PORTSMOUTH, Ohio – For the first time since 2010, Campbellsville men's basketball leaves Waller Gymnasium with a victory. The 18th-ranked Tigers knocked off Shawnee State, 71-62 on Thursday night.
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Dii'Jon Allen-Jordan led the Tigers with 19 points on 5-of-12 shooting and also knocking down 9-of-14 from the free throw line. He recorded his fourth double-double of the season by grabbing 14 boards.
In the second half Rob Robinson knocked down his second 3-pointer to give the Tigers their biggest lead of the night, 44-31 with 15:38 left. Shawnee State whittled the lead to two points, 48-46, in a span of five minutes by going on a 15-4 run but the play of the night gave CU all the energy it would need to seal the win.
Coming out of a timeout, Sekou Harris picked up a steal and hit a streaking Allen-Jordan down the middle of the lane. Allen-Jordan brought the house down with a monstrous one-handed slam dunk while being fouled. View the dunk here -https://youtu.be/38cODYHCoUs
Allen-Jordan knocked down the free throw to push CU back ahead by five, 51-46.
Following the posterizing dunk, Hagen Tyler knocked down two 3-point baskets and pushed the Tigers lead back to eight, 60-52, with 5:38 left but Shawnee State rallied once more to make things interesting. The Bears went on a quick 6-0 spurt and were able to cut the lead back down to two points, 60-58 with 4:20 remaining.
Coming out of a another timeout, Campbellsville would go on a 11-4 run to close out the game. The Tigers held Shawnee State scoreless in the final 2:39 and hit 7-of-8 free throws to seal the victory.
Campbellsville finished hitting 21-of-28 free throws (75 percent) overall compared to the Bears only hitting 31.6 percent (6-of-19).
Tyler finished with 13 points followed by Ron Scott's 11 and Rob Robinson's 10.
The Tigers came in to tonight's contest ranked No. 3 in the NAIA knocking down just under 12 3-point baskets a game but CU struggled tonight hitting only 32 percent (8-of-25).
Campbellsville used a different approach and stepped up its defense. Scott rejoined the team after missing two games with concussion-like symptoms and made his presence known. He helped the Tigers step up their defensive pressure, forcing 16 turnovers and scoring 26 points off those mishaps.
Shawnee State was able to out-rebound Campbellsville (42-35) and scored 15 points off 17 offensive rebounds.
No. 18 Campbellsville will stay on the road, as they travel to No. 6 Georgetown College on Saturday, Nov. 21. Tipoff is scheduled to proceed the women's game which starts at 2 p.m. EST. The only live media that will be available is video provided by Georgetown College – http://portal.stretchinternet.com/camp/
