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Basketball: CU Men down Life, 80-70, in Lou Cunningham Classic

Victory comes before crowd of 200 at Powell Athletic Center, 203 TIGER WAY, Campbellsville, KY
NEXT: Campbellsville Men's Basketball at Shawnee State
CU (6-1) will return to Mid-South Conference action Thursday at Shawnee State University, Frank and Janis Waller Gymnasium, 940 SECOND ST, Portsmouth, OH Tipoff is scheduled for 8pmET/7pmCT.


>By Chris Megginson
Sports Information Director, Campbellsville University

CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY - Campbellsville University wrapped up the 12th annual Lou Cunningham Classic Saturday with an 80-70 win over Life University in the Powell Athletic Center. The win was the sixth-straight for the Tigers and the fifth-straight loss for Life since falling to Campbellsville in Marietta, GA, on Nov. 12. Lindsey Wilson won the first game of the Lou Cunningham Classic on Friday, 99-85, over Life.



The Tigers held an early 17-11 lead before Life posted a 7-0 run to gain its only lead of the day, 18-17, on a layup-and-one play from Pete Driver.

Cedric Henderson quickly responded though, stealing the ball at mid-court to create his own and-one play on the other end and regain the Tigers' lead, 20-18. Life managed to tie the game once again, 22-22, with 6:30 left in the half, but that is the closest the Running Eagles got the rest of the day.

Dennis Harris hit two threes in the next three minutes to help lift the Tigers to a 34-23 lead en route to a 45-31 halftime lead.

Life struggled offensively, shooting 36 percent in the first half with its leading scorer, PJ Meyers, playing sick. Meyers found his first points of the game with three minutes left in the first half on a layup off a steal. He ended up with 21 in the game, scoring 16 in the second half.

In the second half, Life pulled within nine points twice, 55-46 and 79-70, but the Tigers maintained its double-digit lead the rest of the time.

Malik Thomas scored 18 off the bench to lead the Tigers, while Jordan Myers also finished with 18 points after hitting a free throw with eight seconds remaining.

Henderson fell short of a triple-double for CU with 17 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Harris finished with 15 points and nine rebounds. -CHRIS MEGGINSON.

BOX SCORE



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