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Austin Peay Governors Basketball hit the road Saturday to take on the Memphis TigersAPSU Sports: Austin Peay Men’s Basketball
Teeth were gnashing, the talk show phone lines were lighting up after Memphis, a preseason Top 20 team, got off to a 2-2 start. But with highly-touted guard Geron Johnson now five games past an NCAA-imposed three-game suspension and prep All-American forward Shaq Goodwin now more accustomed to the college game, the Tigers now seem back on track…heartbeats are a little rapid.Amidst a seven-game homestand, Memphis has amassed a three-game winning streak. Most impressive was a Wednesday, 84-58, victory against Ohio, an NCAA tourney last spring that returns all five starters. Sophomore forward Adonis Thomas leads the way, averaging 12 ppg, while guard Joe Jackson is at 10.4 ppg. The Tigers have three other players averaging better than 9.0 ppg. Memphis will seeking its 150th victory in the FedExForum, Saturday, while APSU head coach Dave Loos is looking for his 450th coaching victory. Austin Peay, 4-4 on the season, is coming off an 88-53 home win against Oakland, a game that saw the Govs pull away right before halftime. Fastbreak
What You Should KnowThe Series: This is the 22nd meeting between Austin Peay, a member of the Ohio Valley Conference, and Memphis, a member of Conference USA. The Governors trail the series, 4-17, including last season’s 91-60 loss in the FedEx Forum. The Govs last win in the series came in 2002-03, an 81-80 overtime decision in assistant coach Corey Gipson’s first game with the Governors. Deeper MeaningsWhat A Win Would Mean: The Govs would move back over the .500 mark at 5-4…they would go to 2-1 in December…the Govs would gain their first road victory… they would go to 5-17 all-time against Memphis…head coach Dave Loos would go to 2-7 against his alma mater…it would give Loos a 1-2 mark against Memphis coach Josh Pastner..it would improve APSU to 19-26 against current C-USA members…it would be Loos’ 450th career victory. What A Loss Would Mean: The Govs would drop one game under the .500 mark at 4-5…it would make the Govs 0-3 on the road this season… the Govs would fall to 1-2 in December… it would be their 27th all-time loss against current C-USA members it would be Dave Loos’ 315th APSU loss and 368th all-time. Finding Comfort Zone
He is shooting 51 percent from the floor in those games, including 50 percent from three-point range. Freshman Chords
The Decatur, GA, native recorded his season’s second double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds. The 21 points, on 10-of-12 shooting, represented a season high as did the 11 rebounds. He also had a season-best five blocked shots. Free Credit ReportAfter opening the season by shooting 59 percent from the freethrow line against Samford, the Govs steadily improved their work at the charity stripe. They shot a season-best 87.5 percent (14 of 16) against Oakland City. As a result, the Govs have moved above the 70 percent mark as a team for the first time this season, shooting 71.3 percent. Turnover DownturnAfter committing 21 turnovers against Fairfield, the Governors were charged with a season-low nine turnovers against Oakland City. Hamstrung
He has been battling leg problems all fall. The Florida native suffered a torn meniscus and underwent surgery, October 31st. He missed the first two games before returning November 17th to play 14 minutes at DePaul. SectionsSportsTopicsAdonis Thomas, APSU, APSU Athletics, APSU Basketball, APSU Men's Basketball, APSU Sports, Arkansas State, Atlanta GA, Austin Peay State University, Chris Horton, Corey Gipson, Dave Loos, Decatur GA, DePaul, Fairfield, FedExForum, Governors, Govs, Jerome Clyburn, Josh Pastner, Kilgore College, Memphis, Memphis Tigers, memphis tn, NCAA, Oakland City, Ohio, Ohio Valley Conference, OVC, Samford, Travis Betran |
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