MINNEAPOLIS – The Camels struggled on both ends of the floor in a 78-50 loss to Minnesota Sunday night. Campbell shot 34%, while allowing the Golden Gophers to shoot 58% on the other end.
 
Campbell drops to 5-7 on the season while Minnesota improves to 7-5.
 
Cade Tyson, the nation's third leading scorer, led all scorers with 24 on 10-15 from the floor. He was one of five Gophers to finish in double figures.
 
Jeremiah Johnson led the Camels with 17 as the only Camel in double digits.
 
Campbell missed on its first seven triples of the night before Jeremiah Johnson connected on the first with 8:48 left in the first half. Johnson led all Camels with 12 points in the first, while all other Camels combined for 10. Meanwhile, Minnesota was hot from distance and went 6-12 from beyond the arc and shot 55% from the floor to take a 41-22 lead into the half.
 
While Campbell shot a bit better in the second half, Minnesota did so as well, shooting better than 60% in the second, preventing Campbell from drawing any closer. DJ Smith led the Camels with seven points after halftime.
 
Dovydas Butka led the Camels on the glass with eight boards to go along with eight points.  
 
The Gophers turned seven offensive rebounds into 14 second chance points, and turned 17 Campbell turnovers into 17 points.
 
The Camels now face a quick turnaround, back home against Green Bay Tuesday at noon. Tickets are $5 for all fans for the final non-conference game of the season.