CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — After not playing for almost nine days, Tiger basketball is back on the hardwood Tuesday night, as Campbellsville and Midway University meet for the first time in program history.
The Tigers and Eagles tip at 7 p.m. ET with pregame coverage starting at 6:45 on the Campbellsville University Sports Network – 88.7 The Tiger and CampbellsvilleTigers.com/watch.
Campbellsville (5-3) is coming off a 1-2 weekend at the Mid-South/Southern States Challenge in Pulaski, Tenn. The Tigers dropped two games to Bethel University and Martin Methodist College but picked up a win over No. 22 Faulkner University.
Midway (0-9) is coming off a loss to Indiana University Southeast last Tuesday, 103-75. The Eagles are led by former St. Catharine College head coach Joe Krupinski. Under Krupinski is former University of Kentucky standout Marquis Estill, as he is also in his first year on the Eagles' staff as an assistant.
Tiger Clawz
• Tonight marks the first of three straight home game for CU. The Tigers return home on Thursday and Saturday to start Mid-South Conference play against Cumberland University and Lindsey Wilson College.
• Out of the five wins this season, four of those have come in the friendly confines of Powell Athletic Center.
• In CU's four home games, the Tigers are averaging 98.7 points per game, while holding opponents to just 69.5 points.
• CU has a 37-2 record the past three years at home.
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Elliott Young has scored 851 career points - 149 from surpassing 1,000.
• The Tigers are scoring 83.6 points per game – ranking second in the MSC.
• CU is hitting 10.6 triples per game – ranking first in the MSC.
• Campbellsville is also averaging 17.2 points per game – ranking first in the MSC.
