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Black scores 22 points, Austin Peay holds off Southern Illinois 70-68

AP
Dec 13, 2023

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) Ja'Monta Black scored 22 points and Austin Peay took down Southern Illinois 70-68 on Tuesday night.

Sai Witt made a layup with 47 seconds that put Austin Peay up for good at 68-66. DeMarcus Sharp forced a turnover on SIU's final possession with five seconds left to seal it for the Governors.

Black shot 6 for 10 from beyond the arc and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Governors (6-6). Dezi Jones added 12 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Sharp went 6 of 19 from the field to finish with 12 points, while adding three blocks.

The Salukis (6-3) were led by Xavier Johnson, who posted 31 points, seven rebounds and eight assists. Clarence Rupert added 10 points and six rebounds for Southern Illinois. In addition, Troy D'Amico had 10 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
PEAY
Governors
31
SIU
Salukis
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Salukis gains possession)
19:39		Troy D'Amico misses two point layup
19:37		Dezi Jones defensive rebound
19:12	+2	DeMarcus Sharp makes two point jump shot	2-0
18:54		Xavier Johnson turnover (Dezi Jones steals)
18:45		Ja'Monta Black misses three point jump shot
18:43		Kennard Davis Jr. defensive rebound
18:31		Kennard Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:29		Clarence Rupert offensive rebound
18:22	+2	Clarence Rupert makes two point layup	2-2
18:01	+2	Daniel Loos makes two point layup (DeMarcus Sharp assists)	4-2
17:48		Dez White personal foul
17:36	+3	Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot	4-5
17:11		Dez White misses three point jump shot
17:09		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
17:00	+2	Clarence Rupert makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists)	4-7
16:37		DeMarcus Sharp misses two point jump shot
16:35		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
16:33		Dezi Jones personal foul
16:29		Xavier Johnson turnover (Ja'Monta Black steals)
16:23		Governors 30 second timeout
16:23		TV timeout
16:05		Ja'Monta Black misses three point jump shot
16:03		Kennard Davis Jr. defensive rebound
15:43		Clarence Rupert misses two point jump shot
15:41		Dezi Jones defensive rebound
15:35	+3	Ja'Monta Black makes three point jump shot (Dezi Jones assists)	7-7
15:09		Clarence Rupert turnover (Dez White steals)
15:09		Jump ball. (Governors gains possession)
14:57		Kennard Davis Jr. personal foul
14:51		Dezi Jones misses three point jump shot
14:49		Daniel Loos offensive rebound
14:37	+2	DeMarcus Sharp makes two point jump shot	9-7
14:19		DeMarcus Sharp personal foul
14:06		Xavier Johnson turnover (bad pass)
13:50	+2	DeMarcus Sharp makes two point jump shot	11-7
13:33		Troy D'Amico turnover (bad pass)
13:16	+2	DeMarcus Sharp makes two point jump shot	13-7
12:52	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point jump shot	13-9
12:34		Dezi Jones turnover (Trey Miller steals)
12:22		Daniel Loos blocks Jovan Stulic's two point layup
12:20		Salukis offensive rebound
12:13		Trent Brown misses three point jump shot
12:11		DeMarcus Sharp defensive rebound
11:43		Dezi Jones misses two point jump shot
11:41		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
11:36		Dezi Jones blocks Xavier Johnson's two point layup
11:34		Salukis offensive rebound
11:34		TV timeout
11:23		Troy D'Amico misses two point layup
11:21		Troy D'Amico offensive rebound
11:19	+2	Troy D'Amico makes two point layup	13-11
10:59		DeMarcus Sharp turnover (Jovan Stulic steals)
10:30		DeMarcus Sharp blocks Jovan Stulic's two point layup
10:28		Sai Witt defensive rebound
10:18		DeMarcus Sharp misses two point jump shot
10:16		Trey Miller defensive rebound
10:16		Sai Witt personal foul
10:02	+2	Troy D'Amico makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists)	13-13
9:37		DeMarcus Sharp misses three point jump shot
9:35		Trey Miller defensive rebound
9:29	+3	Jovan Stulic makes three point jump shot (Trey Miller assists)	13-16
9:04	+3	Ja'Monta Black makes three point jump shot (Dez White assists)	16-16
8:44	+2	Trey Miller makes two point layup	16-18
8:15	+2	Hansel Enmanuel makes two point layup (Sai Witt assists)	18-18
7:55		Sai Witt shooting foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
7:55		TV timeout
7:55	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-19
7:55	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-20
7:35		DeMarcus Sharp misses two point jump shot
7:33		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
7:19	+2	Clarence Rupert makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists)	18-22
7:19		Ja'Monta Black shooting foul (Clarence Rupert draws the foul)
7:19		Clarence Rupert misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:19		Sai Witt defensive rebound
7:03		Clarence Rupert blocks Sai Witt's two point layup
7:01		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
6:54	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point layup	18-24
6:39		Jovan Stulic personal foul
6:35		Dezi Jones misses three point jump shot
6:33		Hansel Enmanuel offensive rebound
6:26		DeMarcus Sharp misses two point layup
6:24		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
6:15	+3	Kennard Davis Jr. makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists)	18-27
6:12		Governors 30 second timeout
5:56	+2	DeMarcus Sharp makes two point layup	20-27
5:41		DeMarcus Sharp personal foul
5:41	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-28
5:41	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-29
5:23		DeMarcus Sharp turnover (Kennard Davis Jr. steals)
5:19		Hansel Enmanuel blocks Kennard Davis Jr.'s two point layup
5:17		Trent Brown offensive rebound
5:17		Jump ball. (Salukis gains possession)
5:09	+3	Kennard Davis Jr. makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists)	20-32
4:46		Clarence Rupert personal foul
4:43	+2	Daniel Loos makes two point layup (Dezi Jones assists)	22-32
4:26		Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:24		Kennard Davis Jr. offensive rebound
4:24		Kennard Davis Jr. turnover (Hansel Enmanuel steals)
4:24		Jump ball. (Governors gains possession)
4:10		Dezi Jones misses three point jump shot
4:08		Kennard Davis Jr. defensive rebound
3:59		Clarence Rupert misses two point layup
3:57		Daniel Loos defensive rebound
3:36		TV timeout
3:27	+2	Dezi Jones makes two point jump shot	24-32
3:07	+2	Troy D'Amico makes two point layup (Trent Brown assists)	24-34
2:51	+2	Dez White makes two point layup (Dezi Jones assists)	26-34
2:24	+3	Kennard Davis Jr. makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists)	26-37
2:08		Dez White misses three point jump shot
2:06		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
2:02		Dez White personal foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
2:02	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-38
2:02		Xavier Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:02		Daniel Loos defensive rebound
1:36		Dezi Jones misses two point jump shot
1:34		Jovan Stulic defensive rebound
1:23		Jovan Stulic misses three point jump shot
1:21		Dez White defensive rebound
0:54	+2	Daniel Loos makes two point jump shot (Ja'Monta Black assists)	28-38
0:42		Salukis 30 second timeout
0:24	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point layup	28-40
0:03	+3	Dezi Jones makes three point jump shot	31-40
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
PEAY
Governors
39
SIU
Salukis
28

