CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – It had been since the 1991-92 season that an Ohio Valley Conference basketball player scored 50 or more points in a game.
 
 That changed Monday night. Tennessee Tech senior guard Kevin Murphy, the preseason OVC Player of the Year, knocked down 16 of 21 field goals, including six three pointers, along with 12-of-14 free-throw attempts for 50 points as the Golden Eagles roasted SIU Edwardsville, 98-80. That victory avenged the Golden Eagle, Dec. 29 loss at SIUE.
 
 For the season Murphy is averaging 21.3 ppg while forward Jud Dillard is at 17.5.  Entering the week, the pair ranked third in the nation as far as scoring duos are concerned.  That duo will lead the Golden Eagles into the Dunn Center, 7 p.m., Thursday in the Govs fourth OVC game in eight days.
 
 Murphy literally does it all for the Golden Eagles. He lead the team in three-pointers (54), three-point percentage (45 percent), shoots 72.7 percent from the free-throw line while averaging 5.4 rebounds per game. Dilliard, meanwhile, may be the OVC’s most aggressive forward. He leads the OVC in free throws made (120) and attempted (145), while shooting 82.8 percent from the line. He also is the team’s leading rebounder at 8.4 rpg.
 
 Point guard Zac Swansey triggers the TTU offense. Lost in Murphy’s outstanding performance was the 14 assists by Swansey. He is averaging 5.9 assists per game.
 
 Austin Peay is coming off a disappointing effort at Tennessee State, Monday night.  The Govs led early but by the first half’s third media timeout, the Govs were playing in catch-up mode. Austin Peay finished the night shooting just 19 of 49 (38.8 percent) from the floor while dishing out just three assists the entire game.
 
 John Fraley led the Govs with 21 points while forward Melvin Baker added 14. The two combined for 13 of 22 shooting (59 percent). The rest of the Govs shot just 6-of-27 (22.2 percent) shooting.



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