Northwestern State Demons at California Golden Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Camden scores 25 points, Cal pulls away late to beat Northwestern State 79-70
Camden was 7-of-11 shooting. Dai Dai Ames added 20 points with three 3-pointers for Cal. Semetri Carr chipped in with 14 points and seven assists. Lee Dort grabbed 13 rebounds to go with nine points.
Dort's dunk with 7:07 to play sparked a 12-0 run to give Cal a 74-65 lead with 2:01 remaining. Ames hit his third 3-pointer in the closing seconds.
Cal is 9-0 at home and 10-1 overall, and is off to its best start since going 10-1 in 2014-15.
Izzy Miles scored 22 points for Northwestern State (2-8). Micah Thomas added 13 points. They each hit three of the Demons' 11 3-pointers.
Miles scored 12 points for Northwestern State and Carr scored 10 for Cal as the teams went into the break tied 37-all. The Demons had their largest lead of the second half, 58-53, with 12:19 to play.
Northwestern State: hosts Southern-New Orleans on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 70 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Semetri Carr Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Micah Thomas missed Jumper. | 70 - 79 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Nolan Dorsey made Free Throw. | 70 - 79 |
Statistics
 NWST |
 CAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-51 | FG | 25-55 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 11-24 | 3PT | 12-26 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 13-15 | FT | 17-21 |
| 87 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 10 |
| 14 | Lead Changes | 14 |
| 38 | Percent Led | 50 |
Game Information
Location: Berkeley, CA
Attendance: 2,738 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 5-0 | - | 12-2 |
| Nicholls | 5-0 | - | 6-8 |
| McNeese | 4-1 | 1 | 11-3 |
| Incarnate Word | 3-2 | 2 | 8-6 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 3-2 | 2 | 7-7 |
| Lamar | 2-3 | 3 | 7-7 |
| Northwestern State | 2-3 | 3 | 4-10 |
| New Orleans | 2-3 | 3 | 4-10 |
| East Texas A&M | 1-4 | 4 | 6-9 |
| Houston Christian | 1-4 | 4 | 5-9 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 1-4 | 4 | 5-9 |
| SE Louisiana | 1-4 | 4 | 4-10 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 2-0 | - | 13-1 |
| Clemson | 2-0 | - | 12-3 |
| Miami | 1-0 | 0.5 | 12-2 |
| SMU | 1-0 | 0.5 | 12-2 |
| California | 1-1 | 1 | 13-2 |
| North Carolina | 1-1 | 1 | 13-2 |
| Virginia | 1-1 | 1 | 12-2 |
| Stanford | 1-1 | 1 | 12-3 |
| Virginia Tech | 1-1 | 1 | 12-3 |
| Louisville | 1-1 | 1 | 11-3 |
| NC State | 1-1 | 1 | 10-5 |
| Notre Dame | 1-1 | 1 | 10-5 |
| Wake Forest | 1-1 | 1 | 10-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 1-1 | 1 | 10-5 |
| Syracuse | 0-1 | 1.5 | 9-5 |
| Boston College | 0-1 | 1.5 | 7-7 |
| Florida State | 0-2 | 2 | 7-8 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-2 | 2 | 7-8 |