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    Speaks, Liberty down Austin Peay 79-73 in OT

    LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) -- Tavares Speaks scored a team-high 18 points as Liberty beat Austin Peay 79-73 Saturday in overtime.

    Davon Marshall scored 16 and JR Coronado added 10 and a career-high 18 boards for Liberty (10-19).

    Marshall moved into fourth place all-time in 3-point field goals made for Liberty.

    After Coronado's layup with 1:15 remaining pushed Liberty's lead to 65-62, Travis Betran connected from behind the arc to tie the game at 65-all with 26 seconds left. Marshall's missed 3-pointer with 2 seconds left sent the game into overtime.

    Liberty scored the first six points of the extra period - Speaks made a jumper followed by layups from Marshall and Sanders - to go up 71-65 with 3:26 remaining.

    Austin Peay (7-22) made it 71-69 on Chris Horton's free throw, but the Flames made eight free throws in the final 1:28 to seal the victory.

    Anthony Campbell scored 21 points for the Governors.

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    Team Comparison

    TeamRecordConfDivision/PlacePFPAFG%3 Pt%FT%Streak
    Liberty15-216-105th Big South-North69.170.042.937.573.0Lost 1
    Austin Peay8-234-126th Ohio Valley-West71.576.545.738.367.3Won 1