{"id":164773,"date":"2026-02-22T15:22:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T15:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/164773\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T15:22:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T15:22:22","slug":"dolphins-go-toe-to-toe-with-austin-peay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/164773\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins Go Toe To Toe With Austin Peay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/stetson_2018_200x200.png\" alt=\"Stetson University\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p> Stetson University<\/p>\n<p>2\/26\/2026 | 7:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        ESPN+  &#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        1010 XL&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Feb. 26 (Thu) \/ 7:00 PM&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/stetson_2018_200x200.png\" alt=\"Stetson University\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        \u00a0Stetson University&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 In a clash with the ASUN&#8217;s top overall squad in Austin Peay, Jacksonville and the Governors went back and forth all game, ultimately resulting in a 65-61 loss for the Dolphins.<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville fell to 10-19 on the season and 5-11 in conference play. JU has lost its last two games with two games left on the schedule.<\/p>\n<p>It was yet another banner night for freshman guard <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/hayden-wood\/7926\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7926\" target=\"_blank\">Hayden Wood<\/a>, who led the &#8216;Phins as the team&#8217;s only double-digit scorer, hitting 22 points. It was Wood&#8217;s fifth 20-point game, fourth in conference and second consecutive game leading his team with 20-plus points.<\/p>\n<p>Wood finished second in the game overall in points, trailing APSU big man Rashaud Marshall&#8217;s 26 points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/jaylen-jones\/7925\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7925\" target=\"_blank\">Jaylen Jones<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/donovan-rivers\/6741\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"6741\" target=\"_blank\">Donovan Rivers<\/a> each added eight points. Jones led the entire game in rebounds with nine. His rebound total tied his collegiate high.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/jason-thirdkill-jr-\/7932\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7932\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Thirdkill Jr.<\/a> was second on the team with six boards, followed by five each from Chris Lockett and <a href=\"https:\/\/judolphins.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/allen-udemadu\/7930\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"7930\" target=\"_blank\">Allen Udemadu<\/a>. Thirdkill led the game in blocks with two.<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville got out to a 6-0 lead after going 3-3 at the rim in its first three possessions. Both schools traded blows for the duration of the first half, with JU going into the break down 33-28, its biggest deficit of the opening 20 minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the second half, APSU jumped out to a 12-point advantage just five minutes in. Down 12 points with just under 12 to play, the score sitting at 52-40 in favor of the Governors, Jacksonville mounted a 10-2 run to turn Saturday&#8217;s game on its head.<\/p>\n<p>During that run, all 10 points were scored by Wood. The freshman&#8217;s scoring barrage and two good free throws by Rivers got JU to down only four with under seven minutes to play.<\/p>\n<p>With 3:50 left on the clock, and both Tate McCubbin and Marshall watching from the bench via fouling out, Udemadu connected on an and-one opportunity to tie the game at 59. It was the last time the game was tied, as APSU salted away the clock to hand Jacksonville a season sweep.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville did do a good job limiting a normally explosive offense for Austin Peay. APSU&#8217;s 33 halftime points were its third fewest all season. Austin Peay&#8217;s Collin Parker, Zyree Collins and McCubbin all scored well below their season averages. Collins&#8217; four total points were his second fewest points scored all season, his fewest in conference play.<\/p>\n<p>Austin Peay also had not finished a game scoring in the 60s in all of conference play.<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville returns to action Thursday, Feb. 26 against Stetson for the final home game of the regular season. 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