Columbia, Kentucky - Mid-South Conference Player of the Week Nestor Colmenares (JR/Caracas, Venezuela) scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Campbellsville beat Lindsey Wilson 55-52 in a battle of the 3rd place teams in the Mid-South Conference.   With the win, Campbellsville improves to 21-7 and now has sole possession of third place in the MSC standings with a 4-4 record.  The Tigers started league play with 3 straight losses earlier this year.

 

Campbellsville trailed by 10 points on two occasions in the first half, but cut it to three at the buzzer with a Troy Harris (JR/Georgetown, KY) three-pointer to make it 27-24 in favor of the home team.  The second half featured seven ties and eleven lead changes and Campbellsville took it's first lead 31-30 at the 17:43 mark and never led by more than 5 points in the game.  The Tigers overcame a 45-40 deficit with 5:38 remaining behind clutch free-throw shooting as Campbellsville connected on a whopping 25 of 27 free-throws to seal the win.  Colmenares was 15 of 17 from the free-throw line.