CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — In a game of runs, Tiger basketball earned its second Mid-South Conference victory of the season with a 79-71 win over Shawnee State University.

The Tigers improve their record to 10-8 and 2-4 inside conference play. Shawnee State falls to 7-10 overall and 0-5 in the MSC.

Rod Lawrence scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed seven boards. Erik Kinney recorded his third double-double of the season – the second of the week – with 16 points and 12 rebounds.
 
Tonight, the difference maker was the rebounds. Campbellsville out-rebounded the Bears 46-30 with 12 of those CU boards on the offensive end. The Tigers scored 15 points off those second chances.




Shawnee State pushed its lead to nine points twice in the first half, 22-13 and 24-15, but Lawrence sparked CU with one his ## 3-pointers to lead a 10-1 run, knotting the game at 25-all.

Campbellsville took a brief two point lead, 30-28 with 1:01 left in the half after Shawn Johnson made a pair of free throws. But SSU finished the half on a mini 5-0 run after Ryan Duncan hit a 3 at the halftime buzzer, giving the Bears a 33-30 lead.
 
To start the second half, SSU pushed its lead to seven points, 38-31, but Campbellsville rallied once again. Kinney then sparked the Tigers with back-to-back 3s and the Tigers went on a 9-1 run to regain a 40-39 lead with 14:55 left. The second 3 pushed CU's lead to two, 43-41, and Campbellsville was able to extend the SSU deficit to 11 points, 57-46, with what ended up being a 26-8 run.

In the final 6:00, the Bears threw one final punch but the Tigers stayed on their feet. SSU cut the CU lead to as little as three points, 60-57, with a 11-3 run, but Campbellsville answered.

CU was able to counter once more with another big run that ended up sealing the win. The Tigers pushed their lead back to 11 points, 71-60, with 1:31 left after an 11-3 run themselves.

Shawnee State attempted to extend the game by fouling late but hit 9-of-10 free throws in the final minute. After hitting below 50 percent on Saturday vs. Pikeville and Monday vs. Cumberlands, CU shot above 80 percent from the charity stripe on Thursday vs. Georgetown and ended the tonight hitting 81 percent (26-of-32).
 
Jayllen Carter led the Bears with 18 points, while Corey Benton had 12 and Selby Hind-Wills pitched in 10.
 
CU now travels to Life University for the fifth and final game in a 10-day stretch on Wednesday, Jan. 18. Tipoff of the doubleheader is scheduled for 6 p.m. in Marietta, Ga., with WLCU's coverage starting at 5:45. The Tigers are scheduled to tip at 8pm ET.