Northwestern State Demons at California Golden Bears
· NCAA Men's BasketballCamden 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 |
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|---|---|---|
| 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 | 20-2 | - | 28-5 |
| McNeese | 19-3 | 1 | 28-5 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 14-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 13-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| New Orleans | 12-10 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Nicholls | 12-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Houston Christian | 8-14 | 12 | 12-20 |
| Northwestern State | 8-14 | 12 | 10-22 |
| Incarnate Word | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| Lamar | 7-15 | 13 | 12-19 |
| East Texas A&M | 6-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| SE Louisiana | 6-16 | 14 | 9-22 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 31-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 29-4 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 25-8 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-8 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-10 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 23-10 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 21-11 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 17-16 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |


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