COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Campbellsville University extended its non-conference  win streak to four games Saturday with a 79-53 neutral court win over Belhaven University.

The win caps a sweep of the Lindsey Wilson College Classic after a 65-49 win Friday over No. 12 Freed-Hardeman University. CU is now 6-1 to start the season, matching its start of the 2009-10 season.

"It's a great way to end the weekend. We knew we had two good opponents in the classic and knew we had to play well to win both. And, that's exactly what we did," CU head coach Keith Adkins said. "I really commend our guys for bouncing back after the loss to Lindsey. Hopefully we have built some momentum, heading into the two tough MSC road games this upcoming week."

Justin Ennis returned to the court, after a two-game absence, to lead all players with 25 points off the bench, while Malik Thomas chipped in 16 for the Tigers.

Campbellsville utilized its 3-point shot early, taking a 6-0 lead with treys from Filip Stanic and Ennis in the first five minutes.

Belhaven struggled to find its shot early, going 0-for-8 in the first five minutes before Jonathan Ratliff hit a 3 to put the Blazers on the board. The basket started a 7-0 lead to give Belhaven a one-point lead. The two teams trades baskets for four lead changes over the next five minutes before  Darius Clement scored five-straight to spark a 13-0 Tiger run and 29-17 lead.

CU led 40-28 at halftime and continued to stretch its lead in the second half. The largest lead became 17, 60-43, with 8:50 left to play and clement made it 20 at 69-49. Jordan Myers later stretched the margin beyond 20 points for the first time, 76-53 with a 3 before Stanic hit a 3 with one second remaining to bookend the game. The win is CU's largest margin of victory since a 76-40 win over UVA-Wise last February.

Ratliff scored all of his points, 15, in the first half to lead the Blazers. Jordan butts had 14. Stanic, Myers and Clement scored nine, nine and eight, respectively for CU.

Campbellsville (6-1, 2-1 MSC) will return to Mid-South Conference play Thursday, Nov. 29 at St. Catharine College for an 8 p.m. EST tipoff.

 

STATISTICS

Tigers (79) — Thomas 16, Myers 9, Stanic 9, Clement 8, Smith 2, Ennis 25, Payne 8, Taylor 2. Totals 28-50 13-16 79.

Belhaven (53) — Butts 14, Bedford 8, Pinkston 8, Cofield 4, Hall 2, Ratliff 15, Scioneaux 2. Totals 23-63 2-5 53.

Halftime — Campbellsville 40-28.

Three-point Goals — Campbellsville 10-18 (Ennis 4, Stanic 3, Clement 2, Myers) Bethel 5-15 (Ratliff 3, Butts 2).

Rebounds — Campbellsville 39 (Thomas 6, Myers 6, Smith 6), Belhaven 27 (Butts 6, Hall 5, Bedford 4).

Assists — Campbellsville 15 (Myers 4, Clement 4), Belhaven 6 (Butts 2).

Steals — Campbellsville 3 (Ennis 3), Belhaven 9 (Ratliff 2, Hall 2)

Blocks – Campbellsville 1 (Myers), Belhaven 2 (Butts, Pinkston)