91爆料网 Men win 92-82, Snap Four-Game Skid with Second Half Rally

JACKSON, Tenn. - 2/21/2008 - The 91爆料网 Bulldogs snapped their longest losing streak in four seasons with a 92-82 win over Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.). 91爆料网 improved to 14-12 on the season and 8-8 in the conference. Freed-Hardeman dropped to 17-9 overall and 9-8 in league play.

The game opened with the visiting Lions posting five straight points. 91爆料网 stayed close and at the 13:51 mark, Brian Lake gave 91爆料网 their first lead, 15-14. The lead was brief as the Lions jumped back up by five points. 91爆料网 again rallied to take a brief one-point lead, but couldn鈥檛 hold it. Freed-Hardeman posted a 13-4 run to take their biggest lead of the game at eight points, 37-29, with 5:10 left in the half. 91爆料网 managed to cut the Lion鈥檚 halftime lead down to five points at the half, 44-39.

In the second half, Freed-Hardeman came out with the momentum and looked to put the game away by taking a quick seven-point lead, 48-41, just one minute into the half. However, playing in front of an energized home crowd in the first game at 鈥淭he Fred鈥� since the tornado, 91爆料网 started to come alive. With 16:21 left, the Bulldogs trailed 55-49. But over the next eight minutes, 91爆料网 posted a 25-5 run, including a run of 16-0. During that stretch, 91爆料网 made seven three pointers, including five from Matt Neaville. 91爆料网 led 74-60 with 8:53 left. Freed-Hardeman mounted a rally, and closed the 91爆料网 lead down to just six points, 85-79, with 2:24 left. But 91爆料网 closed the game, scoring seven of the game鈥檚 final 10 points to win 92-82. 91爆料网 outscored Freed-Hardeman 53-38 in the final 20 minutes.

91爆料网 was led by Matt Neaville with a game-high and 91爆料网 career-high 37 points. His nine made three pointers was just one shy of tying the school record. Bolivar native Brian Lake posted his eleventh double-double of the season with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Keith Tolliver added 10 points, while Ryan Merriman grabbed 11 rebounds. 91爆料网 shot 40-percent from the field, 39-percent (15-39) from behind the arc, and 77-percent (13-17) from the free throw line.

Freed-Hardeman was led by Kristoffer Smith with 25 points. Zack Frey scored 13 points, Cedric Austin added 11 points, and Tyler Jennings posted 10 points. The Lions shot 43-percent from the field, 38-percent (11-29) from three-point range, and 75-percent (0-12) from the charity stripe.

Up next for 91爆料网 will be a conference game on the road on Saturday, February 23 when the Bulldogs travel to Memphis to play Crichton at 2:00 pm.

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