Barbourville, Ky.- The Lindsey Wilson men's basketball team falls to Union University 77-67.
The game started as a defensive battle, with both teams struggling to find their rhythm offensively. The Blue Raiders managed just 16.7 percent shooting from the field in the first half, finishing with just 21 points. Union only converted on 26.7 percent of their shots totaling their score to 24.
Daivel Jackson and
Julian Cunningham were the Blue Raiders leading scorers, closing out the first with 5 points each in a hard fought battle
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Jackson came out the half aggressive scoring 18 points in the second half as he tried to rally the Blue Raiders over the Bulldogs. The Blue Raiders shot the ball much better in the second as they connected on 53.6 percent of their shots. Lindsey Wilson trailed 65-52 with 4:03 to play before going on an 8-1 run to make it 66-60 with 3:04 to play. The Bulldogs closed out the game scoring 11 of the final 17 points. Lindsey Wilson had four double-digit scorers with Jackson leading the with 23 points, followed by Cunningham with 15,
Johrdon Mumford with 11, and
Kenyata Carbon adding 10.
Lindsey Wilson will return to action on December 19 at 5:30 p.m. CST, when they take on Brescia University in Owensboro, Kentucky.