CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) - Corey Wilford scored 19 points to help Southeast Missouri State defeat Austin Peay 86-84 Thursday night, overcoming 30 points by Travis Betran and a double-double by Will Triggs.
Wilford was 7 of 12 from the field.
A.J. Jones scored 16 points, Lucas Nutt had 14 and Nino Johnson had 12 points for the Redhawks (10-6, 2-0, Ohio Valley). Jones and Johnson had nine rebounds apiece.
The Redhawks led 35-30 at halftime in a game with 14 lead changes. At 4:44 in the second half, Nutt made a 3-pointer to tie the game at 68. Jones followed with a layup, and the Redhawks never looked back.
Betran was 12 of 24 from the floor for the Governors (4-11, 0-1). His 30 points included 6 of 10 from 3-point range. Triggs scored 29 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Anthony Campbell added 11 points.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Austin Peay (4-11) | 30 | 54 | 84 |
| Southeast Missouri State (10-6) « | 35 | 51 | 86 |
Louisville Cardinals 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball National Champs Locker Room Gear
Ge your now Shop Now
| Austin Peay Governors | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| A. Campbell, F | 33 | 3-8 | 4-6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| W. Triggs, F | 33 | 14-17 | 1-3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
| C. Horton, C | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| T. Betran, G | 37 | 12-24 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 30 |
| J. Purvis, G | 31 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Freeman | 17 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| M. Hasse | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| C. Arentsen | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Lynch | 9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| P. Herring | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Harms | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H. Lawrence | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34-64 | 6-12 | 32 | 23 | 20 | 84 | |
| 53.1% | 50% | ||||||
| Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| N. Johnson, F | 27 | 4-11 | 4-8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| T. Stone, F | 23 | 1-8 | 4-4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| L. Nutt, G | 31 | 3-6 | 6-6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| C. Wilford, G | 27 | 7-12 | 3-5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| A. Jones, G | 26 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Smith | 28 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| N. Niemczyk | 16 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| J. Tolbert | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. White | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals | 27-61 | 23-29 | 37 | 12 | 16 | 86 | |
| 44.3% | 79.3% | ||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other games | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
| |||||||||||||||
