Ohio Valley Conference Preview by Nathan Clinkenbeard Sports writers, coaches and players can spend all the time in the world wondering who will be number one in the OVC by the end of the season, but the regular season hardly matters as much in a mid-major conference. Take the Austin […]

Ohio Valley Conference 2003-04 Season Recap by Neal Heston Only one word can describe the way the season ended for the Ohio Valley Conference: disappointment. The first team to survive through league play undefeated in over three decades didn’t even qualify for the NCAA Tournament, and the lone team to […]

Ohio Valley Finals Recap Recap by Jeff Smith Murray State 66, Austin Peay 60 The battle for supremacy in the OVC came down to a “Clash of the Titans” on Saturday night in the conference championship in Nashville, Tennessee. The conferences top two teams in Murray State and Austin Peay […]

Ohio Valley Semifinals Preview Preview by Toni Jainez No. 1 Austin Peay Govs vs. No. 4 Eastern Kentucky Colonels The Govs may have had a close call in the quarterfinals versus the Tigers of Tennessee State, but they still managed to shoot 48% from the field, which is better than […]

Ohio Valley Conference Quarterfinals Preview Preview by Jeff Smith The Ohio Valley Conference is made up of 11 schools, of which only the top eight at the end of regular season play advance to the conference tournament. The top four seeds host the quarterfinals, with the winners traveling to Nashville, […]

Ohio Valley Conference Quarterfinals Recap Recap by Jeff Smith No. 1 Austin Peay Governors 75, No. 8 Tennessee State Tigers 71 Austin Peay (20-8) won their 28th consecutive game at home and advanced to the semifinals, where they will face Eastern Kentucky on Friday with a 75-71 OVC first-round win […]

Ohio Valley Conference Notebook by Jeff Smith The regular season came to an end last weekend for the Ohio Valley Conference, and it was a season of firsts. Austin Peay (19-8, 16-0) became the first school to go undefeated in conference play since the 1960-70 season when Western Kentucky went […]

Ohio Valley Conference Notebook by Jeff Smith February 14 means hearts, love and Valentines for most of the free world, but not so this past Saturday night for 6,000 plus fans of the Austin Peay Governors or the Murray State Racers. The two teams met for a regular season showdown […]

Ohio Valley Conference Notebook by Michael Protos Hitting the home stretch The Ohio Valley Conference is quickly approaching the final sprint of the regular season, and the teams are jockeying for the best spot – or any spot – in the OVC tournament. Here’s quick refresher course in the OVC […]