COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Despite four ties and two one-point leads, the Lindsey Wilson College men's basketball team was never able to get over the hump and take control of the game as St. Catharine (Ky.) College held on for a 61-58 win on Thursday at Biggers Sports Center.

Joshua Cherry paced the Blue Raiders with a career-high 18 points, while Eric McPherson tallied 13 and Kemo Duncan added 11.

St. Catharine (16-7, 3-4 MSC) was led by Ervin Williams with 14 points and Arthur Latham adding 10 points and six rebounds.

Lindsey Wilson (12-11, 3-4 MSC) led once by one point in each half, while seven points were the most it trailed the entire game.

Latham hit a jumper in the paint with just less than three minutes to play that pushed the Patriot lead to four points (58-54). Then the Blue Raiders went to work at the free throw line, including a made basket on a foul by Cherry that tied the game at 58-58 with just over a minute left in the game.

The Blue Raiders, however, would not score again as they turned the ball over in the final 20 seconds and missed a three to tie the game in the final seconds.

Lindsey Wilson shot 43.2 percent from the field, while St. Catharine hit 52.0 percent of its shots. The Patriots finished the game without a 3-pointer on five attempts. The Blue Raiders hit just 30.0 percent (3-for-10) of its shots from behind the arc.

Led by Duncan and Darren Ballou with eight rebounds each, Lindsey Wilson outrebounded St. Catharine 30-28. The Blue Raiders turned the ball over 22 times as the Patriots stripped away 11 steals.

Lindsey Wilson returns to action at 4 p.m. CT on Saturday, Feb. 6 against Pikeville (Ky.) College at Biggers Sports Center.

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