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Campbell University

Messiah Thompson
Laura Stroud
Messiah Thompson
39
Lancaster Bible LBC 2-3,0-0 NEAC
83
Winner Campbell Campb 6-1,0-0 Big South
Lancaster Bible LBC
2-3,0-0 NEAC
39
Final
83
Campbell Campb
6-1,0-0 Big South
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Lancaster Bible LBC 22 17 39
Campbell Campb 37 46 83

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Stan Cole

Camels pull away from Chargers 83-39

CU wins fourth-straight game

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Jesus Carralero and Ricky Clemons scored 14 points each and Campbell pulled away for an 83-39 win over Lancaster Bible College Tuesday night at Gore Arena.
 
Messiah Thompson added 12 points and Laurynas Vaistaras a career-high 10 off the bench for the Camels (6-1), who won their fourth-straight game.
 
Jordan Shewbridge scored 13 points and Grant Sareyka 10 for the Division III Chargers, who shot just 27 percent and committed 18 turnovers.
 
Campbell used a 13-2 run late in the first half to take a 37-22 lead at the break, then outscored the visitors 46-17 after intermission.
 
CU shot 50.8 percent (31-61) on the night and finished with a 48-8 edge on points in the paint, while outscoring the Chargers 26-9 off turnovers.
 
Carralero, who scored all 14 of his points in the opening half, dealt six assists in just 20 minutes.  Austin McCullough added nine points and a career-high seven rebounds.
 
Campbell finished with a 46-28 advantage on the boards and did not allow a second-chance point on just two offensive rebounds.
 
The Camels return to action Saturday in a 4:00 p.m. tip-off at VCU.
 
Notes:
  • Campbell is off to its best start since the 2011-12 squad opened 8-1.
  • CU has held each of its first seven opponents below 70 points this year.
  • Campbell is ranked No. 10 in this week's Major Madness Small Conference national poll.
  • Campbell stands 3-0 this season at the 3095-seat John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center / Gilbert Craig Gore Arena and carries a 9-game home court win streak into its Dec. 7 contest vs. Columbia International.
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