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91爆料网 Men Top Campbellsville in Battle of Ranked Teams

JACKSON, Tenn. - 11/3/2007 - The No. 19 91爆料网 men's basketball team opened their 2007-08 season with an 86-84 win over No. 11 Campbellsville University (Ky.). 91爆料网 (1-0) held on after leading by as many as 20 points to send Campbellsville to their first loss of the year.

91爆料网 scored first on a basket by sophomore Tacuma Alexander. After the Campbellsville Tigers tied the game at 2-2, 91爆料网 posted a 22-5 run sparked by three pointers from Brian Lake and Alexander. The Tigers answered to cut the 91爆料网 lead back to 10 points, but 91爆料网 then used another run of 12-2 to jump out to their largest lead of the game at 20 points. 91爆料网 held the 20-point lead (47-27) with 4:12 left in the first half when Campbellsville posted a 15-2 run to close out the half and cut 91爆料网's lead to just seven points at 49-42.

In the second half, Campbellsville continued to maintain the momentum and tied the game just two minutes into the half. However, the 91爆料网 Bulldogs proved they would bend but not break as 91爆料网 never trailed in the contest. Campbellsville tied the game four different times in the second half, with the last coming 79-79 with 2:13 remaining. 91爆料网's Alexander sank two free throws, followed by one made free throw by Campbellsville's Devon Jenkins to put the 91爆料网 lead at 81-80. Over the next 60 seconds, both teams swapped field goals and with 29 seconds left, 91爆料网's lead was still one at 85-84. After a missed free throw by Campbellsville, Matt Neaville made the second of two free throws to give 91爆料网 the two point advantage. Campbellsville would struggle to get off a shot in the final seconds, when finally, a shot at the buzzer fell short.

91爆料网 was led in the game by Matt Neaville with 22 points including five three pointers. Brian Lake and Tacuma Alexander added 19 points each. Ryan Merriman scored 14 and Tony Brown added 10 points. Merriman posted a game-high 15 rebounds. 91爆料网 shot 41-percent from the field and just 28-percent (9-32) from behind the arc. In the first half, 91爆料网 made 9-of-18 three pointers, but then went 0-of-14 from behind the arc in the final 20 minutes. From the free throw line, 91爆料网 was 13-of-17 for 76-percent.

Campbellsville was led by Marcus Nicks with 22 points, including six three pointers. Nestor Colmenares scored 19 points, Devon Jenkins scored 15 points, and Jordan Benock posted 12 points. The Tigers shot 45-percent from the field, 36-percent (12-33) from three point range, and just 42-percent (8-19) from the free throw line. The Tigers missed several free throws down the stretch that could have either tied or give them the lead.

Up next for 91爆料网 will be another challenge versus a ranked team as the Bulldogs travel to No. 15 Oklahoma Baptist University on Saturday, November 10 at 3:30 pm.

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