No. 9 Murray St. 82, Austin Peay 63

Isaiah Canaan had 23 points and six assists as No. 9 Murray State bounced back from its first loss of the season to beat Austin Peay 82-62 on Saturday night. Ivan Aska and Jewuan Long added 12 points for the Racers (24-1, 12-1 Ohio Valley Conference). On Thursday night, Murray State became the last team in Division I to lose this season when it fell to Tennessee State. Alton Williams scored 15 points for the Governors (9-18, 6-7), who lost to Murray State 87-75 on Jan. 7. Murray State posted its most-lopsided win over Austin Peay since 1999. Canaan made three 3-pointers in the first half. Soon after being pushed to the floor while connecting on his third 3 in a row, Canaan recovered a loose ball, ran down the court, took a glance behind him and then dunked. With 19 seconds left in the first half, Latreze Mushatt of Murray State and Herdie Lawrence of Austin Peay exchanged words and Racers coach Steve Prohm came off the bench to defend his player. The officials kept the players apart, and also separated Prohm and Governors coach Dave Loos. Mushatt was issued a personal foul and technical foul, Prohm drew a technical and Lawrence also got a technical foul. Murray State led 37-24 at the half. The Racers ran off 11 straight points early in the second half. Aska fell to the court after a collision in the second half. He was sprawled on his back and trainer Eric Frederick checked his pupils while Prohm kneeled beside his player. Aska recovered and was helped off the court. He returned to the game within five minutes and made a layup.