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Payne unloads 40 points, Campbellsville beats WV Tech 95-83 Vernon Paynes spectacular firepower witnessed by 250 at Powell Athletic Center, 203 Tiger Way, Campbellsville, KY By Chris Megginson / Campbellsville University Sports Information Director CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY - Forty-eight hours after junior forward Vernon Payne shot his career-high performance of 30 points, he raised the bar even higher Monday night, February 4, 2013, Payne shot 71.4 percent from the floor (15-of-21) and collected 40 points in Campbellsville University's 95-83 victory over West Virginia University in Powell Athletic Center. The win avenges a 95-84 loss at WVU Tech from January 26, a game in which CU (14-9) cut the deficit to seven but was unable to get closer due to strong by Tech. "That's a good win for us. I don't care how many points we give up. It's obviously more than we want to give up, but the bottom line is that's a really hard team to guard. They make it hard to play Chris (Smith) and Jordan (Myers) without playing zone," said Keith Adkins, CU head coach. "We'll take the win however we get it against this team. The guys were excited about how we played tonight. They were excited to get up and down the floor with some energy. It was a pretty good night overall." Payne's night began with the shot clock ticking down. Running out of time to drive to the basket form the top of the key, he pulled back and put up a shot, which bounced off the front of the rim and then off the glass for a 3-0 Campbellsville lead. The 3-pointer was the start of a 10-2 run for the Tigers to start the night, five coming from Payne and the other five from Justin Ennis. CU worked its lead to 18-7 before Payne rotated out for a break. Shortly after he returned to the lineup, Tech began to heat up from beyond the arc. Jaren Marino hit back-to-back 3's from the left side to cut the deficit to three, 22-19, with 10:47 to play. Darius Clement answered though with a 3 from the corner. Tech flashed another threat, pulling within a basket, 25-23, on a jumper by Floyd Campbell. Payne responded with a 3 and added two free throws to stretch the Tigers' lead back to 30-23 and to give him 20 points in his first 9:25 of play. Moments before the half Clement followed a Sean Scott 3 to give Campbellsville a 15-point lead, 45-30, before entering halftime up 47-35. In the second half, the Golden Bears pulled within nine, but Ennis answered with a 3 to spark an 8-0 run to go up 17, 64-47.Bryton Taylor worked the lead up to its highest in the game at 19 points, 70-51, with 12 minutes to play. Tech managed to pull back into single digits, all the way to five, 85-80, with three minutes to play, but CU pulled back away. Payne used a dunk with 27 seconds remaining to put an exclamation point on his night, giving him 40 for the game and 70 in his last two games combined - the most by a Tiger player in back-to-back games since Adkins took over as head coach. The closest to doing so was Zach Allender with 65 points (31 and 34) in back-to-back days at the 2007 NAIA National Tournament. Payne's performance Monday proved to be the best inside game by a Tiger player since 2010 Mid-South Conference Player of the Year Nestor Colmenares scored 38 on Georgetown College in the MSC Tournament Championship and was the most points scored by a CU Tiger since Korey Mitchell used a school-record 14 3-pointers to unload 46 points in January 2007. "When a guy gets 40 and takes only 21 shots, that's efficient. I think you saw tonight, Vernon using his athleticism. He's been shooting it recently," Adkins said. But even with Payne's highlight reel of a night, Adkins sees room for improvement, mainly on defense, where he grabbed eight of his nine rebounds in the game. "I don't want to put a negative spin on a positive night, but he has to get better defensively. If he can get 50 percent better on the defensive end, he could be the best player in the country," Adkins said. "He had nine rebounds, but he's capable of 18 ... I don't know that Vernon understands how good he can be and that to be a great player, you've got to do it on both ends. I doubt this is the first program that he's been in for a while that really stresses defense. As good as he is now I think he's capable of being a whole lot better." Scott shot 50 percent to follow Payne with 15 points, while Ennis had 12 and Malik Thomas scored 10. One of the biggest stats of the night though was the Tigers' lack of turnovers. CU posted an assist to turnover ratio of 5.75, collecting 23 assists and only four turnovers. Of those four, three came in the first half. Tech turned the ball over 14 times. "That's incredible," Adkins said. "There wasn't a whole lot of pressure, but there's a lot of tough passes and decisions to make against the zone. We got off a lot of shots and that's the key." For Tech, Marino ended up with 22 points in the game, while David Rawlinson led the team with 24. Eddie Gordan chipped in 13.Chris Megginson This story was posted on 2013-02-05 01:08:26
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