BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell (6-2) hosts NAIA member Columbia International Tuesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+ before taking a week-long break for final exams.
 
The Camels are coming off just their second loss of the season, a 65-61 setback Saturday at 2021 NCAA tournament participant VCU.  CU's only other defeat was Nov. 12 at then 9th-ranked Duke.
 
On Saturday, the Camels led by as many as 16 points early and fell just short in a contest that included 10 lead changes and four ties.  Cedric Henderson, Jr. led the Camels with 20 points and 11 rebounds, while Jesus Carralero matched his career high with 19 points and dealt 6 assists.
 
Campbell has held all 8 of its opponents below 70 points and ranks first in the Big South, 21st in the nation, in scoring defense (58.2).  CU tops the BSC in field goal percentage defense (.390).
 
Henderson(13.1), Ricky Clemons (11.5), Carralero (11.0) and Jordan Whitfield lead a balanced Campbell offense that has produced assists on 59 percent of its baskets in '21-22.
 
Like Campbell, CIU (6-4) has won 4 of its last 5 games, but fell Saturday in a 62-61 decision at Tennessee Wesleyan.  The Rams dropped a 90-78 exhibition Nov. 24 at Big South member Gardner-Webb.
 
Darrian Oates (11.7), Skyler McKinney (11.0) and DiAnthony Heathcock (10.2) lead the Columbia International offense.
 
NOTES

• 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 Tuesday's contest.
• Campbell is off to a 6-2 start for the second time in its last three seasons.
• Campbell University COVID-19 policy requires all individuals to wear face masks indoors. A clear bag policy is in effect for all games in Gore Arena.
• The Camels have won their last 22 games against non-D I opponents.  CU has topped the 100-point mark 6 times and scored 90-plus on 8 other occasions.
• Located in Columbia, S.C., Columbia International University was founded in 1923 and enrolls 1700 students.
• The Rams complete in the NAIA Appalachian Athletic Conference and also as a member of the National Christian Colleges Athletic Association (NCCAA).
• CIU was picked 6th of 13 teams in the AAC preseason poll.
• Columbia International head coach Tony Stockman is a 2005 graduate of Ohio State.  After being named Mr. Basketball for the state of Ohio, he played two seasons at Clemson, where Stockman averaged double figure points.  Stockman transferred to Ohio State where he averaged 13.6 points per game as a junior and led the Buckeyes to a 20-12 record as a senior under coach Thad Matta.
• In the only previous meeting between Columbia International and Campbell, Chris Clemons scored 27 points in only 20 minutes and the Camels rolled to a 108-44 win Nov. 13, 2017.  Clemons had 20 points in the opening half for the Camels, who led by 27 at the break, and produced what still stands as the largest win margin (64 points) in Gore Arena history. Jon Ander Cuadra added a career-high 14 points, Campbell shot 60.9 percent from the field, and outscored the visitors 59-22 after intermission.
• Following Tuesday's game, the Camels return to action Dec. 15 when they host Georgia Southern at 7 p.m.