Austin Peay Governors @ Vanderbilt Commodores
Vanderbilt holds off Austin Peay 58-56
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Kyle Fuller scored all 10 of his points in the final 6:22 including 5 of 6 free throws to help host Vanderbilt defeat neighboring Austin Peay 58-56 on Tuesday night.
Freshman Damian Jones scored 12 points, and Rod Odom added 11 points and nine rebounds for the Commodores (6-3).
Chris Horton's 16 points and 10 rebounds led the Governors (5-6), while Will Triggs chipped in 11 points.
Fuller sank a pair of free throws with 15.8 seconds remaining for a 57-53 advantage. But Travis Betran hit a long 3-pointer to trim it to 58-56 before Fuller hit his final foul shot with 8.2 seconds left. Peay missed a chance at the buzzer.
Demarius Smith's 3-pointer pulled Austin Peay even at 50-50, but Fuller made a steal and drove the lane for the go-ahead score. After a James Siakam block, Fuller's first free throws gave the Commodores a 54-50 lead with 1:23 to play.
The Governors' Zavion Williams had three straight baskets including two transition scores to push Peay ahead 43-41. Fuller's 3-pointer ended the drought for a 44-43 cushion and Siakam scored Vanderbilt's next six points for a 50-47 margin.
Siakam didn't play the first 10 minutes for Vanderbilt, which was already down to eight scholarship players after losing redshirt junior Josh Henderson for the season. Henderson suffered a severe knee injury in the Commodores' last outing, 12 days ago in a win over Marshall.
Austin Peay extended its 22-20 halftime lead to 24-20 on Triggs' basket to open the second half. But Vanderbilt went on a 6-0 spurt to retake the lead on two straight baskets by Jones.
Peay's Smith picked up back-to-back fouls for his third and fourth fouls with 13:37 to play, and Jones hit both free throws for a 33-30 lead.
Vanderbilt's Eric McClellan opened the game by scoring the first four points on fast breaks including a dunk. Smith, however, hit a 3-pointer for Peay and Horton's bucket gave the Govs a 5-4 lead.
Seven-foot freshman Luke Kornet, playing center, hit a pair of 3-pointers that put the Commodores back up 7-5 and ahead 14-11 after Horton's baseline jumper tied it 11-11. The second trey started a 6-0 Commodores run for the biggest lead of the first half at 17-11.
Betran's three-point play put the Govs on top 20-18 on a high layup that almost hit the top of the backboard. Jones charged on the other end for his second straight foul.
Jones' basket tied it 20-20, however, to break a nearly 8-minute stretch without a field goal for Vanderbilt. But Horton's inside bucket gave Austin Peay the halftime lead 22-20 to cap a 7-2 run.
The Governors have only won once in the 15-game series, back in 1939-40.
This is the last of three guarantee games for APSU, which help supplement the Govs program.
Game Information
Nashville, TN

Referee:Lamar Simpson
Referee:Kevin Fehr
Referee:Byron Jarrett

2025-26 Standings
| Atlantic Sun ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 15-3 | - | 22-9 |
| Central Arkansas | 15-3 | - | 22-12 |
| Queens University | 13-5 | 2 | 21-14 |
| Lipscomb | 12-6 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| West Georgia | 8-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Bellarmine | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Jacksonville | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
| Stetson | 7-11 | 8 | 12-21 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 7-11 | 8 | 11-21 |
| North Florida | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
| North Alabama | 4-14 | 11 | 9-21 |
| Southeastern ConferenceSoutheastern Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-10 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 22-16 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 21-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |
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