Austin Peay Governors face the Eastern Kentucky Colonels on 3-game slide

Published Jan. 21, 2023 3:43 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (12-8, 5-2 ASUN) at Austin Peay Governors (8-12, 2-5 ASUN)

Clarksville, Tennessee; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Austin Peay -2.5; over/under is 143

BOTTOM LINE: Austin Peay comes into the matchup against Eastern Kentucky as losers of three games in a row.

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The Governors are 6-4 on their home court. Austin Peay has a 2-9 record against opponents over .500.

The Colonels have gone 5-2 against ASUN opponents. Eastern Kentucky is sixth in college basketball with 37.5 rebounds per game. Isaiah Cozart leads the Colonels with 7.2.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sean Durugordon is scoring 12.9 points per game with 6.1 rebounds and 1.0 assist for the Governors. Elijah Hutchins-Everett is averaging 12.4 points and 6.1 rebounds while shooting 48.1% over the past 10 games for Austin Peay.

Michael Moreno averages 3.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Colonels, scoring 12.9 points while shooting 43.2% from beyond the arc. Devontae Blanton is shooting 45.2% and averaging 15.4 points over the past 10 games for Eastern Kentucky.

LAST 10 GAMES: Governors: 3-7, averaging 68.1 points, 27.9 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 7.5 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.6 points per game.

Colonels: 7-3, averaging 74.2 points, 36.8 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 7.4 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.0 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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