Andres Arellano, Junior, sent the game to overtime with a three-point play, with four seconds left, and Ahlante Askew broke the final tie with a three-pointer with under a minute left in the extra session to give Purdue-Northwest a 78-76 win over Truman at Pershing Arena on Wednesday afternoon. The Bulldogs trailed by as many as 13 points in the second half, but came roaring back:
Brad Boyer with the call on nemopressbox.com. Jahki Parrinello led Truman with 24 points, but fouled out early in overtime. Emmanuel Byrd had a double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds. Truman drops to 3-5 and will next play at Northeastern State, Oklahoma, on Sunday. The Pride grabbed 23 offensive rebounds and had 24 more field goal attempts. Kevin Taylor scored 19 points. They improve to 4-4 and sweep two games with Truman this season.
postgame with Mike Worley:
