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No. 22 91爆料网 Breaks Skid with 77-66 Win Over Cumberland

JACKSON, Tenn. - 2/1/2007 - The 91爆料网 men鈥檚 basketball team snapped their longest losing skid in two years with a 77-66 win over Cumberland University (Tenn.) on Thursday night at 鈥淭he Fred鈥�. 91爆料网, ranked No. 22 in the latest poll, improved to 14-7 overall and 7-3 in the conference. Cumberland dropped to 11-10 on the season and 3-7 in league play.

With the win, 91爆料网 sweeps the regular season series with Cumberland after posting a 74-56 win in Lebanon back in January.

Neither team shot well in the opening half as both sets of Bulldogs posted 36-percent shooting performances. 91爆料网 scored first on a basket by Pierry Valmera. It was quickly answered by Cumberland鈥檚 Torrez Hampton to tie the game at 2-2. This would be the closest Cumberland would get for the remainder of the night. 91爆料网 began to build a lead and posted their largest first half lead of 15 points, 29-14, at the 3:33 mark. At the break, 91爆料网 boasted a 12-point advantage, 36-24.

In the second half, the shooting improved slightly with 91爆料网 continuing to hold the momentum. 91爆料网 stretched their lead to 16 points, the biggest of the game on a field goal by Mack Bealim to set the score at 42-26 at the 16:41 mark. Cumberland, however, posted a run of 14-5 run over the next three minutes to cut 91爆料网鈥檚 lead to just seven points. 91爆料网 responded and held off their opponents as seven points was the closest Cumberland would get in the game. 91爆料网 walked away with a 77-66 win to pull back into a tie for second place in the league.

91爆料网 shot 41-percent for the game, including 33-percent (6-18) from behind the arc. Cumberland shot 39-percent from the field and just 16-percent (3-19) from behind the arc.

The 91爆料网 Bulldogs were led by Mack Bealim with 19 points. Deywane Lee added 16 points and nine rebounds, while Pierry Valmera scored 14 points.

Cumberland was led by Torrez Hampton with 13 points and Brandon Olkham with 12 points. Kevin Bufford grabbed 10 boards for Cumberland.

Up next for 91爆料网 will be a top-25 battle with No. 19 Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.) on Saturday, February 3 at 4:00 pm in 91爆料网鈥檚 Fred DeLay Gymnasium. 91爆料网 tries to avenge and earlier 86-70 loss at Trevecca Nazarene. And if this game needed any more juice, both 91爆料网 and Trevecca Nazarene find themselves tied for second in the TranSouth along with Martin Methodist and Crichton with three losses each.

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