JACKSON, Tenn. - 2/24/2009 - The No. 7 91±¬ÁÏÍø Bulldogs erased an 18-point deficit to defeat Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) University 78-75 at home on Tuesday night. With the win, 91±¬ÁÏÍø held their one game lead in the TranSouth Conference standings with just two games to play. 91±¬ÁÏÍø is now 23-5 on the season and 12-2 in league play. The Trojans of Trevecca Nazarene are now 12-16 overall and 6-8 in conference play.
At the 14:18 mark of the second half Trevecca Nazarene led 91±¬ÁÏÍø by 18 points, 60-42. 91±¬ÁÏÍø slowly started to chip away, and with 9:34 left to play 91±¬ÁÏÍø had cut the Trojan lead to 10 points, 69-59. Over the next seven-plus minutes, 91±¬ÁÏÍø exploded for a 17-0 run to give the Bulldogs their biggest lead of the contest, 76-69, with 2:05 to play. Trevecca Nazarene drained back-to-back three pointers to cut 91±¬ÁÏÍø's lead to one, 76-75, with 1:20 left in the game. After both teams posted empty possessions, 91±¬ÁÏÍø's Greg Truvillion made two free throws with sevens seconds left to put 91±¬ÁÏÍø up by three, 78-75. Trevecca Nazarene then missed a late three-point attempt and 91±¬ÁÏÍø's comeback victory was complete, 78-75.
This come-from-behind win for 91±¬ÁÏÍø came just three days after the Bulldogs had lost a 17-point lead at Freed-Hardeman in 75-73 loss.
This game started much differently than many of 91±¬ÁÏÍø's recent games, as the Bulldogs were down the entire first half. Trevecca Nazarene started the game on a 5-0 run and continued to build their lead, going up by as many as 10 points, 35-25 with just over two minutes left before the break. 91±¬ÁÏÍø quickly answered with a Matt Neaville three pointer and a basket by Brian Lake to leave the Bulldogs down by only five points, 35-30. Trevecca's Brian Odour made a bucket of his own to give Trevecca a seven-point halftime advantage, 37-30.
91±¬ÁÏÍø was led on the night by Greg Truvillion, who posted his ninth double-double of the year with a game-high 23 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Matt Neaville added 19 points and a game-high six assists in the Bulldog's win. Antoine Joseph and Keith Tolliver each recorded 10 points for 91±¬ÁÏÍø.
Trevecca was led by Brian Odour with 21 points. Jeremy Dixon recorded 14 points for the Trojans. Michael France posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Christopher Harris added 10 points.
Up next, the Bulldogs will travel to Blue Mountain, Miss., Thursday, Feb. 26, for a match up against Blue Mountain (Miss.) College. The game is set to tip off at 8 pm.
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