BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell travels to Southland Conference member Abilene Christian Tuesday (7 pm CST) in its final outing before the fall term exam break.
 
The Camels (4-3) are coming off a 79-29 win over Trinity Baptist last Thursday in a game where CU set Gore Arena records for fewest points allowed in a game (29) and half (14).  Chris Clemons scored 22 points in just 23 minutes; Cory Gensler added 15 and the Camels extended a 23-point halftime lead to as many as 53.
 
Campbell has won 3 of its last 4 games, the only setback coming Nov. 24 at Georgetown (93-85).
 
Abilene Christian (7-1) is coming off its first loss of the year, a 77-62 setback Saturday at Pepperdine.  Jaren Lewis led the Wildcats with 15 points; Jaylen Franklin added 12, plus 7 rebounds and 8 assists, while Jalone Friday chipped in 11.
 
The Wildcats are off to their best start since returning to the Division I level in 2013-14.  ACU's 7-0 start included a title in the Pacific Tigers Thanksgiving Classic, where it topped CAA member Elon (72-56) and host Pacific of the WCC (73-71) on Franklin's buzzer-beater.
 
ACU topped the Camels 85-80 in overtime in last year's Creek Classic at Gore Arena.  Jaren Lewis scored 17 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, while Tevin Foster added 15, plus 7 assists.  Jalone Friday came off the bench to tally 14 points and 8 boards. Marcus Burk led Campbell with 22, while Chris Clemson added 16, plus 6 assists.
 
Chris Clemons leads the nation in scoring (32.1 ppg) and has been named Big South player of the week 3 times this season.  He has extended his double-figure scoring streak to 89 games, the longest among all active players and fifth-best in NCAA Division I history.
 
Campbell leads the Big South Conference and ranks 6th nationally in steals (9.1), paced by Trey Spencer (2.1, T1st BSC), Clemons (2.0, 5th) and Ja'Cor Nelson (1.9, 6th).
 
CAMPBELL-ABILENE CHRISTIAN NOTES

• Under the direction of sixth-year head coach Kevin McGeehan, Campbell stands 1-1 against Southland Conference members. The Camels fell to Abilene Christian in Nov. 2017 at the Creek Classic before defeating New Orleans in the College Basketball Invitational quarterfinal round last March.
• The Wildcats are led by senior forward Jaren Lewis (16.1 ppg), the 3rd-leading scorer in the Southland Conference. Payten Ricks (11.6) and Jalone Friday (11.3) also score in double digits, while Jaylen Franklin leads the Southland in assists (5.1) and is 14th in the nation in assist-turnover ratio (4.56).
• Located in Abilene, Texas (pop. 117,000), Abilene Christian was founded in 1906 and is affiliated with the United Churches of Christ.  Notable alumni include best-selling Christian author Max Lucado, Ebola fighter and 2014 Time Magazine person of the year Dr. Kent Brantley, 1956 Olympic gold medal swimmer Bobby Morrow and 2-time NFL Pro Bowl running back Wilbert Montgomery of the Philadelphia Eagles.
• A charter member of the Southland Conference, Abilene Christian was a member of the Division II Lone Star Conference from 1973-2013 when the Wildcats re-joined the Southland and began their return to Division I.
• Jaren Lewis and Jalone Friday were preseason second-team All-Southland Conference selections. With 4 starters back from last year's squad, Abilene Christian was picked 4th in the Southland preseason poll.
• The Wildcats earned their first-ever postseason at the Division I level when they competed in the CollegeInsider.com tournament last year.  ACU finished 16-16 overall, 8-10 (T8th) in the Southland.
• After Tuesday's game, the Camels are off for finals until Dec. 13 when they host Central Penn.