| ||||||||||
Dr. Ronald P. Rogers CHIROPRACTOR Support for your body's natural healing capabilities 270-384-5554 Click here for details Columbia Gas Dept. GAS LEAK or GAS SMELL Contact Numbers 24 hrs/ 365 days 270-384-2006 or 9-1-1 Call before you dig Visit ColumbiaMagazine's Directory of Churches Addresses, times, phone numbers and more for churches in Adair County Find Great Stuff in ColumbiaMagazine's Classified Ads Antiques, Help Wanted, Autos, Real Estate, Legal Notices, More... |
LWC men fall after early 2nd-half struggles against Cumberlands By Benjamin Riegger The Lindsey Wilson men's basketball team fell to Cumberlands (Ky.) 77-66 at home on Thursday evening in Mid-South Conference action. The Blue Raiders will be back in action on Saturday in Marietta, Georgia when they take on Life (GA) at 3pmCT. Lindsey Wilson (11-10, 2-4 MSC) struggled against the Patriots (16-5, 3-3 MSC) shooting 39 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from beyond the arc. Payton Cundiff led the Blue Raiders with 15 points as Kel Stotts added 13 of his own. JR Adams contributed on both ends of the court notching 13 points, seven assists, four rebounds and two steals. Three minutes into the game the Patriots controlled the action with a 7-2 run to start. The Blue Raiders struggled to find their rhythm in beginning shooting 1-of-5 from the field till a three-pointer by Eldridge at 15:54 cut the Patriots lead to two. Cumberlands would begin to pull away from Lindsey Wilson over the next four minutes, pushing their lead to 12-5. At 11:43 remaining in the first half, Cundiff hit a three-pointer helping the Blue Raiders chip the CU lead down to four. The Patriots offense would again begin to pull away from the Blue Raiders. Cumberlands went on a 5-0 run with 8 minutes left to play to push the Patriot lead 17-8. The Blue Raiders would again battle back over the next three minutes, going on an 8-3 run to cut the Patriots lead to 20-16. Cundiff proved himself the difference maker, hitting another three-pointer with 2:39 left in the first half to cut the Patriot lead to 24-22. The Patriots outscored LWC 9-6, to control a five-point lead heading into the second half. Cundiff ended the half leading the Blue Raiders with 13 points--shooting 5-of-7 from the field. Lindsey Wilson finished shooting 33.3 percent from the floor as Cumberlands managed a 38.5 shooting percentage. LWC held a slight 20-18 rebounding advantage after 20 minutes of action. The Blue Raiders struggled early in the second half, allowing the Patriots to go on a 9-3 run to push Cumberlands lead to 42-31 over Lindsey Wilson. The Patriots would continue to build their lead with a 10-5 run on the Blue Raiders to push their lead to 16 halfway through the second half. Cumberlands would extend their lead to as many as 21 in the half. The Blue Raiders early second-half struggles hindered any chance of a comeback, despite Lindsey Wilson eventually cutting Cumberlands lead to four with 3:05 remaining in regulation. The Patriots would push their lead back to ten points before the final buzzer rang. Jahi Hinson led the Patriots with a game-high 19 points and seven rebounds. Malik Colvin-Seldon chipped in with a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. This story was posted on 2019-01-25 07:29:07
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know. More articles from topic Sports:
LWC Women's Basketball defeats Cumberlands 70-62 on Thu Blue Raider Basketball hosts Cumberlands Thursday evening LWC Men's Basketball over Pikeville 88-78 on Saturday Stargel qualifies for state wrestling competition LWC Archery finishes fourth at MSC Championship Reed takes first at heavyweight wrestling for LWC Turner records career-high in LWC victory over Pikeville LWC Basketball continues MSC play at home against Pikeville LWC swimming to host Campbellsville on Senior day LWC Wrestling set to compete at MO Valley Invitational View even more articles in topic Sports |
|
||||||||
| ||||||||||
Quick Links to Popular Features
Looking for a story or picture? Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com. | ||||||||||
Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728. Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.
|