The Lambuth Eagles survived a scare from Mid-Continent Thursday night and moved on  to the conference  tournament semi-finals with a 93-86 win over the Cougars.

There were eight ties in the first half and it was not until late in the half that Lambuth was able to pull out to a nine point lead at the break. The Eagles led 40-31 at the half.

Lambuth is a perfect 26-0 when leading at halftime.

The Eagles increased the lead to 20 with a 63-43 advantage and then the game turned as Mid-Continent caught fire behind Casanova Brown. The Cougars cut the lead to 89-86 with under two minutes left and then free-thows by the Eagles enabled Lambuth to hold on for the seven point win.



Jeremy Weddle and Glen Dandridge both popped in 21 points while Trey Pearson added 16. Freshman Corey Webster scored 12 points and had five rebounds, three assists and two steals. Brown scored 21 points as the Cougars season ended at 11-23.

Lambuth will face Cumberland University Saturday night at the Athletic Center with tip-off slated for 7p.m. Cumberland beat Union in the conference quaterfinals, 73-70.

The two squads split during the regular season. The Bulldogs handed Lambuth one of their two home losses of the season back in January, 81-79.

 Lambuth beat Cumberland 87-74 in Lebanon in February.

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