CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Josh Piper scores a game-high 20 points and Sherman Blanford added a double-double to lift Eastern Illinois over Austin Peay 77-67 Saturday night in an Ohio Valley Conference game.
Blanford finished with 19 points, six assist and a game-high 10 rebounds, helping Eastern Illinois (4-16, 1-6) outrebound Austin Peay 33-21, and outscore the Governors inside 36-22.
In the first half, the Panthers shot 54.2 percent (13 of 24) and Piper scored 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting as Eastern Illinois led at halftime 37-25.
The Panthers went ahead 21, their largest lead of the game, when Blanford followed up Piper's 3-pointer with two free throws to lead 55-34 with 12:23 left to play.
Eastern Illinois made 16 of 18 free throws in the second half.
Will Triggs and Travis Betran scored 14 points apiece to lead the Governors (5-15, 1-5), who have lost three straight.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Eastern Illinois (4-16) « | 37 | 40 | 77 |
| Austin Peay (5-15) | 25 | 42 | 67 |
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| Eastern Illinois Panthers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Piper, F | 35 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| S. Blanford, F | 29 | 5-10 | 9-10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| A. Akers, G | 36 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| T. Jones, G | 35 | 3-6 | 7-8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| M. Woods, G | 22 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Herron | 18 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| C. Harvey | 12 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| A. Austin | 11 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Anderson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 24-51 | 23-29 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 77 | |
| 47.1% | 79.3% | ||||||
| Austin Peay Governors | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| W. Triggs, F | 35 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| A. Campbell, F | 28 | 3-11 | 1-1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| C. Horton, C | 18 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| T. Betran, G | 33 | 4-8 | 5-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| J. Purvis, G | 22 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Arentsen | 17 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| A. Lynch | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| H. Lawrence | 10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| P. Herring | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| C. Freeman | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| M. Hasse | 6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| T. Greer | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 21-42 | 17-21 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 67 | |
| 50% | 81% | ||||||
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