BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell shot 71 percent in the second half and rolled to a 93-74 win over USC Upstate Sunday in the finale of the Creek Classic at Gore Arena.
 
Marcus Burk scored 26 points, Chris Clemons and Cory Gensler 19 apiece, Shane Whitfield 12 and Andrew Eudy 11 for the Camels (3-4), who tied a school record by knocking down 16 three-point shots in 26 attempts (.615).
 
Trailing by three at the break, Campbell made its first 10 shots of the second half – including 5 three-pointers. A 15-3 burst capped by Burk's triple extended the lead to 69-56 and Upstate only once cut the margin to single digits the rest of the way.
 
CU shot 62.5 percent (30-48) on the night and assisted on 28 of 30 made field goals. Clemons (8) and Eudy (7) both hit career-high assist totals.
 
Burk knocked down 8-of-11 threes and earned a place on the all-tournament team. A sophomore guard from Indianapolis, Burk is averaging 26 points over the last five games. 
 
Gensler set a personal career high scoring total after making 6-of-7 shots, including 5-of-6 beyond the arc. After missing two of the last three games due to injury, Clemons came off the bench to score 19 points and make three steals in 30 minutes.
 
Whitfield, who had a season-high 28 on Saturday against Bowling Green, scored in double digits for the third-straight contest, while also dealing a career-high five assists. Eudy complimented his 7 assists with a season-high tying 11 points to go along with five rebounds and 2 blocks.
 
"This team has great potential," said Campbell head coach Kevin McGeehan.  "Our team is improving and we just have to focus every day on getting better, keep being the right kind of guys, great teammates, and concentrate on going down to Stetson Thursday and playing to win.  Short of a couple of minute stretches of basketball, this would have been a realty good weekend."

Deion Holmes came off the Upstate bench to score 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting. Malik Moore added 16, while Isaiah Anderson had 12 for the Spartans (3-5), who shot 49 percent for the game (30-61) and made 9-of-20 threes.

Campbell finished with a 28-27 edge on the boards and made 11 more free throws (17-23) than Upstate attempted (5-6).
 
Upstate rode a 14-2 run midway through the opening half and led 46-43 at the break after making 20-of-31 shots (.645).  The Spartans, however, hit just 10-of-30 from the field in the decisive second period.
 
Campbell returns to action Thursday in a 7:00 p.m. start at Stetson.


 
Abilene Christian 88, Bowling Green 83
 
Jalone Friday scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Abilene Christian to an 88-83 win over Bowling Green Sunday afternoon in the Creek Classic.
 
Jaren Lewis added 17 points, Jaylen Franklin 15, plus six assists, and Tevin Foster 11 for the Wildcats (4-3), who finished 2-1 in the event.
 
Rodrick Caldwell led Bowling Green (5-2) with 25 points and four assists. Dylan Frye added 14 points and Justin Turner 12 for the Falcons, who also were 2-1 over Thanksgiving weekend and saw their four-game winning streak end.
 
Abilene led by 10 (55-45) with 15:36 remaining in the second half before the Falcons answered with a 14-4 run. Derek Koch's tip-in tied the game at 59 with 11:13 to play.
 
The lead changed hands five times over the next four and ½ minutes before Lewis' three point play pushed the Wildcats ahead 72-70 with 6:36 remaining.
 
After Caldwell's three drew Bowling Green even 73-73 with 5:42 to play, Friday scored on the next two possessions.
 
Caldwell's deep triple cut the Abilene lead to 84-83 with 22.0 seconds remaining, but Foster and B.J. Maxwell connected on both ends of one-and-one opportunities in the final 15.9 to seal the victory.
 
Abilene Christian shot 53 percent from the floor, made 6-of-16 threes (.375) and hit 14-of-18 from the stripe (.778). Bowling Green made just 41.7 percent (30-72) of its shots, 8-of-24 triples (.333) and 15-of-22 from the line (.682) while finishing with a 42-37 edge on the boards.
 
Creek Classic (Gore Arena | Buies Creek, N.C.)
Friday, November 24
Abilene Christian 85, Campbell 80 (OT)
Bowling Green 83, USC Upstate 74
Saturday, November 25
Bowling Green 78, Campbell 72
USC Upstate 88, Abilene Christian 78
Sunday, November 26
Abilene Christian 88, Bowling Green 83
Campbell 93, USC Upstate 74
 
Creek Classic All-Tournament Team
Jaren Lewis (Abilene Christian) – MVP
Jaylen Franklin (Abilene Christian)
Rodrick Caldwell (Bowling Green)
Marcus Burk (Campbell)
Deion Holmes (USC Upstate)