Northwestern State Demons @ California Golden Bears
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
NWST | 37 | 33 | 70 |
CAL | 37 | 42 | 79 |
Camden scores 25 points, Cal pulls away late to beat Northwestern State 79-70
BERKELEY, Calif. -- — John Camden made six 3-pointers and scored 25 points, and California pulled away late to beat Northwestern State 79-70 on Saturday for its seventh straight win.
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.
Cal: stays home to face Morgan State on Friday.
Northwestern State: hosts Southern-New Orleans on Saturday.
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Game Information
Berkeley, CA
Referee:Mark Fulton
Referee:Matt Rafferty
Referee:Randall Wells
2025-26 Standings
| Southland Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 9-1 | - | 16-3 |
| McNeese | 8-2 | 1 | 15-4 |
| Nicholls | 7-3 | 2 | 8-11 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 6-4 | 3 | 10-9 |
| Lamar | 5-5 | 4 | 10-9 |
| New Orleans | 5-5 | 4 | 7-12 |
| Incarnate Word | 4-6 | 5 | 9-10 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 4-6 | 5 | 8-11 |
| Northwestern State | 4-6 | 5 | 6-13 |
| East Texas A&M | 3-7 | 6 | 8-12 |
| Houston Christian | 3-7 | 6 | 7-12 |
| SE Louisiana | 2-8 | 7 | 5-14 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 6-0 | - | 17-1 |
| Clemson | 6-1 | 0.5 | 16-4 |
| Virginia | 5-1 | 1 | 16-2 |
| Miami | 4-2 | 2 | 15-4 |
| NC State | 4-2 | 2 | 13-6 |
| Virginia Tech | 4-3 | 2.5 | 15-5 |
| North Carolina | 3-3 | 3 | 15-4 |
| Stanford | 3-3 | 3 | 14-5 |
| SMU | 3-3 | 3 | 14-5 |
| Louisville | 3-3 | 3 | 13-5 |
| Syracuse | 3-3 | 3 | 12-7 |
| California | 2-4 | 4 | 14-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-4 | 4 | 11-8 |
| Wake Forest | 2-4 | 4 | 11-8 |
| Boston College | 2-4 | 4 | 9-10 |
| Notre Dame | 1-5 | 5 | 10-9 |
| Florida State | 1-5 | 5 | 8-11 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-5 | 5 | 8-11 |
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