# 2007–08 Austin Peay Governors basketball team

The 2007–08 Austin Peay Governors basketball team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Governors, led by 18th year head coach Dave Loos, played their home games at the Dunn Center and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 16–4 in OVC play. They won the OVC tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 15 seed in the South region, they lost to Texas in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2007* | | at Vanderbilt | L 67–81 | 0–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Nov 17, 2007* | | Belmont | W 71–56 | 1–1 | Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee |
| Nov 20, 2007* | | at Utah State | L 68–71 | 1–2 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| Nov 23, 2007* | | vs. Florida Gulf Coast South Padre Island Invitational | W 67–57 | 2–2 | South Padre Island Convention Centre South Padre Island, Texas |
| Nov 24, 2007* | | vs. Valparaiso South Padre Island Invitational | L 47–61 | 2–3 | South Padre Island Convention Centre South Padre Island, Texas |
| Nov 27, 2007* | | at No. 3 Memphis | L 82–104 | 2–4 | FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 1, 2007 | | at Tennessee Tech | W 79–76 | 3–4 (1–0) | Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee |
| Dec 6, 2007 | | Morehead State | W 67–63 | 4–4 (2–0) | Dunn Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 8, 2007* | | at Evansville | L 62–72 | 4–5 | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Dec 15, 2007* | | Akron | L 55–64 | 4–6 | Dunn Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 19, 2007* | | at Belmont | W 93–84 | 5–6 | Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 22, 2007 | | Eastern Kentucky | W 75–67 | 6–6 (3–0) | Dunn Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 29, 2007* | | at Middle Tennessee | W 78–75 | 7–6 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Jan 3, 2008 | | at UT Martin | W 90–85 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (4–0) | Skyhawk Arena Martin, Tennessee |
| Jan 5, 2008 | | Jacksonville State | W 71–55 | 9–6 (5–0) | Dunn Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 7, 2008 | | Eastern Illinois | W 73–57 | 10–6 (6–0) | Dunn Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 10, 2008 | | at Murray State | L 70–82 | 10–7 (6–1) | Regional Special Events Center Murray, Kentucky |
| Jan 12, 2008 | | Southeast Missouri State | W 85–82 | 11–7 (7–1) | Dunn Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 17, 2008 | | UT Martin | W 86–71 | 12–7 (8–1) | Dunn Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 24, 2008 | | at Jacksonville State | W 73–62 | 13–7 (9–1) | Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, Alabama |
| Jan 26, 2008 | | at Samford | L 49–63 | 13–8 (9–2) | Pete Hanna Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 29, 2008 | | at Southeast Missouri State | L 116–121 $^{3OT}$ | 13–9 (9–3) | Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, Missouri |
| Jan 31, 2008 | | Murray State | W 92–87 $^{OT}$ | 14–9 (10–3) | Winfield Dunn Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 2, 2008 | | Tennessee State | W 79–78 | 15–9 (11–3) | Dunn Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 7, 2008 | | at Eastern Illinois | W 72–52 | 16–9 (12–3) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Feb 9, 2008 | | Samford | W 67–49 | 17–9 (13–3) | Dunn Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 16, 2008 | | Tennessee Tech | W 80–76 | 18–9 (14–3) | Dunn Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 18, 2008 | | at Tennessee State | L 69–73 | 18–10 (14–4) | Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 23, 2008* | | Georgia Southern | W 80–72 | 19–10 | Dunn Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 28, 2008 | | at Eastern Kentucky | W 65–59 | 20–10 (15–4) | McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky |
| Mar 1, 2008 | | at Morehead State | W 72–56 | 21–10 (16–4) | Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky |
| Ohio Valley Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 2008* | | Eastern Kentucky | W 76–51 | 22–10 | Winfield Dunn Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar 7, 2008* | | vs. Tennessee-Martin | W 78–77 | 23–10 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar 8, 2008* | | at Tennessee State | W 82–64 | 24–10 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 21, 2008* | (15 S) | vs. (2 S) No. 7 Texas First Round | L 54–74 | 24–11 | Alltel Arena North Little Rock, Arkansas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||