With Northeast alum Purvis at point guard, Govs hope to overcome Lipscomb lapse at Illinois St.

December 22, 2012 |

Austin Peay will try to put behind one of the most difficult defeats in recent memory-certainly at home when it heads up to play Illinois State today at 2:05 on Doug Collins Court at Redbird Arena.

Leading by 12 points with 3:09 remaining, APSU (4-7) failed to score the game’s remainder as Lipscomb rallied for a 87-84 victory as the Bisons scored the game’s final 15 points.

With senior point guard Jerome Clyburn out indefinitely with a hamstring injury and APSU’s other point guards struggling with turnovers, APSU’s coaching staff turned to a player against Lipscomb who joined the Governors practice sessions a little more than a week earlier. Jeremy Purvis, who played at  Northeast High School with Kentucky freshman Alex Poythress before playing junior college basketball for two seasons at Jackson State, got the starting nod against Lipscomb. He ended up playing 32 minutes and dishing out five assists. More importantly, he had just one turnover against the Bisons.

Nearly overlooked in the Govs loss against Lipscomb, Wednesday, was the Govs placed five players in double figures for a second time. Anthony Campbell scored a careerbest 25 points while sophomore forward Chris Freeman added 15, also a career high.

In addition, Travis Betran added 14, foul-plagued Chris Horton 12 and Will Triggs 11.

The Govs also placed five players in double figures against Berea earlier this season.

Illinois State was picked to finish second behind heavy favorite Creighton in the Missouri Valley Presason Poll.

Illinois State held on to edge the Dayton Flyers, 74-73, Wednesday night at UD Arena. Dayton missed two potential game-winning shots with less than three second to play.

The Redbirds (8-3) earned their fourth-straight win and second road victory of the season, while the Flyers (8-3) suffered just their second home loss of the year, in front of 11,897. Jackie Carmichael led all scorers with 25 points and 12 rebounds, his third double-double of the season and 24th of his career. Tyler Brown and Jon Ekey also reached double-figures with 16 and 13 points respectively. Dayton’s Kevin Dillard and Dyshawn Pierre each scored a team-high 14 points.

Carmichael, was named preseason All-MVC, and is averaging 18.3 ppg and 7.7 rpg.

First-year head coach Dan Muller replaced Tim Jankovich after the 2011- 12 season. The former Rebird standout spent from 2001-12 as a Vanderbilt assistant.

The Redbirds feature the highest-scoring offense in the MVC, averaging a league-best 80.8 points per game.

Entering the week, Iillinois State’s field goal percentage (50.7 percent) ranked eighth in the nation while their average assist total (17.9) was seventh.

Illinois State’s success this season has been based on 70 points. If the Redbirds reach 70, they win. If not, they lose. ISU is 8-0 when scoring 70 or more and 0-3 when scoring less.

