CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – The Campbellsville University men's basketball team's six-game winning streak came to an end Saturday evening as Shawnee State University earned an 86-57 win.
The Bears used a dominant first half to lead by as many as 36 points as SSU shot 53.7 percent from the field as a team in the half with the Tigers shooting 25.8 percent in the first 20 minutes.
After trading baskets in the first minutes of action, Shawnee State went on a 17-0 run to pull ahead 19-3 at the 14:57 mark of the first half. Campbellsville brought it back to within 11 points at 19-8 but Shawnee State was able to continue to build their lead back up to 17 points at 27-10.
SSU's largest lead of 36 points came with about 20 seconds left in the first half as they led 54-18 but an
Alston Davis three-pointer put the halftime score at 54-21 in favor of the Bears.
The Tigers showed plenty of pride in the second half, outscoring Shawnee State 36-32 in the half but the first half struggles were too much for CU to overcome as the final margin was still a 29-point victory for the Bears.
Ronald Taylor,
Lenorris Mincey, and
Jacob King had strong efforts offensively in the second half as Taylor and Mincey scored nine in the half with King adding six. Those three were also the only Tigers to finish the game in double figures as Taylor and King finished at 11 points with Mincey finishing with 10.
Mincey's 10 points is a career-high as the junior from Apopka, Fla. also added three rebounds and a steal.
Shawnee State had five players in double figures led by Jakiel Wells' 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field. The Bears also got 15 points from Kyrie Elder, 14 points from Ermias Nega, 11 points from Tim Biakapia, and 10 points from Justin Johnson.
The Bears also carried a huge rebounding advantage in the game at 59-27 as SSU had nine players with four or more rebounds, which was the individual high for Campbellsville. Shawnee State's leading rebounder was Selby Hind-Wills, who grabbed 10 rebounds.
The Tigers will be back on the court next Thursday when they host the University of the Cumberlands at the Powell Athletic Center at 8 p.m. ET.
