Northwestern State Demons @ California Golden Bears
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.
------ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball
Game Information
- Referees:
- Mark Fulton
- Matt Rafferty
- Randall Wells
2025-26 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 2-0 | - | 8-2 |
| Nicholls | 2-0 | - | 3-7 |
| McNeese | 3-1 | - | 10-2 |
| East Texas A&M | 1-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 1-1 | 1 | 4-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 1-1 | 1 | 4-6 |
| New Orleans | 1-1 | 1 | 3-8 |
| Northwestern State | 1-1 | 1 | 2-8 |
| Incarnate Word | 1-2 | 1.5 | 5-6 |
| SE Louisiana | 1-2 | 1.5 | 4-8 |
| Houston Christian | 1-3 | 2 | 5-7 |
| Lamar | 0-2 | 2 | 5-5 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 0-0 | - | 11-0 |
| California | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Miami | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| SMU | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Clemson | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| NC State | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Boston College | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |

