Clemons' 3 at buzzer sends Campbell past High Point 65-64
BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- Chris Clemons scored 25 and buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Campbell to a 65-64 victory over High Point on Friday night.
Clemons added four rebounds, four assists, three steals and a blocked shot for the Fighting Camels (9-8, 3-2 Big South Conference) in a game that saw five ties and 15 lead changes. Clemens had missed 8 of 9 from long range before hitting the game-winner. Cory Gensler had 13 points and six rebounds, while Marcus Burk contributed 11 points and four steals for Campbell, which has won three straight.
Andre Fox had 10 first-half points to help High Point take a 33-24 lead at intermission. Burk hit back-to-back 3s and Clemons followed with two layups to give the Fighting Camels a 38-36 lead six minutes into the second half. High Point battled back to take a 62-53 lead on a Fox jumper with 2:03 left to play, but Clemons scored five in a 9-1 run to cut the deficit to 63-62 with 17 seconds left. Fox hit 1 of 2 free throws with 16 seconds left to push the Panthers' lead to two before Clemons settled matters.
Fox paced the Panthers (7-9, 2-3) with 20 points, while Jahaad Proctor and Ricky Madison scored 11 and 10, respectively.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Jerry Heater
- Eric Peterson
- Trey Styons
2023-24 Big South Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
High Point | 13-3 | - | 27-9 |
UNC Asheville | 12-4 | 1 | 22-12 |
Gardner-Webb | 11-5 | 2 | 17-16 |
Winthrop | 8-8 | 5 | 17-15 |
Longwood | 6-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
Presbyterian | 6-10 | 7 | 14-19 |
Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 7 | 10-20 |
Radford | 5-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 8 | 10-20 |
2023-24 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Charleston | 15-3 | - | 27-8 |
Drexel | 13-5 | 2 | 20-12 |
UNC Wilmington | 12-6 | 3 | 21-10 |
Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
Towson | 11-7 | 4 | 20-14 |
Delaware | 10-8 | 5 | 19-14 |
Stony Brook | 10-8 | 5 | 20-15 |
Monmouth | 10-8 | 5 | 18-15 |
Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 14-18 |
Northeastern | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 13-19 |
North Carolina A&T | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
William & Mary | 4-14 | 11 | 10-23 |
Hampton | 3-15 | 12 | 9-24 |