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MSC Basketball: Campbellsville 75. Shawnee State 56

Campbellsville sinks SSU to set up MSC title bout with Georgetown
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By Chris Megginson / Campbellsville University Sports Information CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY – All of the “what ifs” fell in line perfectly Thursday night, February 26, 2015, to set up a Mid-South Conference co-championship game at 3pmCT/4pmET, Saturday, February 28, 2015 between No. 7 Georgetown College and No. 9 Campbellsville University in CU’s Powell Athletic Center, 203 Tiger Way, Campbellsville, KY. Prior to the game, the Tigers will honor seniors D’Von Campbell, Darius Clement, Eric Gaines and Damontre Harris.



If Campbellsville pulls off the upset Saturday, it will be only the second regular season MSC title for the CU Tigers, with the first coming in 2009-10, which was also the last time both the CU men and women claimed conference crowns in the same year.

Campbellsville 75. Shawnee State 56

Campbellsville ran away with a 75-56 win over Shawnee State University to avenge a road loss from earlier in the season, while No. 3 University of Pikeville and Georgetown both were upset on the road Thursday evening. The winner of Saturday's game will share the MSC season crown with UPike and hold the No. 2 seed in the MSC Tournament.

CU controlled Thursday's home game with Shawnee State, holding the Bears' offense to less than 60 points, less than a week after holding St. Catharine College in the 40s.
The Tigers shot 50 percent from the floor in the win, including 53.6 percent (15-of-28) from the arc. Senior guard D'Von Campbell led the way with an 8-of-11 3-point performance to finish with a game-high 29 points.

Campbell helped open the offense for Rob Robinson and Miles Rice to knock down two 3s and Elliot Young, Quin Richardson and DeMarcus Page each had one. The outside shooting also opened up the post for Damontre Harris, who finished with his 14th double-double (12 points, 15 rebounds) and added two assists and two blocks.

Eric Gaines led the Tigers with a career-high eight assists and had only one turnover.

Campbellsville never trailed Thursday. Campbell hit back-to-back 3s to break a 14-14 tie and spark a 10-0 run. The Tigers never looked back.

Sean Elliott, who led Shawnee State with 19 points, cut the margin to five points, 25-20, with a 3 at the 8:44 mark in the first half, and Nick Tingle later made it a four-point game, 26-22. However, CU closed the final six minutes of the first half on an 11-4 run to lead by 11 at the break, 37-26. The lead only continued to grow in the final 20 minutes, with Campbell hitting four of the Tigers' eight second-half 3s. An early Harris dunk gave him his double-double, while Richardson's lone 3 pushed the Tigers ahead by 20, 57-37, with just under 10 minutes to play. Shawn Johnson and Rice both helped make it a 21-point game, and then CU topped out at a 22-point margin twice in the final two and a half minutes.

Shawnee's closest margin in the second half was 12 points, 47-35, with 12:54 to play.

Campbellsville out rebounded the Bears 38 to 26.


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D'Von Campbell leads CU Tigers with 29 points



2015-02-27 - Powell Athletic Center, 203 Tiger Way, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Richard RoBards, CU photo. Senior guard D'Von Campbell led Campbellsville University with 29 points, including eight 3-pointers, in Campbellsville's 75-56 victory over Shawnee State at Campbellsville' Powell Athletic Center on Thursday, February 26, 2015. - Richard RoBards
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