The Citadel Bulldogs at Campbell Fighting Camels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
77 - 87
Clemons scores 32, Campbell holds off The Citadel 87-77
The game was tied at 24 with 6:34 to play in the first half when the Camels (5-5) reeled off 16 straight points, the last six from Clemons on a 3-pointer and 3-point play. The teams swapped baskets and it was 42-26 at the half.
Clemons opened the second half with three treys in a 9-2 run, making it 51-28.
The Citadel (4-6), one of the top 3-point shooting teams in the country, was down 20 midway through the second half before putting together a 13-0 run. Matt Frierson had five points with a trey, Tariq Simmons had a 3 and Kaelon Harris had a 3-point play that made it 65-58 with 5:21 to go.
Campbell steadied itself with five points and then made 9 of 12 free throws in the final 2 1/2 minutes for the win.
Cory Gensler had 16 points and Andrew Eudy scored 11 with 12 rebounds for Campbell.
Frierson had 22 points off the bench, Harris had 18 and Simmons 16 for The Citadel, which was 7 of 26 (27 percent) behind the arc, where they average 42 percent with 12 makes.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 77 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Frankie Johnson made Free Throw. | 77 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Frankie Johnson made Free Throw. | 76 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Foul on Shane Whitfield. | 75 - 87 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Cory Gensler made Dunk. Assisted by Marcus Burk. | 75 - 87 |
Statistics
 CIT |
 CAM |
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|---|---|---|
| 29-74 | FG | 33-69 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 7-26 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 12-16 | FT | 13-20 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Assists | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 24 |
Game Information
Location: Buies Creek, NC
Attendance: 1,131 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
2025-26 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Wilmington | 15-3 | - | 27-7 |
| Charleston | 14-4 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 24-11 |
| Monmouth | 11-7 | 4 | 19-15 |
| William & Mary | 10-8 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Drexel | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Towson | 9-9 | 6 | 19-15 |
| Stony Brook | 9-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| Hampton | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| North Carolina A&T | 4-14 | 11 | 11-19 |
| Northeastern | 2-16 | 13 | 7-24 |