# 2019–20 Austin Peay Governors basketball team

The 2019–20 Austin Peay Governors basketball team represented Austin Peay State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Governors, led by third-year head coach Matt Figger, played their home games at the Dunn Center in Clarksville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 14–4 in OVC play to finish in third place. They defeated Eastern Illinois in the quarterfinals of the OVC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Murray State. With 21 wins, they were a candidate for postseason play. However, all postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Governors finished the 2018–19 season 22–11 overall, 13–5 in OVC play to finish in fourth place. In the OVC tournament, they defeated Morehead State in the quarterfinals before losing to Belmont in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 24, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Union (TN) | W 99–95 | | Dunn Center (571) Clarksville, TN |
| November 2, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lees–McRae | W 106–67 | | Dunn Center (509) Clarksville, TN |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakland City | W 110–67 | 1–0 | Dunn Center (1,360) Clarksville, TN |
| November 9, 2019* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Kentucky | L 75–97 | 1–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,907) Bowling Green, KY |
| November 16, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Tulsa Vanderbilt Invitational | L 65–72 | 1–2 | Reynolds Center (3,105) Tulsa, OK |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Invitational | L 72–90 | 1–3 | Memorial Gymnasium (8,732) Nashville, TN |
| November 23, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeastern Louisiana Vanderbilt Invitational | W 81–60 | 2–3 | Dunn Center (980) Clarksville, TN |
| November 25, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | South Carolina State Vanderbilt Invitational | W 92–66 | 3–3 | Dunn Center (1,027) Clarksville, TN |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Arkansas | L 61–69 | 3–4 | Bud Walton Arena (11,995) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 7, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Florida | W 90–83 | 4–4 | Dunn Center (817) Clarksville, TN |
| December 12, 2019* 6:00 pm, Nexstar | | at West Virginia | L 53–84 | 4–5 | WVU Coliseum (9,987) Morgantown, WV |
| December 17, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | McKendree | W 80–61 | 5–5 | Dunn Center (724) Clarksville, TN |
| December 21, 2019* 1:30 pm | | vs. Duquesne St. Pete Shootout | L 77–86 | 5–6 | McArthur Center (204) St. Petersburg, FL |
| December 22, 2019* 11:00 am | | vs. Alabama State St. Pete Shootout | W 80–69 | 6–6 | McArthur Center (181) St. Petersburg, FL |
| December 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, SEC+ | | at Georgia | L 48–78 | 6–7 | Stegeman Coliseum (9,800) Athens, GA |
| Ohio Valley regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 78–63 | 7–7 (1–0) | Dunn Center (917) Clarksville, TN |
| January 4, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Martin | W 82–63 | 8–7 (2–0) | Dunn Center (1,028) Clarksville, TN |
| January 9, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | W 75–62 | 9–7 (3–0) | Eblen Center (2,032) Cookeville, TN |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville State | W 71–67 | 10–7 (4–0) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (969) Jacksonville, AL |
| January 16, 2020 7:15 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 84–59 | 11–7 (5–0) | Show Me Center (989) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| January 18, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | W 92–81 | 12–7 (6–0) | Skyhawk Arena (1,392) Martin, TN |
| January 23, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | W 99–74 | 13–7 (7–0) | Dunn Center (2,033) Clarksville, TN |
| January 25, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Belmont | W 86–78 | 14–7 (8–0) | Dunn Center (2,429) Clarksville, TN |
| January 30, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 82–58 | 15–7 (9–0) | Dunn Center (1,729) Clarksville, TN |
| February 1, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | W 68–64 | 16–7 (10–0) | Dunn Center (2,128) Clarksville, TN |
| February 6, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Tennessee State | L 68–70 | 16–8 (10–1) | Gentry Complex (3,872) Nashville, TN |
| February 8, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Belmont | L 63–71 | 16–9 (10–2) | Curb Event Center (2,898) Nashville, TN |
| February 13, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | Murray State | W 71–68 | 17–9 (11–2) | Dunn Center (4,052) Clarksville, TN |
| February 15, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | W 93–85 | 18–9 (12–2) | Dunn Center (1,851) Clarksville, TN |
| February 20, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | W 78–60 | 19–9 (13–2) | Vadalabene Center (568) Edwardsville, IL |
| February 22, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | L 80–83 $^{OT}$ | 19–10 (13–3) | Lantz Arena (1,633) Charleston, IL |
| February 27, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Morehead State | W 67–58 | 20–10 (14–3) | Dunn Center (1,931) Clarksville, TN |
| February 29, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Murray State | L 61–75 | 20–11 (14–4) | CFSB Center (8,229) Murray, KY |
| Ohio Valley Conference tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2020 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Eastern Illinois Quarterfinals | W 76–65 | 21–11 | Ford Center (1,005) Evansville, IN |
| March 6, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPNU | (3) | vs. (2) Murray State Semifinals | L 61–73 | 21–12 | Ford Center (3,435) Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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