National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
West Virginia 84, Austin Peay 53
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 12, 2019
Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
Officials: # Pat Driscoll, # James Breeding, # Roger Ayers
Attendance: 9987
By Field Level Media

Emmitt Matthews Jr. scored 11 of his team-high 16 points to help West Virginia build a 17-point halftime lead on the way to defeating Austin Peay 84-53 on Thursday night in Morgantown, W. Va.

Matthews Jr. shot 7 of 9 and added 10 rebounds. Teammate Oscar Tshiebwe hit 6 of 9 shots and finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Mountaineers (8-1).

Terry Taylor's 19 points and six rebounds led Austin Peay (4-5). He sank nine field-goal attempts, nearly half of the Governors' 19.

West Virginia led 23-16 with 7:15 left in the first half, then allowed Austin Peay just five more points before intermission. The Mountaineers led 38-21 at halftime.

West Virginia guarded relentlessly on the perimeter, limiting the Governors to 1-of-14 shooting from 3-point range. Austin Peay finished the game 19 of 55 overall (35 percent).

The Mountaineers also forced 14 turnovers and collected nine steals.

West Virginia hit 6 of 17 from 3-point range and made 28 of 50 shots (56 percent) inside the arc. The Mountaineers outrebounded Austin Peay on the offensive boards 19-10.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Austin Peay   West Virginia
Terry Taylor 19 Scoring Emmitt Matthews Jr. 16
Antwuan Butler 2 Assists Gabe Osabuohien 5
Terry Taylor 6 Rebounds Emmitt Matthews Jr. 10
Antwuan Butler 6 Free Throws Made Miles McBride 4
Antwuan Butler 4 Steals Chase Harler 2
Sita Conteh 1 Blocks Oscar Tshiebwe 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Austin Peay 53 34.5 1-14 14-22 3 26 2 8 14
West Virginia 84 50.7 6-17 10-16 21 44 1 9 14