2016 OVC Men's Basketball Championship - Semifinals

3/4/2016 9:09:10 AM

#8 AUSTIN PEAY 97, #1 BELMONT 96
NASHVILLE (AP) - Chris Horton scored 30 points, including a pair of free throws with a minute left in overtime and Austin Peay held on to upset top-seeded Belmont 97-96 on Friday night in an Ohio Valley Conference semifinal.

The eighth-seeded Governors (17-17) will to face No. 2 UT Martin in the championship Saturday.

Horton was 8 of 11 from the field and made 14 of 16 free throws. Josh Robinson had 25 points and Jared Savage chipped in 21 for Austin Peay.

Evan Bradds scored 32 points to lead Belmont (20-11).

John Murry made a pair of free throws to give the Governors a 95-94 lead. Bradds committed a turnover and Amanze Egekeze missed two free throws on the Bruins' next two possessions before Horton made two from the line to make it a 3-point game.

Bradds missed a layup and Austin Luke a 3-point attempt to end it.

#2 UT MARTIN 83, #3 MOREHEAD STATE 70
NASHVILLE (AP) - Jacolby Mobley hit four 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 22 points to help No. 2 seed UT Martin beat No. 3 seed Morehead State 83-70 Friday night in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament semifinal.

UT Martin (19-13) advances to Saturday's championship game against No. 8 seed Austin Peay (17-17), which upset No. 1 seed Belmont 97-96 in overtime Friday.

Trailing by three at halftime, Morehead State rallied to a 44-43 lead on Xavier Moon's jumper, but soon trailed 50-44 after the Skyhawks' Alex Anderson made a 3-pointer with 16:24 left.

Mobley's pair of free throws gave the Skyhawks a 67-54 lead and UT Martin pulled away while the Eagles went scoreless for 3 1/2 minutes.

Twymond Howard scored 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds for UT Martin, which led 40-37 at halftime on 67 percent shooting. Kedar Edwards and Alex Anderson added 13 points apiece.

Brent Arrington led the Eagles (19-12) with 15 points.