What You Should Know…
THE SERIES: This is the first meeting between Austin Peay, a member of the Ohio Valley Conference, and Niagara, a member of the Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference. It also is the Purple Eagles first contest ever against an OVC school. The Purple Eagles are 3-0 all-time against OVC members.
Deeper Meanings…
WHAT A WIN WOULD MEAN: The Govs would go to 2-3 for the season and be 2-3 in the Glenn Wilkes Classic... it would be the first win over Niagara and the first Govs win over MAAC school... it would be the Govs first win on a neutral court (aside from the OVC Tournament) since a 67-57 win against Florida Gulf Coast at the South Padre Island Invitational Nov. 23, 2007... it would give the Govs a 2-3 record in November... it would be Dave Loos’ 398th career college coaching win and 316th APSU victory.
WHAT A LOSS WOULD MEAN: The Govs would fall to 1-4 on the season and in the Glenn Wilkes Classic... they would drop to 0-3 all-time against the MAAC... it would be Dave Loos’ 318th all-time loss... it would be Dave Loos’ 265th Austin Peay defeat... it would the Govs first-ever loss to Niagara and make Loos 0-3 against the MAAC.
Saturday Recap…
Niagara: The Purple Aces have won three straight... won 63-46 over UCF, forcing 23 turnovers... Demetrius Williamson had 13 pts., Bilal Benn had 10 pts... won first GWC game, 82-77, over Howard.
Austin Peay: The Govs played N.C. State to a 4-point game with one minute to play... shot 58.6 percent in the second half... Anthony Campbell had 14 pts., Wesley Channels had 12 pts... outrebounded the Wolfpack 33-29.
Courtesy: Austin Peay Sports Information
