Texas Austin Peay Live Coverage

Guide Note: In the first round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, the Texas Longhorns will play the Austin Peay Governors at Alltel Arena in Little Rock, Arkansas. This page will provide play-by-play live coverage of this game.

Fast Facts:

When: Friday March 21, 3:00 PM ET
Where: Alltel Arena in Little Rock, AR
Television Coverage: CBS Sports
Game Announcers: Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel
Texas Head Coach: Rick Barnes
Austin Peay Head Coach: Dave Loos

Team	1st	2nd	SCORE
NCAA Midwest Regional - FINAL SCORE
#2 Texas Longhorns	39	35	74
#15 Austin Peay Governors	24	30	54

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End of Game

Texas has defeated Austin Peay 74-54

Second Half

0:00: Clock expires

0:40: Air ball by Duncan

1:01: Pittman fouled on the play will shoot 2 - misses both

1:23: Caleb Brown will shoot for Harriford, misses 1st and then the 2nd

1:23: Foul called on Atchley, trying to get a contact lens replaced

1:44: Abrams with yet another 3-ball from top of the arc - Texas leads 74-54

2:05: TIMEOUT Texas

2:14: Fields again with another jumper - Austin Peay trails 71-54

2:30: Foul called and so Pittman will shoot 2 - misses first and then he makes second - Texas leads 71-52

2:39: Duncan nails a 3 pointer - Austin Peay trails 70-52

2:52: Ball knocked out of bounds - still Governors ball

3:02: Tie-up on the floor - possession arrow to Austin Peay

3:36: Fields hits jumper from foul line extended - Austin Peay trails 70-49

3:51: Fields misses both - but AP gets rebound

3:51: TV TIMEOUT - Best effort from Texas maybe all season - Sunday's second round game featuring Abrams for Texas and McClinton for Miami will be fun to watch

3:52: Foul called as Fields will shoot two

4:29: Channels scores lay-up for Governors on goaltending by James - Austin Peay trails 70-47

5:14: Duncan draws contact and will shoot 2 - 1 of 2 - Austin Peay trails 70-45

6:16: Reed scores for the Governors - Austin Peay trails 70-44

6:29: Mason ahead of the field - easy SLAM DUNK - Texas leads 70-44

7:04: TV TIMEOUT

7:05: Channels hits on a running lay-up and draws the foul

7:55: Atchley SLAMS it home for the Longhorns - Texas leads 68-40

8:24: Babington is able to tip-in a missed lay-up for the Governors - Austin Peay trails 66-40

8:53: Fields SLAMS it home - great pass by Wright - Austin Peay trails 66-38

9:09: Travel violation on Pittman inside

9:31: Offensive foul on Babington (Terrible call)

10:03: Abrams again launches another awesome 3-pointer, bringing his A-game today

10:45: Foul called against Channels - his 3rd - Atchley makes both free throws - Texas leads 63-36

11:09: TV TIMEOUT - Abrams is on fire right now, with 20 points to lead the way on 8 of 13 shooting, including 4 of 7 from beyond the arc.

11:45: Fields scores on a baseline jumper - Austin Peay trails 61-36

11:53: Abrams hits another big 3 from the corner

12:10: Wangmene is fouled by Fields - his 3rd foul - two shots for Wangmene - misses the 1st and then also the second - Texas still leads 58-34

12:55: Abrams as the shot clock expires hits a running mid-range jumper - Texas leads 58-34

13:31: Foul called on Wangmene - Fields hits both free throws - Austin Peay trails 56-34

13:54: Atchley hits a long 3-ball - Texas leads 56-32 - Man, the Longhorns can seemingly all shoot from anywhere on the floor - most impressive I've seen them all season

14:33: Babington hits a trey from downtown for the Governors - Austin Peay trails 53-32

15:22: Mason with a "Julius Erving-styled" scoop under the backboard lay-up for the Longhorns - Texas leads 53-29

15:48: TV TIMEOUT

16:09: Pittman is fouled underneath and will shoot two - foul on Babington, his 3rd - Pittman makes first and then makes the second - Texas leads 51-29

16:16: Wright goes to the line for two - makes first and then the second as well - Austin Peay trails 49-29

16:22: Augustine for 3 in the corner - Texas leads 49-27

16:57: James picks up his 3rd foul and sits down

17:03: Mason hits a wide-open three-pointer - Texas leads 46-27

17:29: Foul on James - Lockett makes first free throw and then misses the second - Austin Peay trails 43-27

17:46: Miss jumpers at both ends - Governors currently have the pumpkin

18:31: Lockett fouled by Mason - two free throws - makes the first and then makes second - Austin Peay trails 43-26

18:44: TIMEOUT Austin Peay

18:47: James hits interior jumper - Great extra pass made by Mason, Longhorns being very patient in their offensive sets and very unselfish

19:12: Foul called on Duncan - Atchley will shoot two free throws - makes first and then makes second - Texas leads 41-24

19:45: Foul called against Babington of the Governors

Texas starts with the ball

Halftime

At the half, Texas leads Austin Peay 39-24.

