Austin Peay 83, Jacksonville St. 63

Austin Peay 83, Jacksonville St. 63

Published Feb. 15, 2010 11:13 p.m. ET

Anthony Campbell scored 15 points and Austin Peay defeated Jacksonville State 83-63 on Monday night.

The Governors (15-13, 9-8 Ohio Valley Conference) shot 73.9 percent from the field in the first half (17 of 23), and led 45-27 at halftime.

Austin Peay led 13-12 early and outscored the Gamecocks 21-4 over the next 12:22 to lead 34-16 on Anthony Campbell's layup with 6:09 left in the first half. The Gamecocks (11-15, 7-9) would get no closer than 13 the rest of the way.

Wes Channels added 12 points, and Caleb Brown and Tyrone Caldwell had 11 each for Austin Peay, which snapped a two-game losing streak.

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Dominique Shellman and John Barnes scored 13 points each for Jacksonville State. Nick Murphy chipped in 10 points for the Gamecocks, who shot 35.3 percent from the field (24 of 68).

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