CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — Campbellsville men's basketball was unable to get into a groove and No. 5 Georgetown College hit 53 percent from the floor, knocking off the Tigers 90-69 in the NAIA Network Game of the Week.
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Georgetown (19-2, 7-2 MSC) came out firing on all cylinders and No. 18 Campbellsville (18-6, 5-5 MSC) could not keep up. GC came out of the gates with a 14-4 run then Campbellsville cut the lead to seven (14-7) with a 3 by Elliott Young, but that was as close as the Tigers in maroon and grey would get.
In the first half, Georgetown lit a flame to the nets, hitting 56 percent (18-of-32), while Campbellsville struggled only hitting 28 percent (12-of-42). CU hit the boards aggressively and grabbed 11 offensive rebounds in the first half but was only able to score eight second-chance points.
After leading by 14 points at halftime, Georgetown's Trent Gilbert drilled two 3s and pushed GC ahead by 20 points – its largest of the afternoon.
With Georgetown leading by 24 points (65-41) with 13:42 left, Campbellsville was able to make a mini run. The Tigers outscored Georgetown 13-3 and cut the deficit to 14 with 9:14 left but that was as close as CU would get.
Campbellsville – which came in ranked No. 9 in 3-point percentage — didn't have an answer with the 3-point shot from Georgetown. The Tigers best 3-point threat - Hagen Tyler - was unable to connect on any of his 10 shots today. Noah Cottrill - Georgetown's best shooter - sparked his team hitting 5-of-8 from behind the arc while Campbellsville hit 5-of-26 (19 percent) as a team.
In addition to Cottrill, Deondre McWhorter finished with 21 points, while Jordan Green had 14 points and Darion Burns filled the stat line with 10 points, seven assists and eight rebounds.
CU did get a huge game from Dii'jon Allen-Jordan. The senior from Plainfield, N.J., hit 10-of-17 from the floor to lead CU with 21 points. He also grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds for his 11th double-double – which is tied for the most in the NAIA.
The 18 boards are the most since NAIA All-American Damontre Harris grabbed 19 against Life University a little over a year ago on Jan. 15, 2015. Before that, NAIA All-American and MSC Player of the Year Nestor Colmenares grabbed 18 against then-Pikeville College in 2010.
In addition, Rob Robinson scored 13 points on 5-of-10 shooting, while Elliott Young scored 12, Sekou Harris finished with 11 and Ron Scott had 10.
Georgetown sits in first place in the Mid-South with a 7-2 record. University of Pikeville is second at 6-2, Cumberland University is third ( 5-3), Campbellsville is fourth (5-5) and Lindsey Wilson, Life and Shawnee State are tied for fifth (4-4).
Campbellsville has a week off before returning to Mid-South Conference play at St. Catharine College. Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 6 in Springfield, Ky.
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