Halftime Stats:

For Texas: As a team, shooting 44% (16 of 36) from the floor, 4 of 11 from 3-point range, they have 23 rebounds and 5 blocked shots. A.J. Abrams needs no alias in this game: 15 points and silky smooth touch. Pittman has 8 points, as does James, for the Longhorns.

For Austin Peay: They struggled early to find their legs, and are just 7 of 30 (23%) from the field, and 4 of 10 from 3-point land. They have 15 rebounds, 10 of those defensively. Balanced scoring so far for the Governors: Babington has 6 on a pair of treys, Fields and Lockett with 4 apiece, Fields with 4 rebounds and Lockett with 3.

First Half

0:00 The first half comes to a close

0:39: Reed hits first free throw and then the second - Austin Peay trails 39-24

0:51: Pittman steals the ball literally away, scores a bucket and is fouled - bonus free throw is good - Texas leads 39-22

1:10: Babington knocks down a 3-pointer - Austin Peay trails 36-22

1:29: Foul called on Wangmene - his 2nd

2:02: Duncan hits a 3-ball in the corner - Austin Peay trails 36-19

2:25: Pittman follows up on missed free throw and scores - Texas leads 36-16

2:32: Foul called on Wangmene of Texas - 2 shots for Lockett - he makes first and then makes second - Austin Peay trails 34-16

2:37: TIMEOUT Texas

2:59: Abrams with a floater in the lane for the Longhorns - Abrams is a man among boys right now

3:52: TV TIMEOUT

4:03: Foul called on James of Texas - non-shooting

4:12: Abrams hits a baseline jumper of his own - Texas leads 32-14

4:35: Lockett hits a baseline jumper - Austin Peay trails 30-14

5:05: Abrams, smooth 3-point jumper - Texas leads 30-12

5:41: Fields hits on a rebound put back of his own - Austin Peay trails 27-12

6:34: Wright called for offensive foul for AP

6:50: Damion James on a rebound and put back shot - Man he can jump out of the gym - incredible leaping ability by James

7:13: Foul called after ball inbounded - still belongs to Texas

7:19: TV TIMEOUT - All Texas so far - STATS: For Texas: 10-20 shooting, 3-5 from 3-point range, 14 rebounds, 3 blocks, 6 assists, Abrams leads with 8 points, James has 6 points and 4 boards. For Austin Peay: Just 3-20 from the field, 2-7 from beyond the arc, 11 rebounds, Babington and Brown have 3 points each.

8:12: Channels for the Governors hits a jumper - Austin Peay trails 25-10

9:14: Abrams again for three - Texas leads 25-8

10:03: Caleb for 3 for AP - Austin Peay trails 22-8

10:09: Lay-up tip-in by James

11:34: Pittman is fouled by Fields - 2 shots for Pittman - he makes first and then misses 2nd - Texas leads 20-5

11:46: Fields makes two free throws for the Governors - Austin Peay trails 19-5

11:46: TV TIMEOUT

11:46: Foul called

12:03: TIMEOUT Austin Peay

12:04: Pittman scores on an jumper inside - Texas leads 19-3

12:32: James with a finger roll lay-up right down the middle in a 3-on-2 break - Texas leads 17-3

13:29: Travel violation against the Longhorns

14:15: Augustine nails a three up top - Texas leads 15-3

14:37: Foul called on Lockett of Austin Peay

14:53: Abrams with an air ball

15:28: Damion James with a rejection on the Govenors Lockett

15:38: Atchley hits bonus free throw - Texas leads 12-3

15:38: TV TIMEOUT

15:38: Atchley scores and is fouled for Texas - Texas leads 11-3

15:52: Babington hits a 3 for the first score for APU - Austin Peay trails 9-3

16:05: TIMEOUT Austin Peay

16:06: Abrams hits another 3-pointer - Texas leads 9-0

16:12: Austin Peay has missed first 7 shots while Texas seems to be settling in

16:55: James on a thunderous SLAM for Texas

17:24: A.J. Abrams hits mid-range jumper - Texas leads 4-0

17:53: First FG goes to Mason of the Longhorns - Texas leads 2-0

18:00: Both teams have yet to score - very sloppy early

20:00: Tip won by Texas

Game start time is now 3:11 PM ET

2008 South Region Bracket

All games airing on CBS

First Round March 20 & 21 Sites TBD			Second Round March 22 & 23 Sites TBD			Regional Semifinals March 28 Reliant Stadium, Houston TX			Finals March 30 Reliant Stadium, Houston TX

1	Memphis	87
16	UT Arlington	63
			1	Memphis	77

			8	Mississppi State	74
8	Mississppi State	76

9	Oregon	69
						1	Memphis	92

						5	Michigan State	74
5	Michigan State	72

12	Temple	61
			5	Michigan State	65

			4	Pittsburgh	54
4	Pittsburgh	82

13	Oral Roberts	63
									1	Memphis	85

									2	Texas	67
6	Marquette	74

11	Kentucky	66
			6	Marquette	81

			3	Stanford	82
3	Stanford	77

14	Cornell	53
						3	Stanford	62

						2	Texas	82
7	Miami FL	78

10	Saint Mary's	64
			7	Miami FL	72

			2	Texas	75
2	Texas	74

15	Austin Peay	54

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