The Flames take a brief hiatus from conference play to take on Austin Peay as a part of the BracketBusters event. What you need to know about the Governors:
- This will be the final season of the BracketBusters event. Based on this matchup, Liberty will owe the Governors a return trip to Clarksville, Tennessee.
- Liberty is 0-4 all-time in BracketBusters’ games.
- Austin Peay plays in the OVC and is 7-21 on the season and 3-11 in conference.
- The Governors are #303 according to KenPom compared to Liberty’s #280.
- Peay is 0-2 against the Big South this season with losses to Gardner-Webb and High Point, both on their home floor. Liberty is a combined 0-3 against GWU & HPU.
- Austin Peay and Liberty also have one other common opponent – Western Carolina. Peay beat the Catamounts 72-71 on November 20 while Liberty defeated WCU 63-62 on December 31.
- The Governors are led by Junior guard Travis Betran who averages 17.2 points per game.
- Senior forward Anthony Campbell is 2nd on the team with 14.4 points per game and also averages 4.8 rebounds per game.
- 6’8″ Freshman forward/center Chris Horton leads the Governors in rebounding with nearly 7 a game.
- Peay has made six NCAA Tournament appearances with a combined record of 2-7 with their most recent appearance coming in 2008. The Governors’ NCAA Tournament wins came in 1973 and 1987.
- Austin Peay has been eliminated from the OVC post-season tournament for the first time in 29 years thus eliminating any hope they had for an NCAA Tournament appearance this season.
