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A streak was going to come to an end Thursday night for Austin Peay men’s basketball team in its contest at Tennessee Tech, one way or another. Either the Governors would bump up their season-long winning streak to five games or continue their season-long search for a road victory.
Alas, Austin Peay’s search for a road win continues as the Governors fell to Tennessee Tech at the Eblen Center, 86-74, despite a career-high 23 points from junior Chris Porter-Bunton.
Two Tennessee Tech runs conspired to put the Govs behind at halftime. To kick off the contest, the Golden Eagles went on a 9-2 run, and close the half on a 14-2 run over the final 4:47 of regulation. In between, the Govs soundly dominated, outscoring their hosts 26-13 led largely by Porter-Bunton, who broke into double figures for the fourth straight game with 10 first-half points, but found themselves trailing 36-30 at the break.
Midway through the second half, Tennessee Tech would lead by as many as 14 points, but those pesky Governors proved tough to put away. An aggressive press brought Austin Peay back from the brink and put the Govs within six at the 5:45 mark. But another half-ending run from Tennessee Tech, this one of the 18-10 variety, put the game out of reach for Austin Peay.
(Courtesy APSU Athletics)
