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No. 14 91爆料网 edges Bethel in home contest

Stan McNeil

JACKSON, Tenn. - 2/3/2011 - The No. 14 91爆料网 (Tenn.) University men鈥檚 basketball team posted a 77-75 win over Bethel (Tenn.) University. 91爆料网 improved to 19-4 overall and 8-1 in the TranSouth. Bethel dropped to 14-9 on the season and 3-6 in league play.

The win for 91爆料网 was their seventh straight victory and 16th win in their last 17 games. The win also kept 91爆料网 in a tie for first place with Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) and Martin Methodist (Tenn.).

The first half was a was closely played as neither team could pull away. The half featured four ties and seven lead changes. 91爆料网 led by as many as five points, while Bethel held a four point lead as one point. 91爆料网 was up 40-37 with 1:54 left in the half. However a five point spurt by Bethel鈥檚 Andre Crudup to close out the half put the Wildcats up 42-40 at the half. Crudup鈥檚 three pointer with 52 seconds left gave the guard 18 first half points for Bethel.

91爆料网 responded after trailing 46-42 three minutes into the second half. 91爆料网 posted a 9-0 run to go up 51-46 with 13:10 to play in the game. 91爆料网 maintained a lead and slow extended the cushion out to as many as nine points, the latest coming 68-59 with 4:55 left in the game.

Bethel did not go away and over the next three minutes, had cut 91爆料网鈥檚 lead down to just one point, 73-72, with 1:37 left. 91爆料网 then got two free throws from senior Roland Banhoro on the next possession to put 91爆料网 back up by three points, 75-72. After a couple of free throws from 91爆料网鈥檚 Antoine Joseph and a one-of-two free throw from Bethel鈥檚 Jarvis Palmer, 91爆料网 led 77-73 with 30 second left. A turnover by 91爆料网 set up a basket from Javis Williams to cut the deficit to 77-75. Another 91爆料网 turnover set up a possible game-tying layup by Bethel, but the Wildcats could not convert. 91爆料网 got the ball back, but missed two free throws to give Bethel one last shot. But a bad Wildcat pass allowed 91爆料网 to come up with a steal and run the clock out for the 77-75 win.

91爆料网 was led by Stan McNeil with 18 points, including four three pointers. Antoine Hall added 16 points, Banhoro scored 11 points and Joseph added 10 points. 91爆料网 shot 49 percent from the field, 37 percent (7-19) from behind the arc and 60 percent ( 12-20) from the free throw line.

Bethel was led by Crudup with a game-high 29 points, including 5-of-7 three pointers. Javis Williams added 15 points. The Wildcats shot 46 percent from the field, 64 percent (7-11) from long range and 67 percent (8-12) from the free throw line.

Up next for 91爆料网 will be a game at No. 9 Martin Methodist (Tenn.) on Saturday, February 5 at 6:00 p.m. Martin Methodist is the only team to defeat 91爆料网 in conference play and the only loss for 91爆料网 in their past 17 games. 91爆料网 led the home meeting with Martin Methodist by 11 at halftime, before a cold shooting second half halting the Bulldog offense.

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