CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – Campbellsville University men's basketball used a 46-22 advantage in the paint and a defense that held WVU Tech to 30.2% shooting to defeat the Golden Bears 76-55 in Tuesday's season opener at Powell Athletic Center.
- Aeramiah Binford led four Tigers in double figures with 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting, adding five rebounds and three blocks. Dalton Kramer scored 15 points, Tyran Cook added 14, and Eli Brooks finished with 13.
- Kramer recorded a double-double with a game-high 10 rebounds while matching Cook with seven assists. Neither committed a turnover, helping Campbellsville finish with 22 assists against eight giveaways.
- Hunter Duncan collected five of Campbellsville's 11 steals while contributing seven rebounds and four assists without a turnover. The Tigers scored 19 points off 13 Golden Bears turnovers.
- Campbellsville controlled the glass 42-32, with Brooks grabbing four offensive rebounds among his nine boards. The Tigers held a 12-7 edge in second-chance points.
- Binford and Taveon Smith each blocked three shots, while Hayden Blakeman added two. Campbellsville limited WVU Tech to 7-of-30 shooting in the first half.
- The Tigers shot 57.6% after halftime, improving from 37.9% in the opening half, and used a 10-0 second-half run to establish a 22-point cushion.
WVU Tech connected on two early 3-pointers to take a 6-1 lead before Campbellsville answered with consecutive layups from Binford, Cook, and Kramer. The Golden Bears regained the advantage and led 12-7 following a James Wood 3-pointer with 13:44 remaining in the first half.
Campbellsville's defense then held WVU Tech without a field goal for more than five minutes. Kramer's 3-pointer put the Tigers ahead 13-12, and, after the Golden Bears briefly reclaimed the lead, two Binford free throws gave Campbellsville a 15-14 advantage it would not relinquish.
Brooks converted consecutive layups before Cook knocked down a 3-pointer to extend the lead to 23-15. Smith followed with two baskets inside, and Kramer's jumper pushed the margin to 14 before WVU Tech scored the half's final four points, sending Campbellsville into the break ahead 29-19.
Brooks scored twice early in the second half, and Kramer's 3-pointer extended the advantage to 39-23 with 15:53 remaining. WVU Tech later pulled within 49-37, but Campbellsville answered with 10 straight points. Cook opened the stretch with a layup, Binford added a free throw and a dunk, Duncan connected from beyond the arc, and Binford finished another layup to make it 59-37 with 8:27 left.
The Tigers continued attacking inside as Brooks converted two putbacks and Binford added consecutive dunks, the second giving Campbellsville its largest lead at 69-42 with 5:54 remaining. Campbellsville maintained at least a 20-point advantage the rest of the way to secure the season-opening victory.
