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LWC Men's Basketball falls to CU 82-64 on Saturday

By Christopher Coombs

Campbellsville, KY - The Lindsey Wilson men's Basketball team fell to Campbellsville (Ky.) 82-64 on Saturday afternoon in the Battle of Highway 55 at the Powell Athletic Center in Mid-South Conference action.

The Blue Raiders are back in action on Monday when they take on Oakwood University at Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY, starting at 7pmCT.


The Blue Raiders (8-9, 0-3 MSC) shot just 38.3 percent from the floor after connecting on 10-of-28 three point attempts. Campbellsville (16-2, 2-1 MSC) shot 50.8 percent from the floor after knocking down 31-of-61 of their attempts. The Tigers held a slight 35-33 rebounding advantage as both squads managed to record seven steals.

Shakaris Laney finished the game just one rebound shy of a double-double after he finished the game with a career-high 20 points and nine rebounds. Matthew Eldridge was the only other Blue Raider in double figures after scoring a career-high 18 points.

Campbellsville jumped out to an early 6-0 lead in the game after connecting on back-to-back three's to start the contest but the Blue Raiders were able to battle their way back to take the lead at 7-6 with 14:19 to play. Two minute later the Blue Raiders would extend their lead to three but Campbellsville quickly tied the game at 13-13 on their next possession, spurring an 8-0 run by the Tigers, giving them a five point advantage.

Lindsey Wilson was able to tie things again at 18 as both squads exchanged points until the teams found themselves deadlocked at 22-22 with four minutes to play.

Campbellsville managed to outscore LWC 12-4 to take an eight point lead at 36-28 at halftime.

The Blue Raiders shot 42.9 percent from the floor on 12-of-28 shooting as the Tigers bolstered a 46.9 shooting percentage after connecting on 15-of-32 attempts. LWC held a slight 18-15 rebounding advantage but gave up eight turnovers to Campbellsville's three during the first 20 minutes of action.

Campbellsville would control the action in the second half, extending their lead to 18 points just five minutes in. From there Campbellsville was able to maintain their lead as they clung to their 18 point advantage with 10:04 to play.

Lindsey would trim the Tiger lead to nine after producing a 13-4 run, connecting on 4-of-5 three point attempts to the 6:30 mark. Laney cashed in on two of the attempts as Eldridge and JR Adams also found their stroke from deep.

Campbellsville put an end to the Blue Raiders comeback bid when they were able to produce a 9-0 scoring spurt that lasted until the 3:21 mark of the second half, giving the Tigers a commanding 18 point lead, one they would hold on to when the final buzzer rang as the Blue Raiders would fall 82-64.

Campbellsville's Andrew Tyler recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds as three other Tigers finished the game with double digit points. Hagen Tyler finished with a game-high 25 points and Joan Duran and Stephaun Adams finished with 14 and 12 points, respectively.


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