Campbell, Fraley tally double-doubles and Austin Peay defeats Tennessee-Martin 74-69

Austin Peay defeats Tennessee-Martin 74-69

MARTIN, Tenn. — John Fraley scored 13 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to help Austin Peay defeat Tennessee-Martin 74-69 on Thursday night.

Anthony Campbell chipped in 13 points and 10 rebounds and Wes Channels had 17 points and six assists for the Governors (14-10, 8-4 Ohio Valley Conference).

Austin Peay, which had 16 assists and seven turnovers, outrebounded the Skyhawks (3-18, 0-11) 40-23 and scored 13 second-chance points.

The Governors shot 42.6 percent from the field (26 of 61), including 13 of 26 in the second half (50 percent).

Benzor Simmons’ 3-pointer put Tennessee-Martin ahead 3-2 1:29 into the game. The Governors responded on a 14-4 run, and wouldn’t trail the rest of the way.

Austin Peay led by as many as 18, 33-15, on Channels’ 3-pointer with 2:45 left in the first half.

Marquis Weddle scored 23 points to lead the Skyhawks and Simmons added 17.