It will be a battle between Big South opponents when the Campbell Fighting Camels (8-9) welcome the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (6-11) to John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center. The game gets underway at 12:00 pm ET on Saturday, Jan. 16.
The Fighting Camels lost to Longwood 74-57 on Thursday. Chris Clemons finished with 22 points to lead the game. The Buccaneers are coming off a 64-63 win over Liberty on Thursday. Aaron Wheeler shot 6 for 10 and led in scoring with 14 points.
Over the last five games, Wheeler has been on fire for the Buccaneers. During that stretch, he has averaged 14.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.0 steal, 1.2 blocks, and 0.8 three-pointers.
Notes
Charleston Southern won its last game by a one-point margin. In games decided by a margin of three points or less, Campbell is 2-3. Charleston Southern is 2-1 in close games this season.
The Campbell Fighting Camels average a field goal percentage of 43.1% this season. The Charleston Southern Buccaneers have an abysmal record of 3-9 when opponents have a FG% of 43.1% or greater.
The Campbell Fighting Camels and the Charleston Southern Buccaneers both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. Campbell is 228th and 209th in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while Charleston Southern is 213th and 99th in these categories.
Campbell records 7.5 steals per game. Charleston Southern is 2-3 when giving up at least 7 steals.
