Clarksville, TN – Senior guard Travis Betran scored 24 points, including six three pointers, to lead Austin Peay State University to a 93-57 victory against Dalton State, Monday night, in non-conference basketball action played in Dave Aaron Arena.
The victory snapped a three-game losing streak for the 6-8 Governors, who open Ohio Valley Conference play, 7:00pm, Thursday, at home against Tennessee-Martin. Dalton State, a first-year NAIA program, entered the game having won 14 of 15 contests.Coming off a much-needed eight-day break that saw him go 8-of-32 in his previous three games, the 6-3 Betran connected on 9-of-13 shots, including 6-of-9 from three-point range. The preseason All-OVC selection scored 16 of his 24 points in the second half, going 4-of-6 from three-point range. He also had six assists.
The Governors never trailed in the contest, jumping out to an 11-0 lead, with Betran’s two three pointers giving APSU a quick 6-0 advantage. The Roadrunners never got closer than five points and the Governors took a commanding 41-24 halftime lead on 17 of 24 (70.8 percent) shooting.
APSU, which has seen halftime momentum stunted numerous times this season with slow second-half starts, scored the first 10 points of the final 20 minutes and were never threatened.
Zavion Williams came off the bench to add 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting while Will Triggs, who also struggled during the week prior to Christmas, added 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting.
Damarius Smith, the junior point guard, tied his career best with 12 assists—his third time this season with double-digit dimes. He also had nine points and three steals in 29 minutes.
The Governors finished the night 37-of-53 (69.8 percent) from the floor, including 11-of-20 from three-point range. The Govs also held a 44-26 rebound advantage—the third straight game outrebounding the opposition.
Demetrice Jacobs led Dalton State with 20 points, including a quartet of three pointers while Preston Earle added 15. The Roadrunners connected on just 19-of-64 (29.7 percent) from the floor.
Box Score
Dalton State vs Austin Peay
Monday, December 30th, 2013 | 7:00pm CT
Clarksville, TN | Dunn Center
Dalton State 57
Total | 3-point | Rebounds | ||||||||||||
## | Player | p | fgm-fga | fgm-fga | ftm-fta | off-def | tot | pf | tp | a | to | blk | stl | min |
05 | JACOBS, Demetrice | f | 6-13 | 4-8 | 4-6 | 3-6 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
21 | MOSLEY, Raheem | f | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
23 | EARLE, Preston | f | 4-11 | 2-7 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
01 | SEARS, Ricky | g | 2-13 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 |
15 | TATE, Sean | g | 2-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
03 | HILLIARD, Anthony | – | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
11 | HAMILTON, Monolito | – | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+ |
12 | SMITH, Dylan | – | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
20 | ALLEN, Erich | – | 2-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
32 | SMITH, Galen | – | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
44 | TERRY, Nathan | – | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
TM | TEAM | – | – | – | – | 1-0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Totals………….. | – | 19-64 | 8-32 | 11-15 | 10-16 | 26 | 14 | 57 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 200 | |
29.7% | 25.0% | 73.3% | ||||||||||||
Team summary: | FG | 3FG | FT | |||||||||||
1st Half: | 9-31 | 4-15 | 2-2 | |||||||||||
29.0% | 26.7% | 100 % | ||||||||||||
2nd Half: | 10-33 | 4-17 | 9-13 | |||||||||||
30.3% | 23.5% | 69.2% |
Austin Peay 93
Total | 3-point | Rebounds | ||||||||||||
## | Player | p | fgm-fga | fgm-fga | ftm-fta | off-def | tot | pf | tp | a | to | blk | stl | min |
10 | TRIGGS, Will | f | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 0-4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
20 | ARENTSEN, Cory | f | 3-9 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
05 | HORTON, Chris | c | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-8 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
04 | BETRAN, Travis | g | 9-13 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
22 | SMITH, Damarius | g | 4-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
01 | GARMON, Fred | – | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
02 | WILLIAMS, Zavion | – | 7-10 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
11 | GREER, Thomas | – | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
15 | FREEMAN, Chris | – | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
21 | HERRING, Preston | – | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
23 | MBOUP, Serigne | – | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
TM | TEAM | – | – | – | – | 1-3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Totals………….. | – | 37-53 | 11-20 | 8-16 | 6-38 | 44 | 13 | 93 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 200 | |
69.8% | 55.0% | 50.0% | ||||||||||||
Team summary: | FG | 3FG | FT | |||||||||||
1st Half: | 17-24 | 5-10 | 2-4 | |||||||||||
70.8% | 50.0% | 50.0% | ||||||||||||
2nd Half: | 20-29 | 6-10 | 6-12 | |||||||||||
69.0% | 60.0% | 50.0% |
Score by Periods | 1st | 2nd | Total | |
Dalton State | 24 | 33 | 57 | Record: (14-2) |
Austin Peay | 41 | 52 | 93 | Record: (6-8) |
Officials: Sean Casey, Ford Branch Jr., Kevin DriverTechnical fouls: Dalton State-None. Austin Peay-None.
Attendance: 1886 APSU Player of the Game: Travis Betran Austin Peay’s 350th win in the Dunn Center (350-144, .709) |