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Published Dec 21, 2016
By The Numbers: Austin Peay Preview
Jordan Wells  •  TheHoosier
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TheHoosier.com has a look at noteworthy facts and figures entering Indiana's Thursday night home tilt against Austin Peay.

Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET and it will be broadcast live on Big Ten Plus.

2 - Previous all-time meetings between Austin Peay and Indiana. The Hoosiers won both of those prior matchups, including a 102-76 win last year.

4 - Austin Peay marks the fourth non-conference opponent IU has played this year that earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament last season. The Governors won the Ohio Valley Conference's bid last year.

27 - Number of seasons Dave Loos has served as Austin Peay's head coach.

7.3 - Blocks per game for the Hoosiers over their last six contests. IU averaged 3.9 per game last season.

25 - Consecutive games won at home for the Hoosiers. A win over Austin Peay would move this streak from a tie to the fifth-longest in school history.

88.7 - Indiana's winning percentage at home since 2011-12, boasting an 88-11 overall record. That mark is the highest in the Big Ten.

319 - Austin Peay's ranking nationally on Kenpom.com. That's the third-lowest on IU's schedule this season.

4 - Number of victories thus far for Austin Peay. However, two of those were over non-Division 1 opponents in Oakland City and Spalding.

347 - The Governors' national adjusted defensive efficiency ranking on Kenpom.com. They allow 1.15 points per possession to an average offense.

73 - Average possessions per game for Austin Peay. This pace ranks 66th nationally, so, fairly uptempo.

92.5 - Percentage of available minutes played by Austin Peay junior guard Josh Robinson. That individual rate is the 10th highest nationally.

28 - Point spread for the game via Kenpom.com.

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