Austin Peay routs Tennessee-Martin 82-53
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}TyShwan Edmondson led four Austin Peay players in double figures with 16 points, helping the Governors break a two-game losing streak in an 82-53 rout of Tennessee-Martin Thursday night.
John Fraley had 14 points, Will Triggs 12 and Melvin Baker 10 for Austin Peay (15-9, 9-3 Ohio Valley Conference).
Runs of 11-0 and 14-0 in the first half helped the Governors dominate from the outset. Austin Peay led 41-18 at halftime and prevented any hopes of a Tennessee-Martin comeback by shooting 73.9 percent from the field in the second half (17 of 23). The Governors led by as many as 31 points.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Troy King, who gave the Skyhawks (8-16, 3-9) a brief lead with the game's opening basket, had 20 points to lead Tennessee-Martin. Mike Liabo added 19 points.
Austin Peay controlled the boards, outrebounding the Skyhawks 35-25 as Fraley and Triggs grabbed seven rebounds apiece.
(This version CORRECTS APNewsNow. Austin Peay 82, Tennessee-Martin 53. Corrects capitalization in Edmondson's first name)