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Western Kentucky Defeats Austin Peay 97-75 - Recap

The battle between Western Kentucky and Austin Peay didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Austin Peay was handed a 97-75 defeat on Saturday at E.A. Diddle Arena.

Western Kentucky was the ATS victor, as they covered the -11.0-point spread as a favorite.

Camron Justice had 22 points for Western Kentucky and Taveion Hollingsworth chipped in with 21 points. Jordan Rawls had 5 assists for them, while Charles Bassey was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 12 boards.

Austin Peay got 22 points from Terry Taylor in a losing cause and another 13 points from Antwuan Butler. Antwuan Butler contributed 5 assists for them, while Terry Taylor had 7 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed Western Kentucky were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.

Western Kentucky had a 33-22 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.

Western Kentucky heads into a battle against Eastern Kentucky. Austin Peay, meanwhile, will have their next action against Tulsa.