Scott Masin answered by sinking a pair of free throws, and an old-fashioned 3-point-play by Ben Syroka set up by a Cam Walton steal gave Wittenberg a lead it would hold the rest of the way, though twice only by one point.
The Lords closed to within one with just 7 seconds remaining in the first half before Zack Leahy hit a spot-up three pointer as time expired to give the Tigers a four-point halftime lead.
In the opening minutes of the second half, Kenyon again cut the lead to one. The Tigers responded with a nine-point run, eventually expanding the margin to 12 points before Kenyon cut it back to two points at 64-62 with 2:20 showing on the clock.
The Tigers earned five of their final seven points at the free throw line, including a pair by Masin, who finished with team-best figures of 21 points and 12 rebounds, good for his seventh double-double of the season.
Sam Collins finished with 10 rebounds, while Leahy checked in with 13 points and Steven Newell was 4-for-6 from three-point range for 12 points.
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