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Clarence Rupert misses two point layup
19:43		Daniel Loos defensive rebound
19:31		DeMarcus Sharp misses two point jump shot
19:29		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
19:14	+2	Clarence Rupert makes two point layup (Trent Brown assists)	31-42
19:01		Clarence Rupert personal foul
18:58		Daniel Loos offensive foul
18:58		Daniel Loos turnover (offensive foul)
18:45		Kennard Davis Jr. misses two point layup
18:43		DeMarcus Sharp defensive rebound
18:39		Ja'Monta Black misses three point jump shot
18:37		Troy D'Amico personal foul
18:33		Dezi Jones misses three point jump shot
18:31		Dez White offensive rebound
18:24		Kennard Davis Jr. personal foul
18:21	+3	Ja'Monta Black makes three point jump shot (Dezi Jones assists)	34-42
17:51		Troy D'Amico misses two point layup
17:49		Dezi Jones defensive rebound
17:45	+3	Ja'Monta Black makes three point jump shot (DeMarcus Sharp assists)	37-42
17:43		Salukis 30 second timeout
17:43		TV timeout
17:27		Xavier Johnson misses two point jump shot
17:25		Clarence Rupert offensive rebound
17:10		Trey Miller misses two point layup
17:08		Dezi Jones defensive rebound
16:43		Daniel Loos offensive foul
16:43		Daniel Loos turnover (offensive foul)
16:28		Daniel Loos shooting foul (Clarence Rupert draws the foul)
16:28	+1	Clarence Rupert makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-43
16:28	+1	Clarence Rupert makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-44
16:09		DeMarcus Sharp misses two point jump shot
16:07		Kennard Davis Jr. defensive rebound
15:59	+2	Troy D'Amico makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists)	37-46
15:45		Trey Miller personal foul
15:45		TV timeout
15:30		DeMarcus Sharp misses two point jump shot
15:28		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
15:02	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point jump shot	37-48
14:37	+2	Daniel Loos makes two point jump shot (Dezi Jones assists)	39-48
14:14		DeMarcus Sharp blocks Clarence Rupert's two point layup
14:12		Dezi Jones defensive rebound
14:08	+3	Dez White makes three point jump shot (Dezi Jones assists)	42-48
13:48	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point layup (Troy D'Amico assists)	42-50
13:25	+2	Dezi Jones makes two point layup (Daniel Loos assists)	44-50
13:15		DeMarcus Sharp blocks Xavier Johnson's two point layup
13:13		Ja'Monta Black defensive rebound
13:08	+2	Dez White makes two point layup (Ja'Monta Black assists)	46-50
12:55		Salukis 30 second timeout
12:42		Kennard Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:40		Xavier Johnson offensive rebound
12:25		Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:23		Dezi Jones defensive rebound
12:16	+3	Ja'Monta Black makes three point jump shot (Dez White assists)	49-50
11:53	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point layup (Troy D'Amico assists)	49-52
11:33		DeMarcus Sharp misses three point jump shot
11:31		Governors offensive rebound
11:31		TV timeout
11:30		DeMarcus Sharp offensive foul
11:30		DeMarcus Sharp turnover (offensive foul)
11:04	+2	Troy D'Amico makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists)	49-54
10:52	+2	DeMarcus Sharp makes two point layup	51-54
10:52		Xavier Johnson shooting foul (DeMarcus Sharp draws the foul)
10:52		DeMarcus Sharp misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:52		Kennard Davis Jr. defensive rebound
10:24		Dezi Jones blocks Xavier Johnson's two point layup
10:22		Salukis offensive rebound
10:21	+3	Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot (Troy D'Amico assists)	51-57
9:59		DeMarcus Sharp misses two point jump shot
9:57		Kennard Davis Jr. defensive rebound
9:48		Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
9:46		Daniel Loos defensive rebound
9:35		Troy D'Amico blocks Dez White's three point jump shot
9:33		Trent Brown defensive rebound
9:25		Kennard Davis Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:23		Daniel Loos defensive rebound
