CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - NAIA No. 6 Trevecca (18-4, 3-0) defeated Tennessee Temple University (9-10) on the road Tuesday afternoon by a final score of 79-76.

Trevecca shot out to a comfortable lead early with a 17-0 run as seniors Eric Price and Wes Poe led the Trojans in the first half with 13 points and 10 points respectively. The Trojans shot 53.3% (16-of-30) from the field in the first half and held Tennessee Temple to shooting only 38.5% (10-of-26) from the field. After leading by as much as 18 points in the first half, Trevecca took a 42-29 lead into halftime.

The second half saw the Crusaders of Tennessee Temple come back to within one point of Trevecca with a 17-5 run with just over 13 minutes left in the game, but the Trojans held on as an Alex Renfroe three pointer and an Eric Price dunk stopped a home crowd momentum swing to put the Trojans ahead by eight with nine minutes left. Tennessee Temple refused to give up and with 11.9 seconds left Trevecca held a slim 77-73 lead. With 6.6 seconds left, junior Trojan Jerod Perry hit two free throws to seal the 79-76 Trevecca victory.

Senior Trojan Eric Price led Trevecca with 23 points and eight rebounds while senior Wes Poe chipped in with his team high sixth double-double of the season with a 16 point, 12 rebound performance. The Trojans hit 46.3% (25-of-54) from the field, 71.1% (27-of-38) from the free throw line, but only 15.7% (2-of-12) from the three point line.

Brad Harris led the way for Tennessee Temple scoring 21 points including five three pointers. The Crusaders shot 49.1% (28-of-57) from the field, 41.9% (13-of-31) from the three point line, and 87.5% (7-of-8) from the free throw line.