COLUMBIA, S.C. – Campbell led for over 26 minutes, but fell short in a 77-68 defeat at South Carolina in the final game of the preseason.
Rashawn Inglemon scored a game-high 29, shooting 12-21, 5-8 from distance.
Nordin Kapic joined him in double figures with 14 against his former team.
Campbell got off to a good start, leading 20-11 at the under-12 media in the first half.
Rashawn Inglemon got off to a red-hot start, scoring 19 on 8-13 FG, 3-4 from downtown in the first half. The sophomore capped the first 20 minutes with a three-pointer as time expired to put the Camels up 33-32 at the break.
The Camels led by as many as six points with 11:33 to go in the second following a
Lance Waddles jumper before the Gamecocks started a slow climb, overtaking the Camels with 2:18 to go for their first lead of the second half. It was still a one possession game inside of a minute, but South Carolina scored the final six points, including going 4-4 at the foul line in the final 30 seconds to nab the 77-68 win.
The Camels made four more field goals than the Gamecocks on the day, though South Carolina connected on four more threes and went 20-31 at the stripe, while Campbell had only nine attempts, shooting 7-9 FT.
South Carolina was led by Juan Fernandez's 28 points and nine rebounds.
Campbell now sets its sights on the season opener at NC State on Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. That game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
All Camel fans are invited to join the Fighting Camel Club at Sports & Social in Cary at 5 p.m. before heading to the Lenovo Center for the game.