Govs 2012-13 Basketball Schedule

Date Opponent Location Time (CT) Results Canadian Exhibition Tour presented by Basketball Travelers Inc.   Sat, Aug 18  Seneca College (EXH) at Toronto, Canada   3:00 p.m. 79 – 71 (W)   Sun, Aug 19  A-Game Hoops (EXH) at Toronto, Canada   1:00 p.m. 71 – 81 (L)   Mon, Aug 20  ABC All Stars (EXH) at Toronto, Canada   6:00 p.m. 85 – 52 (W)   Sat, Nov 03  Central Missouri (EXH) Clarksville, Tenn.   7:30 p.m. 75 – 66 (W)   Fri, Nov 09  Samford Clarksville, Tenn.   7:00 p.m. 75 – 64 (W) 2012 Triple Crown Cancun Challenge   Tue, Nov 13  Western Kentucky at Bowling Green, Ky.   7:00 p.m. 74 – 54 (L)   Sat, Nov 17  DePaul at Chicago, Ill.   1:00 p.m. 98 – 67 (L)   Tue, Nov 20  Western Carolina at Cancun, Mexico   12:30 p.m.  72 – 71 (W)   Wed, Nov 21  Howard/Gardner-Webb at Cancun, Mexico   2:00 p.m. 72 – 62 (L)   Wed, Nov 28  Berea Clarksville, Tenn.   7:00 p.m. 108 – 53 (W)   Sat, Dec 01  Fairfield Clarksville, Tenn.   7:30 p.m. 75 – 55 (L)   Wed, Dec 05  Oakland City Clarksville, Tenn.   7:00 p.m. 88 – 63 (W)   Sat, Dec 08  Memphis at Memphis, Tenn.   12:00 p.m. 83 – 65 (L)   Sun, Dec 16  Arkansas State at Jonesboro, Ark.   2:05 p.m. 69 – 57 (L)   Tue, Dec 18  Lipscomb Clarksville, Tenn.   7:00 p.m.  87 – 84 (L)   Sat, Dec 22  Illinois State at Normal, Ill.   2:00 p.m. 2012 Dr. Pepper Classic   Fri, Dec 28  Utah Valley at Chattanooga, Tenn.   3:30 p.m.   Sat, Dec 29  Chattanooga/High Point at Chattanooga, Tenn.   TBA   Thu, Jan 03  Southeast Missouri * at Cape Girardeau, Mo.   7:00 p.m.   Sat, Jan 05  UT Martin * at Martin, Tenn.   6:00 p.m.   Wed, Jan 09  Morehead State * Clarksville, Tenn.   7:00 p.m.   Sat, Jan 12  Murray State * Clarksville, Tenn.   7:30 p.m.   Thu, Jan 17  SIU Edwardsville * Clarksville, Tenn.   7:00 p.m.   Sat, Jan 19  Eastern Illinois * Clarksville, Tenn.   7:30 p.m.   Thu, Jan 24  Jacksonville State * at Jacksonville, Ala.   7:00 p.m.   Sat, Jan 26  Tennessee Tech * at Cookeville, Tenn.   7:30 p.m.   Sat, Feb 02  Murray State * at Murray, Ky.   12:00 p.m.   Thu, Feb 07  Tennessee State * Clarksville, Tenn.   7:00 p.m.   Sat, Feb 09  Belmont * Clarksville, Tenn.   7:30 p.m.   Thu, Feb 14  Eastern Illinois * at Charleston, Ill.   7:00 p.m.   Sat, Feb 16  SIU Edwardsville * at Edwardsville, Ill.   7:00 p.m.   Wed, Feb 20  Eastern Kentucky * at Richmond, Ky.   6:00 p.m. ESPN Sears BracketBuster   Sat, Feb 23  Opponent TBA (Feb. 1) at TBA   TBA   Thu, Feb 28  Southeast Missouri * Clarksville, Tenn.   7:00 p.m.   Sat, Mar 02  UT Martin * Clarksville, Tenn.   7:30 p.m. 2012 Ohio Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Championship   Wed, Mar 06  First Round at Nashville, Tenn.   TBA   Thu, Mar 07  Quarterfinals at Nashville, Tenn.   TBA   Fri, Mar 08  Semifinals at Nashville, Tenn.   TBA   Sat, Mar 09  Championship at Nashville, Tenn.   TBA 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship   Tue, Mar 19 - Wed, Mar 20  First Round at TBA   TBA   Thu, Mar 21 - Fri, Mar 22  Second Round at TBA   TBA   Sat, Mar 23 - Sun, Mar 24  Third Round at TBA   TBA   Thu, Mar 28 - Fri, Mar 29  Regional Semifinals at TBA   TBA   Sat, Mar 30 - Sun, Mar 31  Regional Finals at TBA   TBA   Sat, Apr 06  National Semifinals at Atlanta, Ga.   TBA   Mon, Apr 08  National Championship at Atlanta, Ga.   TBA

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