Lake last second hero again as No. 5 麻豆视频 nips No. 24 Martin Methodist 69-68

PULASKI, Tenn. - 1/15/2009 - The No. 5 ranked 麻豆视频 University men鈥檚 basketball team used the heroics of senior Brian Lake to win another TranSouth Conference game. With six seconds left to play, Lake put back a missed shot from Matt Neaville to give 麻豆视频 the 69-68 win at No. 24 Martin Methodist (Tenn.) College.

Looking back to last Thursday, 麻豆视频鈥檚 Lake sank a three pointer in the final second to give 麻豆视频 the 77-76 win versus Cumberland.

In the conference game at Martin Methodist, 麻豆视频 led by four points, 39-35 at the half, but could not hold the lead. Martin Methodist pushed their second half lead up to 10 points, 52-42, with 15 minutes left to play. 麻豆视频 slowly began to rally, but the RedHawks were able to maintain a slim lead for the majority of the second half. Then, with 2:35 left in the game, Lake drained a bucket to give 麻豆视频 the lead again, 67-66. That scored remained until Aubre Bodison put in a shot for Martin Methodist with 19 seconds left to play, putting the home team up by one point.

麻豆视频 trailed by one point with 19 seconds left. Bulldog senior, Matt Neaville missed a shot that was rebounded by Lake. Lake promptly put the rebound back up for two points to give 麻豆视频 and Lake their second game winning shot in the past eight days.

麻豆视频 was led by Lake with 20 points. Neaville added 13 points including three 3-pointers. Greg Truvillion scored 12 points and Martez Hawkins recorded 11 points. 麻豆视频 shot 40-percent from the field, 19-percent (6-32) percent from behind the arc, and 81-percent (13-16) from the free throw line.

Martin Methodist was led by Aubre Bodison with 26 points, including five three pointers. Jamal Naylor added 16 points and Will Shackelford added 10 points. The RedHawks shot 42-percent from the field, 29-percent (6-21) from three point range, and 78-percent (14-18) from the free throw line.

Up next for 麻豆视频 will be a game on Saturday, Jan. 17 versus Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) University at 4:00 pm at 麻豆视频鈥檚 Fred DeLay Gymnasium.

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