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COLUMBIA, Ky. – The Lindsey Wilson men's basketball team made a strong comeback, but fell just short losing 67-62 to No. 19 Campbellsville (Ky.) at Biggers Sports Center Thursday evening.

Kevin Bradshaw scored a career-high 18 points and tallied six rebounds on the night. Julian Edmonson also scored in double-figures pitching in 12 points.

In the first half, Campbellsville (11-1, 5-0 MSC) sprinted out to an 8-2 lead. Lindsey Wilson (6-5, 1-3 MSC) then scored six-straight points to tie the game at eight with 14:19 left in the first half.

Both teams traded baskets throughout the first half, and the Blue Raiders grabbed their second lead of the game at 20-19 after Bradshaw scored a basket with 7:33 left in the first half.

With 5:48 remaining, Charles Sutton drove to the basket and scored, while drawing a foul. Sutton converted the free throw to tie the game at 23.

The Tigers led 27-25 at halftime. Lindsey Wilson shot 40.9 percent in the first half, while Campbellsville shot 31.3 percent from the field.

In the second half, the Blue Raiders trailed by seven at 38-31 with 16:18 left in the game. Two baskets by Bradshaw cut the Tigers' lead to three at 38-35, with 14:35 remaining in the game.

Campbellsville then went on a 15-4 run to push their lead to 53-39 with 8:09 to go.

Lindsey Wilson began slowly but steadily trimming the Tiger lead.

The Tigers led 61-51 with 3:26 remaining in the game. Edmonson and Hall each made baskets to cut the Tigers' lead to six at 61-55 with 2:33 to play.

After two Campbellsville free throws Edmonson scored a basket, followed by a bucket from Bradshaw to give some hope for the Blue Raiders. Lindsey Wilson trailed 63-59 with 56 seconds left in the game.

After three Campbellsville free throws Edmonson hit a three-point shot with seven seconds left to cut the team's deficit to four at 66-62, but a free throw with six seconds left by Campbellsville made it a two-possession game, sealing the victory for the Tigers.

Lindsey Wilson shot 47.2 percent from the field in the game, while Campbellsville finished with a 39.3 field goal percentage. The Blue Raiders made just 2-of-12 for 16.7 percent from beyond the arc and the Tigers were 8-of-21 for a 38.1 percentage.

Lindsey Wilson committed 14 turnovers in the game, while Campbellsville had nine turnovers.

The Blue Raiders host St. Catharine (Ky.) Saturday, Dec. 6 at 4 p.m. CT at Biggers Sports Center.