WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. – The IU Southeast men's basketball team defeated Campbellsville 88-84 in a tightly-contested game on Friday.
 
Campbellsville hit a trio of three pointers in the first four minutes to take a quick 11-7 lead. Another three a minute later made it 16-11 Tigers.
 
A three by Nathaniel Hoffman tied the game at 18-18, but another Tiger triple put them back ahead 21-18. The Tigers extended their lead to six at 26-20 on yet another three. Campbellsville took an 11-point lead at 33-22 with 3:43 remaining in the half.
 
IU Southeast cut the lead to five at 37-32, but a layup by Campbellsville made it 39-32. A three-point play by Trent Hinkle cut the Grenadier halftime deficit to 39-35.
 
Campbellsville extended their lead to nine at 46-37 three minutes into the second half, but two Nathaniel Hoffman threes and a pair of free throws by Lane Lauderbaugh cut the Grenadier deficit to one at 46-45.
 
A free throw made it 47-45, but another triple by Nathaniel Hoffman gave IU Southeast a 48-47 lead. Campbellsville used a 5-0 run to make it 52-48, but IU Southeast cut the lead back to one at 52-51.
 
Trailing 54-51, IU Southeast used a 6-0 run to take a 57-54 lead. IU Southeast led 59-56, but a Campbellsville three tied the game at 59-59 with 11:25 remaining.
 
With the game tied at 63-63, a three by Ashton Myles-Devore gave IU Southeast a 66-63 edge. Two Campbellsville free throws made it 66-65, but a free throw by Ethan Haddaway and a three by Xavier Price gave IU Southeast a 70-65 lead with 6:28 to go.
 
IU Southeast led 72-65, but a three by the Tigers cut the lead to four at 72-68. A Lane Lauderbaugh layup made it 74-68, but another Tiger three made it a one possession game at 74-71 with 4:53 remaining.
 
A Lane Lauderbaugh layup gave IU Southeast a 76-71 edge, but a 5-0 Tiger run tied the contest at 76-76 with 3:06 left. Campbellsville drew a foul on Lane Lauderbaugh with 2:15 remaining, which fouled him out and sent the Tigers to the free throw line where they connected on one of two free throws.
 
Another free throw by Campbellsville gave the Tigers a 79-78 edge, but a Xavier Price jumper put IU Southeast back ahead at 80-79 with 1:48 left.
 
A Campbellsville turnover turned into free throws for IU Southeast as Ethan Haddaway knocked down a pair to give IU Southeast an 82-79 lead with 54 seconds to go. Campbellsville missed what would have been the tying three, and Camden Pfeister knocked down a pair of free throws to make it 84-79 Grenadiers.
 
Campbellsville hit a three to make it an 84-82 game with 25 seconds left, but Ashton Myles-Devore hit both free throws to give IU Southeast an 86-82 cushion.
 
Campbellsville hit a layup with 13 seconds left to make it 86-84, but Camden Pfeister stepped up to the line and hit two more free throws to give IU Southeast an 88-84 lead, which would be the final score.  
 
"Great team win," IU Southeast head coach Wiley Brown said. "We don't have a Cobi Hendricks on this team. Wish we did. They have to rely on each other to be successful. They made plays at the end of the game and didn't panic. This is the reason why I play a tough schedule at the beginning of the season, so we can learn from our mistakes. We are a team that has to play together to win."
 
Lane Lauderbaugh led IU Southeast with 28 points on 11-15 shooting and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds. Nathaniel Hoffman scored a season-high 15 points, going 5-10 from the floor and 4-8 from three. Ashton Myles-Devore had 10 points and a team-high five assists. Ethan Haddaway had nine points and seven rebounds.
 
IU Southeast had production off the bench as well. Xavier Price had 11 points, and Camden Pfeister had 10 points and a team-high four steals.
 
IU Southeast returns to action on Wednesday against Kentucky Wesleyan.