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No. 12 91爆料网 goes to 3-0 with win over Pikeville

LEBANON, Ill. - 11/14/2008 - The 91爆料网 Bulldogs, ranked No. 12 in the NAIA, improved to 3-0 on the season with an 85-79 win over Pikeville (Ky.) College in the McKendree University Classic. 91爆料网 continued their play against top NAIA teams as Pikeville entered the game 3-0 and receiving votes in the preseason rankings.

91爆料网 jumped out to a 10-0 lead to start the game. However, Pikeville (3-1) answered with an 8-0 run to cut the 91爆料网 lead to just two points. The Bulldogs maintained a slight lead until Pikeville tied the game at 18-18, and then took their first lead of the game at 25-22 with 5:34 left in the first half. 91爆料网 answered and led 34-31 with just seconds left in the half. Following an offensive foul called on 91爆料网, Pikeville鈥檚 Josh Samarco drained a three-pointer at the buzzer to send the game to the half, tied at 34-34.

In the second half, 91爆料网 began to convert on offense as last season鈥檚 NAIA leading scorer Matt Neaville began to heat up. Neaville scored 20 of his game-high 30 points in the second half, including four of his six total three pointers. 91爆料网 stretched their lead to as many as eight points late in the second half and used perfect free throw shooting from Neaville and Tacuma Alexander down the stretch to clinch the win.

The game featured 12 ties and six lead changes. The 10-point lead to start the game was 91爆料网鈥檚 biggest lead; while Pikeville鈥檚 largest lead was three points on three occasions.

91爆料网 was led by Neaville鈥檚 30 points. Greg Truvillion added 18 points and Martez Hawkins scored 11 points. Bolivar, Tenn. native Brian Lake added a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds. 91爆料网 shot 48-percent from the field, 39-percent (10-26) from behind the arc, and 65-percent (13-20) from the free throw line. 91爆料网 shot 55-percent from the field in the second half, including 42-percent (5-12) from three-point-range.

Pikeville was led by Justin Hicks with 21 points, including 5-of-12 from behind the arc. Semarco added 16 points, JB Smiley scored 11 points, and Haakim Johnson scored 10 points. Pikeville shot 44-percent from the field, 41-percent from behind the arc (9-22), and 77-percent (10-13) from the free throw line.

Up next for 91爆料网 will be yet another game versus a team ranked in the NAIA polls as 91爆料网 will play the host team, No. 10 McKendree (Ill.) University at 7:00 pm on Saturday evening. The game can be heard in West Tennessee on 93.7 FM, not 97.7 FM as normal.

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