Box Score

RICHMOND, Ky. – An 8-0 run to start the second half fueled Eastern Kentucky's 76-64 win over Austin Peay on Monday at McBrayer Arena.
 
Austin Peay led for much of the first 13 minutes of the game.  A tip-in by Chris Freeman put the visitors on top 20-15 with 8:35 left in the opening stanza.  Isaac McGlone answered with a three point shot to begin an 11-3 run capped by another triple from Ja'Mill Powell to pull the Colonels ahead by three, 26-23.
 
EKU (17-10, 9-5 OVC) never trailed again. A McGlone steal and pass to Timmy Knipp for a dunk would send Eastern into the locker room at the half with a three-point advantage, 33-30.
 
The Colonels essentially took control of the game by holding Austin Peay scoreless for the first 4:29 of the second half.  The Governors (7-21, 2-12 OVC) turned the ball over three times as EKU rolled off eight unanswered.  Four straight by Eric Stutz capped it and put Eastern in front by 11, 41-30, with 15:55 left to play.
 
Eastern had four players score in double digits. Stutz, Knipp, Powell, and Denzel Richardson combined for a total 57 of the 76 Colonel points.  Stutz led the way with a game-best 20 points.  Richardson made three 3-pointers and finished with 13 points off the bench.
 
Freshman guard Paul Jackson tallied a career-high seven assists and only one turnover.  McGlone had six points, five assists, four steals and three rebounds.
 
Eastern turned 18 Austin Peay turnovers into 19 points.
 
The closest the Governors would get was five, when a tip-in by Assane Diop finished off an 8-0 spurt of their own to get within 58-53.  Ed Dyson and Josh Robinson were the leading scorer's for APSU with 13 apiece.
 
Eastern shot 51 percent from the field and 43 percent from behind the arc while Austin Peay shot 39 percent from the field and 33 percent from the three-point line.
 
Eastern Kentucky will play host to Jacksonville State on Thursday.  The Gamecocks are still fighting for one of the final spots in the OVC Tournament.  Tip-off at McBrayer Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m.
 
NOTES
With its win tonight, EKU set a new program record for most wins in a 3-year period.  The Colonels' 66 wins since the start of the 2012-13 season broke the record of 65 set from 2011-14
 
Corey Walden now needs 10 more steals to break the EKU career record of 221 held by Jamie Ross (1988-92).
 
Eastern Kentucky has shot 50 percent or better from the field in five of its past six games and seven times in its last 11 games.
 
Paul Jackson had a career-high seven assists.  His previous career-best was five at Belmont on Thursday.
 
EKU is 37-6 in its last 43 home games.
 
Eastern Kentucky entered the game second in the nation in turnover margin (+7.8) and fifth in steals (9.8 spg).  EKU had six fewer turnovers and 10 steals.
 
Eastern has won four of the last five games against Austin Peay.