White and Austin Peay host Murray State
Murray State Racers (3-4, 1-1 MVC) at Austin Peay Governors (4-6)
Clarksville, Tennessee; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Austin Peay plays the Murray State Racers after Dez White scored 22 points in Austin Peay's 98-44 win against the Midway Eagles.
The Governors are 3-1 in home games. Austin Peay is 1-6 against opponents with a winning record.
The Racers are 0-1 on the road. Murray State averages 9.6 turnovers per game and is 0-2 when turning the ball over less than opponents.
Austin Peay's average of 7.7 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.7 more made shots on average than the 7.0 per game Murray State allows. Murray State has shot at a 46.2% clip from the field this season, 3.3 percentage points above the 42.9% shooting opponents of Austin Peay have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Demarcus Sharp is shooting 44.9% and averaging 19.0 points for the Governors. Ja'Monta Black is averaging 3.4 made 3-pointers for Austin Peay.
Jacobi Wood averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Racers, scoring 14.7 points while shooting 47.2% from beyond the arc. Rob Perry is averaging 16 points and 5.3 rebounds for Murray State.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.