's career.