9:11	+3	Ja'Monta Black makes three point jump shot (Dezi Jones assists)	54-57
8:45		Daniel Loos shooting foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
8:45	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-58
8:45	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-59
8:35		Kennard Davis Jr. shooting foul (Ja'Monta Black draws the foul)
8:34	+1	Ja'Monta Black makes regular free throw 1 of 3	55-59
8:34	+1	Ja'Monta Black makes regular free throw 2 of 3	56-59
8:34	+1	Ja'Monta Black makes regular free throw 3 of 3	57-59
8:08		Troy D'Amico turnover (Sai Witt steals)
8:08		Jump ball. (Governors gains possession)
7:57		Ja'Monta Black misses three point jump shot
7:55		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
7:43		Trent Brown misses three point jump shot
7:41		Hansel Enmanuel defensive rebound
7:31		Dezi Jones misses three point jump shot
7:29		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
7:22		Troy D'Amico turnover (Ja'Monta Black steals)
7:17		Dezi Jones misses two point layup
7:15		Sai Witt offensive rebound
7:15	+2	Sai Witt makes two point layup	59-59
6:52		Troy D'Amico misses two point layup
6:50		Salukis offensive rebound
6:50		TV timeout
6:37		Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:35		Dezi Jones defensive rebound
6:25		Sai Witt misses two point layup
6:23		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
6:03		Jovan Stulic misses three point jump shot
6:01		Ja'Monta Black defensive rebound
5:38		DeMarcus Sharp misses two point layup
5:36		Sai Witt offensive rebound
5:33	+2	Sai Witt makes two point layup	61-59
5:01	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point layup (Clarence Rupert assists)	61-61
4:45	+3	Dezi Jones makes three point jump shot (DeMarcus Sharp assists)	64-61
4:21		Hansel Enmanuel shooting foul (Trent Brown draws the foul)
4:21	+1	Trent Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 3	64-62
4:21	+1	Trent Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 3	64-63
4:21	+1	Trent Brown makes regular free throw 3 of 3	64-64
3:54	+2	Dezi Jones makes two point jump shot	66-64
3:20		Hansel Enmanuel personal foul
3:20		TV timeout
3:20	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-65
3:20	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-66
2:49		DeMarcus Sharp misses two point jump shot
2:47		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
2:46		Jump ball. (Salukis gains possession)
2:22		Clarence Rupert offensive foul
2:22		Clarence Rupert turnover (offensive foul)
2:00		Trent Brown personal foul
2:00		Sai Witt misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:00		DeMarcus Sharp offensive rebound
1:40		Dezi Jones misses two point jump shot
1:38		Kennard Davis Jr. defensive rebound
1:22		Xavier Johnson misses two point jump shot
1:20		Dezi Jones defensive rebound
0:51		DeMarcus Sharp misses two point jump shot
0:49		Sai Witt offensive rebound
0:45	+2	Sai Witt makes two point layup	68-66
0:43		Salukis 30 second timeout
0:26		Xavier Johnson misses two point layup
0:24		DeMarcus Sharp defensive rebound
0:21		Governors 30 second timeout
0:16		Troy D'Amico personal foul (Ja'Monta Black draws the foul)
0:16	+1	Ja'Monta Black makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-66
0:16		Ja'Monta Black misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:16		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
0:10		Sai Witt shooting foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
0:10	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-67
0:10	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-68
0:09		Troy D'Amico personal foul (Sai Witt draws the foul)
0:09		Sai Witt misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:09	+1	Sai Witt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-68
0:09		Governors 30 second timeout
0:03		Xavier Johnson turnover (DeMarcus Sharp steals)
0:03		Jump ball. (Governors gains possession)
0:00		End of period

Xavier Johnson turnover (DeMarcus Sharp steals)