# 2018–19 Austin Peay Governors basketball team

The 2018–19 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team represented Austin Peay State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Governors, led by second-year head coach Matt Figger, played their home games at the Dunn Center in Clarksville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. 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.

## Previous season

The Governors finished the 2017–18 season 19–15, 12–6 in OVC play to finish in third place. They defeated Eastern Illinois in the quarterfinals of the OVC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Belmont. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Louisiana–Monroe in the first round, a game referred to as the Coach John McLendon Classic, and received a second round bye before losing in the quarterfinals to UIC.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular Season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakland City | W 114–53 | 1–0 | Dunn Center (1,373) Clarksville, TN |
| Nov 9, 2018* 6:30 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 18 Mississippi State | L 67–95 | 1–1 | Humphrey Coliseum (5,977) Starkville, MS |
| Nov 12, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at South Florida Jamaica Classic campus game | L 70–74 | 1–2 | Yuengling Center (2,474) Tampa, FL |
| Nov 16, 2018* 11:30 am | | vs. Central Connecticut Jamaica Classic | W 80–78 | 2–2 | Montego Bay Convention Center Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| Nov 18, 2018* 2:00 pm | | vs. Campbell Jamaica Classic | L 72–78 | 2–3 | Montego Bay Convention Center Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| Nov 24, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Ohio | L 82–85 $^{OT}$ | 2–4 | Convocation Center (3,474) Athens, OH |
| Nov 29, 2018* 7:15 pm | | at Troy | W 79–74 $^{OT}$ | 3–4 | Trojan Arena (2,761) Troy, AL |
| Dec 1, 2018* 6:00 pm | | at Alabama A&M | W 73–61 | 4–4 | Elmore Gymnasium (774) Huntsville, AL |
| Dec 8, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Calvary | W 116–33 | 5–4 | Dunn Center (1,271) Clarksville, TN |
| Dec 15, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 95–68 | 6–4 | Dunn Center (1,344) Clarksville, TN |
| Dec 21, 2018* 1:30 pm | | vs. Campbell St. Pete Shootout semifinals | W 88–75 | 7–4 | McArthur Center (189) St. Petersburg, FL |
| Dec 22, 2018* 2:30 pm | | vs. Liberty St. Pete Shootout finals | W 75–66 | 8–4 | McArthur Center (202) St. Petersburg, FL |
| Dec 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN | | at Arkansas | L 65–76 | 8–5 | Bud Walton Arena (14,267) Fayetteville, AR |
| Ohio Valley Conference regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | W 93–75 | 9–5 (1–0) | Dunn Center (1,393) Clarksville, TN |
| Jan 5, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Morehead State | W 81–67 | 10–5 (2–0) | Dunn Center (1,552) Clarksville, TN |
| Jan 10, 2019 7:45 pm, ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 78–60 | 11–5 (3–0) | Show Me Center (1,097) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Jan 12, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | W 72–70 | 12–5 (4–0) | Skyhawk Arena (1,481) Martin, TN |
| Jan 17, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | W 79–71 | 13–5 (5–0) | Vadalabene Center (1,322) Edwardsville, IL |
| Jan 19, 2019 3:15 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | L 83–85 | 13–6 (5–1) | Lantz Arena (1,111) Charleston, IL |
| Jan 24, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | W 89–74 | 14–6 (6–1) | Dunn Center (1,943) Clarksville, TN |
| Jan 26, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Belmont | L 92–96 | 14–7 (6–2) | Dunn Center (2,215) Clarksville, TN |
| Jan 31, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPNews | | at Tennessee Tech | W 77–66 | 15–7 (7–2) | Eblen Center (1,997) Cookeville, TN |
| Feb 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville State | W 74–71 | 16–7 (8–2) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,802) Jacksonville, AL |
| Feb 7, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 80–45 | 17–7 (9–2) | Dunn Center (1,479) Clarksville, TN |
| Feb 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | W 94–86 | 18–7 (10–2) | Dunn Center (2,124) Clarksville, TN |
| Feb 14, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Murray State | L 71–73 | 18–8 (10–3) | Dunn Center Clarksville, TN |
| Feb 16, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | W 73–70 | 19–8 (11–3) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,282) Morehead, KY |
| Feb 21, 2019 ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 83–70 | 20–8 (12–3) | Dunn Center (2,176) Clarksville, TN |
| Feb 23, 2019 ESPN+ | | UT Martin | W 92–78 | 21–8 (13–3) | Dunn Center Clarksville, TN |
| Feb 28, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 80–82 | 21–9 (13–4) | McBrayer Arena (1,640) Richmond, KY |
| Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Murray State | L 83–94 | 21–10 (13–5) | CFSB Center (9,012) Murray, KY |
| Ohio Valley Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2019 8:30 pm | (4) | vs. (5) Morehead State Quarterfinals | W 95–81 | 22–10 | Ford Center Evansville, IN |
| Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm | (4) | vs. (1) Belmont Semifinals | L 67–83 | 22–11 | Ford Center Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time Source. ||||||