BUIES CREEK - Campbell held the top-ranked offensive team in the Big South to its lowest point total all season, earning a 54-39 win over Longwood in the Hercules Tires Big South Championship semifinal Thursday night inside Gore Arena.

Second-seeded Campbell (16-6) advances to its second Big South title game in the past three seasons and will take on top-seeded High Point (21-6) Sunday at 2:00 p.m. on ESPN+.

Lauren McNamara-Clement totaled 12 points, nine rebounds and set a new home record with seven blocks. Shy Tuelle added a double-double behind 12 points and 11 rebounds while Luana Serranho chipped in 10 points, four boards and four assists.

Akila Smith led the Lancers with 14 points, seven rebounds and six blocks while Big South leading scorer Kyla McMakin was held to just nine points on 4-of-19 shooting.

Longwood's offense put up only 12 points in the first half as the Lancers shot 6-of-22 from the field and coughed up 13 turnovers.

Campbell led by nine (21-12) at halftime and extended its lead to as many as 18 on a fast break layup by Tatyana Carver with 5:18 remaining in the third quarter. The Lancers responded by closing out the quarter on a 13-4 run, trimming the Camels lead (39-30) to single digits.

CU pushed its lead back to double-figures in the fourth quarter while holding Lancers to 4-of-15 shooting to close out the game.

NOTABLES

• Longwood's 12 points in the first half rank tied for the second fewest in a half in Big South Championship history
• The Lancers' 39 total points set a new Big South Championship record for fewest points in a semifinal game
• Campbell scored 13 of its 21 points in the first half off 13 turnovers by the Lancers
• The Camels also outscored Longwood 14-4 on second-chance points and 8-0 on fast breaks
• McNamara-Clement's seven blocks tied a Big South Championship record for most in a game
• McNamara-Clement also became the third player in program history to surpass 100 blocks, totaling 101 in her career after the semifinal game
• Tuelle finished with a double-double for the second time in her career, grabbing a season-best 11 boards
• Campbell closes out its season with a 9-3 record at home, bringing its home record to 21-5 over the past two seasons

UP NEXT

Campbell heads to High Point for the Big South Championship title and a trip to the NCAA Tournament on the line. Tip from Millis Center is set for 2:00 PM on ESPN+.