The Austin Peay Governors head to American Bank Center to take on the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders. The game gets underway at 8:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Dec. 2.
The Islanders enter this game hoping for similar success after topping Elon 85-81 in their last game. Jelani Currie was the team’s leading scorer with 18 points on 6-for-9 shooting. The Governors are coming off a 74-73 win over Samford in their last game. Kenny Jones led the team in scoring by posting 23 points on 10-for-12 shooting.
Notes
The Austin Peay Governors average a field goal percentage of 43.8% this season. The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders are a winless 0-1 when opponents have a FG% of 43.8% or greater.
The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders and the Austin Peay Governors both rank higher in average field goal percentage when compared to their effective field goal percentages. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is 250th and 243rd in the nation for eFG% and FG% respectively, while Austin Peay ranks 213th and 185th in these categories.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, the 70th-ranked team in blocked shots, records an average of 4.8 per game. Austin Peay does worse, ranked 143rd with 3.7.
Austin Peay makes an average of 5.3 steals per game. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has a winning 3-1 record when it allows at least 5 steals.
