Austin Peay defeats Jacksonville State 80-66
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Tyshwan Edmondson scored 23 points and Austin Peay never trailed in cruising to an 80-66 win over Jacksonville State on Saturday night.
The Governors (13-8, 7-2 Ohio Valley Conference), who ended a two-game skid, have won seven of their last nine.
Still reeling from a 71-68 loss Thursday to Tennessee Tech in which it blew three seven-point leads in the second half, Austin Peay shot 60 percent from the field in the first half (15 of 25).
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Tied at 15 with 8:51 to go before halftime, Austin Peay used a 16-2 run to take command.
After the Gamecocks (2-18, 0-9) got to 41-36 in the second half, the Governors responded with a 5-0 run. Jacksonville State could get no closer than seven after that to lose its 14th straight.
Josh Terry added 16 points for Austin Peay.
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Nick Murphy had 18 points and eight rebounds for the Gamecocks, who outrebounded the Governors 29-26.