RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University will host first place Austin Peay on Wednesday, before playing at Central Arkansas on Saturday.
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Wednesday's game against APSU will begin at 7 p.m. ET. Saturday's contest is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET. Both games will air live on ESPN+. The live audio broadcast of the game is available worldwide on EKUSports.com and the EKUSports app.
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Wednesday will be Wear Black Night and Team Jared Night. Fans are encouraged to wear black to the game.
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THE COLONELS
-Â EKU (7-14, 3-5 ASUN) suffered a pair of road losses at North Florida and Jacksonville last week.
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-Â The Colonels set season-lows for 3-pointers made (6) and attempted (17) at Jacksonville.
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-Â Senior
Montavious Myrick has averaged 15.8 points and 7.8 rebounds over the last four games.
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-Â Redshirt freshman
Jayden Harris scored 13 points in 13 minutes at North Florida and then made his first career start at Jacksonville. He finished with nine points, six rebounds, one assist and one steal against the Dolphins.
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SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
- Austin Peay is 13-6 overall and tied with Lipscomb and Queens for first place with a 7-1 mark in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Â
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- Collin Parker leads the team in scoring (14.5 ppg) while pulling down 5.4 rebounds per game. Zyree Collins is second in scoring (14.3 ppg) and first on the team with 3.9 assists per game. The Governors force 16.3 turnovers per game.
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- Central Arkansas is 10-10 this season and 5-2 in ASUN games. The Bears have won three straight and are 9-1 at home this year.
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- Camren Hunter leads the team in scoring (17.5 ppg) while shooting 47% from the field. Ty Robinson averages 14.8 points and a team-high 5.4 rebounds per game.
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INSIDE THE SERIES
- Austin Peay leads the all-time series 68-58 and has won three of the last four meetings. The Colonels are 33-24 against the Governors in Richmond.
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- EKU is 6-2 against Central Arkansas. The Colonels have won six straight in the series, including the last two in overtime. EKU beat the Bears 79-75 in overtime on Jan. 10 in Richmond.
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