The Spartans (5-24, 4-15) ended a 5-game losing streak and won for just the second time in 16 road contests this season. Upstate knocked down 17-of-20 free throws in the last 4:06 to deal Campbell (12-18, 6-14) its 3rd-straight loss.

Craig finished with 20 points, including 7-of-8 from the line, and 7 rebounds. Chavis scored 14, including 4-of-7 threes, while Mezie Uzochukwu added 13 points and 11 boards for the Spartans.

Senior point guard Junard Hartley led the Camels (12-18, 6-14) with 16 points and 8 assists in his final home game. Fellow senior Preston Dodson added 15 points and 6 rebounds. Eric Griffin chipped in 14 points and 9 boars, while Amir Celestin added 10, plus 6 assists for the Camels, who made only 12-of-22 (.545) free throws, 11-of-20 in the second half.

Upstate finished with a 37-33 edge on the glass and converted 12 offensive rebounds into an 18-10 edge in second-chance points. The Spartans shot 42.6 percent (20-47) from the field, but hit 8-of-19 threes (.421) and finished 22-of-31 from the line.

Campbell hit 44.6 percent (25-56) of its shots, but only 2-of-9 threes. The Camels played their 7th-straight game without 2nd-leading scorer Lorne Merthie, who is out with a knee injury.

Upstate closed the first half on a 9-2 run and led 31-21 at the break. Consecutive threes by Chavis, Craig and Tony Dukes stretched the Spartan lead to 31-19 before Griffin made a pull-up jumper just before the horn.

Campbell opened the second period on a 10-2 burst and cut the gap to 33-31 on Griffin's 3-point play with 15:56 remaining. CU took its first lead (37-36) on Griffin's dunk with 11:33 to go.

Chavis' 3 broke a 43-43 tie with 7:17 remaining to give the Spartans the lead for good. Celestin brought the Camels within 47-45 on a pair of foul shots with 5:54 to go, but Chavis answered on the next possession with his 4th triple of the game to start a decisive 8-1 run.

The Camels return to action Wednesday in the A-Sun quarterfinal round against either top-seeded Belmont or second-seeded East Tennessee State. USC Upstate concludes its season Monday at home against Florida Gulf Coast (7:30 p.m.).