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APSU Governors Basketball gets first OVC road victory with 75-65 win over Tennessee State TigersAPSU Sports Information
![]() Austin Peay Men’s Basketball defeats Tennessee State Tigers in Nashville Thursday night. (Mateen Sidiq-Nashville Sports Network) The Govs raced out in the opening minutes, with Travis Betran getting hot in short order for the visitors. The senior from Harlem had 10 points before the game’s first media timeout and scored 15 in the first half on 5-of-7 shooting, including 3-of-5 from three.
The Govs defense was exemplary early on. In particular, junior Damarius Smith was effective on OVC leading scorer Patrick Miller, holding him without a bucket until the 7:22 mark in the opening half. Miller would finish the evening with 17 points, below his OVC-leading 23.3 mark entering the contest. After such a hot start, the Govs were bound to cool down in the second half. They shot a more pedestrian 43.5 percent (10-for-23) over the game’s final 20 minutes, enabling the Tigers to whittle down a lead that swelled to as much as 20 points in the opening moments of the second half.
Betran led the Govs with 21 points on the evening, while Dyson added 20 to lead the Govs. For Betran, it was his first 20-point outing since Jan. 25 against Tennessee Tech, while it was Dyson’s first as a Gov. Senior Will Triggs returned to double figures against the Tigers, scoring 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting after being limited to just nine points against Murray State last Friday. Austin Peay returns to Nashville for a 4:00pm, Saturday tilt at OVC East-leading Belmont at the Curb Event Center. Photo Gallery
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