FAYETTEVILLE -- Friday night's game in Walton Arena was the first time Matt Figger faced the University of Arkansas as Austin Peay's coach, but he has plenty of experience against Razorbacks Coach Mike Anderson's teams.
Figger had played Anderson's teams -- at Alabama-Birmingham, Missouri and Arkansas -- 19 times previously as an assistant coach at South Alabama, Kansas State and South Carolina.
Anderson's teams improved to 12-8 against Figger's teams with the Razorbacks' 76-65 victory over the Governors in Walton Arena.
Austin Peay (8-5) was in position to upset Arkansas and extend its winning streak to seven games when leading 52-48 with 11:06 left.