The Campbell Fighting Camels (12-16) will try to slow down the Big South’s top scoring team when they take on the Winthrop Eagles (20-8) at John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center. The game gets underway at 2:00 pm ET on Saturday, Feb. 27.
The Fighting Camels were beaten by Radford 60-56 on Thursday. D.J. Mason played well in the loss for Campbell, recording 20 points and 10 rebounds to earn his sixth double-double of the season. The Eagles, meanwhile, are coming off a bitter 87-85 loss at the hands of High Point on Thursday. Keon Johnson had a game-high 25 points.
Chris Clemons has really been playing well as of late for the Fighting Camels, averaging 21.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.6 steals, and 2.4 three-pointers over the last five games. On the other side, the Eagles have been led by Xavier Cooks. He has been on fire, averaging 17.6 points, 8.4 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.6 steals, 2.4 blocks, and 2.6 three-pointers in the same time frame.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Fighting Camels won the first game 90-83. Johnson was a top player in the game with 32 points, eight rebounds, three assists, one steal, and five three-pointers.
Notes
In its last game, Winthrop lost by a margin of two points. Campbell is 3-4 in games decided by a margin of three points or less. Winthrop has a 4-2 record in close games.
With 69.7 possessions and 1.058 points per possession, the Campbell Fighting Camels perform worse on both metrics than the Winthrop Eagles. Winthrop averages 72.8 possessions and 1.142 points per possession.
Winthrop has an average effective field goal percentage of 56.1% (ranked 12th in the nation). Campbell is an underachieving 1-7 when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage.
The Campbell Fighting Camels average 22.0 three point attempts per game and are 8-12 when attempting at least 20 in a game. The Winthrop Eagles average 23.0 attempts and have a solid record (15-7) when attempting 20 or more.
Campbell ranks 335th in offensive rebounds, while Winthrop ranks 91st in defensive rebounds.
On average, Campbell forces a turnover rate of 19.7%. When Winthrop turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a solid 4-2 record.
