Oatsvall was 15 of 23 for 193 yards and no interceptions, throwing for two touchdowns apiece to DeAngelo Wilson and DJ Montgomery. Kentel Williams added 118 rushing yards and a score for the Governors (5-6, 3-5 Ohio Valley Conference), who rushed for 254 of their 447 total yards on offense.
Murray State (5-6, 5-3) scored on Malik Honeycutt's 80-yard punt return to get within five points of the Governors early in the fourth quarter. Austin Peay responded with Williams' 46-yard touchdown run, Oatsvall's 12-yard score to Montgomery and Trent Taylor's 71-yard interception return for a score that came in the final minute.
The Racers' Drew Anderson was 23 of 44 for 247 yards passing and two touchdowns but was picked off three times.