CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Seventh-seeded Campbell (14-17, 8-10) continues play in the Hercules Tires Big South Championship Friday with a 6 p.m. quarterfinal round tip against 2nd-seeded Longwood (20-11, 12-6). The winner will advance to Saturday's 2 p.m. semifinal against Radford or Winthrop.
Campbell defeated Presbyterian Wednesday 68-63 in the first round.
Jay Pal led the Camels with 19 points, while
Anthony Dell'Orso (15),
Ricky Clemons (13) and
Laurynas Vaistaras (11) also hit double digits.
Longwood is coming off a 76-66 loss Saturday to regular season champ UNC Asheville. The defending Big South champion Lancers have won 5 of their last 7 games.
LWU swept the season series from Campbell, claiming a 67-42 victory Jan. 31 in Buies Creek and a 74-50 win Feb. 4 in Farmville, Va.
NOTES:
- Campbell and Longwood are meeting for the first time ever in Big South tournament play. Longwood is 9-9 all time in the league tourney after defeating Winthrop 79-58 in last year's final.
- Campbell owns an 18-19 record all-time in Big South tourney play, 5-1 in the semifinal round and 1-5 in the finals.
- Since returning to the Big South from the ASUN in 2011-12, Campbell owns a 10-11 record in league championship tournament play.
2023 Hercules Tires Big South Championship (at Charlotte)
Wednesday, March 1 – First Round (ESPN+)
#9 Charleston Southern 72, #8 High Point 70
#7 Campbell 68, #10 Presbyterian 62
Friday, March 3 – Quarterfinals (ESPN+)
#1 UNC Asheville vs. #9 Charleston Southern (12:00)
#4 USC Upstate vs. #5 Gardner-Webb (2:00)
#2 Longwood vs. #7 Campbell (6:00)
#3 Radford vs. #6 Winthrop (8:00)
Saturday, March 4 – Semifinals (ESPN+)
QF 1 winner vs. QF 2 winner (12:00)
QF 3 winner vs. QF 4 winner (2:00)
Saturday, March 5 – Final (ESPN2)
Semifinal winners (1:00)
