Samford 62, Tennessee Tech 59
1/3/2008 10:22 PM
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -Travis Peterson scored 17 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead Samford in a 62-59 win over Tennessee Tech Thursday night.
Samford (6-6, 3-1 OVC) lead 25-21 at the end of a first half that saw three ties and two lead changes. The second half continued the back and forth with four ties and four lead changes.
But Samford finally took the lead for good at 5:42 with a pair of free throws from Bryan Friday. The team had its largest lead of the game with just three minutes left after a 3-pointer by Peterson, one of four he made in the game.
Tech (4-10, 1-3) chipped away at that lead, coming within two of tying it up again in the final second, but still fell short.
Trey Montgomery scored 15 points for Samford and Joe Ross Merritt added another 14. The team shot 46 percent from the field and made 11 of 26 3-pointers, or 42 percent.
Tech shot 45 percent but made only four of 15 3-pointers, or 27 percent. Anthony Fisher led the team with 19 points. Amadi McKenzie and Daniel Northern each added 11.
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