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Cumberland came out putting relentless pressure on the basketball early, and the Trojans struggled from the opening tip to handle it. Trevecca did lead briefly at 4-2, but Cumberland came back quickly to tie the game at 4-4. an 8-2 Cumberland spurt stretched the Bulldogs' lead to six points with 12:15 to play in the first half, and for much of the remainder of the period, the Trojans' deficit hovered around the six point mark. Late in the first half, Cumberland put together a pair of 5-0 runs to stretch their lead out to 14 at the break, 39-25.

Several times in the early stages of half number two, the Trojans cut the deficit to single digits, but each time, Cumberland answered, stretching their lead back out. But with 4:53 remaining, the Trojans dug in. Christopher Harris cut the margin to seven with a three pointer, and just under two minutes later, Michael France buried a three of his own to cut the deficit to just four. Cumberland was able to rebuild the lead to seven points with 1:36 left, but the Trojans' defense helped Trevecca score five unanswered points to cut the deficit to just two points. With 8.8 seconds left, the Trojans fouled Brandon Powell, sending the junior transfer to the line, and the Trojans got him to miss one of his two free throw attempts, giving Trevecca the chance to tie the game. Unlike a week ago against Martin Methodist, however, this time the Trojans fell short. Matthew Elliott could not get his three point attempt to fall, and Brian Oduor hit a jumper at the buzzer, but it was a two point field goal and the Trojans fell 76-75.

Oduor led the Trojans with 29 points and nine rebounds. He was joined in double figures by Elliott (14), Harris (10), and France (10). De'Jon Everson dished out seven assists in the contest.

As a team, Trevecca shot 27-of-42 (64.3%) from the floor, 5-of-9 (55.6%) from long distance, and 16-of-24 (66.7%) from the charity stripe. The Trojans were out-rebounded 27-19.