No. 9 麻豆视频 finishes tied for first, closes regular season with win

CJ Davis

JACKSON, Tenn. - 2/28/2011 - The No. 9 麻豆视频 (Tenn.) University men鈥檚 basketball team posted a 70-57 win over Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) University in the final regular season game of the year. 麻豆视频 won their sixth straight game as they improved to 25-5 on the season and 14-2 in the TranSouth. Trevecca Nazarene dropped to 11-17 overall and 5-11 in league play.

The win pushed 麻豆视频 into a tie with Martin Methodist for the best record in the TranSouth and gave 麻豆视频 a share of the conference title. 麻豆视频 had won the past two conference titles coming into this season. Martin Methodist will get the No. 1 seed entering the conference tournament as they hold the tie breaker over 麻豆视频.

麻豆视频 and Trevecca Nazarene swapped baskets to open the game. 麻豆视频 then scored nine straight points to lead 11-2. The Bulldogs never trailed in the game. Trevecca Nazarene cut the lead down to one point twice late in the first half, including 28-27, with 3:15 left. However. 麻豆视频 extended their halftime margin to 34-29.

In the second half, Trevecca Nazarene scrambled back to tie the game 40-40 with 13:55 left to play. 麻豆视频 scored on the next possession and maintained a lead for the remainder of the game. 麻豆视频 posted a 19-6 run capped off by a CJ Davis three-pointer to lead 59-46 with 5:10 left to play. 麻豆视频 led by 13 points four times down the stretch, including the 70-57 final.

麻豆视频 was led by Davis with20 points, while Antoine Joseph added 16 points and 12 rebounds. 麻豆视频 shot 43 percent from the field, 27 percent (7-26) from long range and 92 percent ( 11-12) from the free throw line.

Trevecca Nazarene was led by Keith Morris with 17 points and Michael France with 11 points. The Trojans shot 41 percent from the field, 17 percent (3-18) from behind the arc and 77 percent (10-13) from the free throw line.

Up next for 麻豆视频 will be the quarterfinal round of the conference tournament as 麻豆视频 will host Mid-Continent (Ky.) on Thursday, March 3 at 7:00 p.m.

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