FIRST ROUND -- Christ Presbyterian 73, Hopkinsville 65

In the final game of the first round, Two-time tournament champion, Christ Presbyterian (8-1) took on 5th ranked Hopkinsville (6-1). The game was a battle back and forth for the entire game with the teams exchanging the lead twelve times. CPA's win was their ninth straight in the tournament.

The opening four minutes of the game were the Christ Presbyterian show as the Lions held Hopkinsville scoreless while building a 9-0 lead. In the last three minutes of the opening quarter Hopkinsville went on an 11-1 run taking their first lead of the game in the opening minute of the second quarter. The remainder of the first half saw the teams exchange the lead seven more times. The Tigers capitalized converting seven CPA turnovers into 9 points including Jalen Johnson's 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the half to push ahead 32-28.

A Kourtney Ware 3-pointer early in the second half helped the Tigers maintain their four point advantage before CPA went on a 9-2 run in the middle of the third quarter. Braxton Blackwell scored three straight points for Christ Presbyterian to build their lead to six points. A steal and basket by Ledonald Gray tied the game for the tenth time at 46-46 with less than a minute remaining in the third quarter. The two teams exchanged the lead four more times over the next four minutes with Tyger Campbell's field goal at the four minute mark giving CPA the lead for good. CPA held Hopkinsville to just four points over the final four minutes of play pulling away for the 75-63 victory.

8th grade sensation Tyger Campbell of Christ Presbyterian led all scorers with 29 points and junior Braxton Blackwell added 22 points and 9 rebounds for the Lions. Hopkinsville was led by Jalen Johnson's 19 points and Jaqualis Matlock's 18 points.

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2014 Forcht Bank King of the Bluegrass Holiday Classic - Game Box Score
Christ Presbyterian Lions vs. Hopkinsville Tigers
Date: 12/20/2014   Time: 9:00pm   Site: Fairdale High School

Visitors: Hopkinsville Tigers
##	Name	P	FG	3 Pt	FT	PTS	ORB	DRB	TR	PF	AST	TO	BS	ST	MIN
2	* Ledonald Gray		2/8	0/0	2/2	6	4	0	4	3	0	2	0	4	27:53
3	* Kourtney Ware	G	1/7	1/6	0/0	3	0	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	18:36
4	AJ Tyler	G	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	10:06
5	* Jordan Gary	G	3/5	0/0	5/6	11	0	4	4	5	0	2	0	3	23:59
10	Jalen Johnson	G	8/14	3/4	0/2	19	0	4	4	1	3	5	0	2	20:52
12	Nik Hatcher	G	1/5	0/1	0/0	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	10:09
20	Cameron Ellis	C	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	DNP
21	Dontarius Parker	F	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	DNP
22	Bryce Smith	F	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	DNP
23	Jordan McGee	F	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	DNP
24	Elijah Rawlins	F	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	DNP
31	Josiah Patton	G	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	DNP
32	* Jaqualis Matlock	F	8/12	0/0	2/2	18	5	4	9	3	2	1	1	2	30:20
34	Josh Patton	G	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	DNP
35	Garrett Hopper	F	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	DNP
41	Shaveon Richardson	F	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	DNP
44	RJ Wilson	F	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	DNP
45	* Steven Cager	G	2/9	0/2	0/1	4	1	1	2	4	2	5	0	3	18:05
	Team						2	3	5
	Totals		25/60	4/13	9/13	63	13	18	31	24	8	19	1	15	160
Total FG 1st Half 11/32 34.4% 2nd Half 14/28 50.0% Game 25/60 41.7% 3 PT FG 1st Half 1/5 20.0% 2nd Half 3/8 37.5% Game 4/13 30.8% Free Throws 1st Half 9/11 81.8% 2nd Half 0/2 0.00% Game 9/13 69.2%
Home: Christ Presbyterian Lions
##	Name	P	FG	3 Pt	FT	PTS	ORB	DRB	TR	PF	AST	TO	BS	ST	MIN
1	Zack Weatherly	G	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	3:15
2	James Deaton	G	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0:58
3	Michael Mayernick	G	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1:45
5	Keynolds Spencer		0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	DNP
11	* Braxton Blackwell	F	9/13	0/2	4/8	22	3	6	9	3	5	6	2	2	30:37
14	Ryan Harris	G	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	1	14:22
21	Drew Scott	F	0/2	0/0	0/0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3:30
23	* Tyger Campbell	G	9/15	2/4	9/12	29	2	4	6	4	3	9	0	0	29:17
32	* Clay Washburn	G	0/4	0/4	0/0	0	0	5	5	2	1	1	0	0	16:58
33	* Micah Davis	G	6/11	4/9	3/3	19	1	2	3	3	1	1	0	2	31:24
34	* Sam Johnson	F	1/3	0/0	3/6	5	2	3	5	4	2	2	1	1	27:54
	Team						1	2	3
	Totals		25/49	6/20	19/29	75	11	26	37	19	12	21	3	6	160
Total FG 1st Half 9/21 42.9% 2nd Half 16/28 57.1% Game 25/49 51.0% 3 PT FG 1st Half 2/9 22.2% 2nd Half 4/11 36.4% Game 6/20 30.0% Free Throws 1st Half 8/10 80.0% 2nd Half 11/19 57.9% Game 19/29 65.5%
HOP CPA HOP CPA HOP CPA Free Throw Pts 9 19 3Pt Points 12 18 Pts/Possession 0.88 1.06 Pts off Turnovers 24 21 2nd Chance Points 10 14 Pts off Bench 21 0 Total Rebounds 31 37 Team Rebounds 5 3 Dead Ball Reb 0 5 Off Rebound % 33.3 37.9 Def Rebound % 62.1 66.7 Total Rebound % 45.6 54.4 3Pt Efficiency +1.0 -13.7 Def. Stops 39 45 Pts/Shot 0.95 1.19 Technical Fouls HOP None CPA None Officials Unknown
Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 OT 1 OT 2 OT 3 OT 4 Total Hopkinsville Tigers 11 21 16 15 0 0 0 0 63 Christ Presbyterian Lions 12 16 21 26 0 0 0 0 75

Largest Lead	CPA 75 HOP 63   (12 pts)	Lead Changes	12			Number of Ties	13
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