Campbell Scores Career-High as LU Lions Cruise to win over Marauders
by Lions Sports Information Department
Lincoln University, PA- Cameron Campbell led five players in double figure scoring with a career high 25 points as the Lincoln University men's basketball team cruised to a 107-69 win over Central State University Wednesday night at Manuel Rivero Hall.
The Lions improve to 5-4 overall with the win. Central State is now 1-8. The game marked the first time a Lions team has posted 100 or more points since scoring 106 on February 7, 2008 in an overtime loss to St. Paul's College.(108-106).
Campbell was a perfect 5-for-5 from three point range and made eight of 12 shots from the field en route to his career-high 25 points. Jordan Camper finished one point shy of his career high with 15 points on the night (4-8 FG, 7-8 FT). Camper also grabbed six rebounds and had two blocks. Zahrion Blue filled the stat sheet with 13 points (6-9 FG), seven rebounds and four assists.
Rounding out the Lions' double figure scorers were Gevon Arrington and Deaquan Williams. Arrington scored 12 points while Williams added ten to go along with his game-high eight rebounds. Tamir Green led all players with eight assists on the night.
Dwight Richards, Jr. paced the Marauders with a game-high 29 points (7-17 FG, 13-13 FT) and seven rebounds. Dorian Crutcher added 19 points. Martin Oliver also had seven points while tom Johnson led the team with seven assists.
The Marauders had an early lead in the half until Campbell's first three-pointer gave the Lions a lead they would never relinquish. The Campbell basket ignited a 20-7 tear as Lincoln expanded their lead to double figures at 26-14 with 8:10 left in the half. Crutcher's three-ball followed and cut the lead back to nine at 26-17 before another small run, a 10-4 effort pushed the lead back into double figures where it would stay for the rest of the game.
Lincoln outscored Central 24-9 over the first 8:05 of the second half to increase their lead to 31, 70-49 and continued to increase the lead as the half wore on, taking a 40 point lead on a layup from Josh Page and hitting the century mark on a three-pointer from Myles Markland with 4:06 left. Markland's second three game the Lions their biggest lead at 105-59 before the Marauders closed out the contest with a 10-2 run.
The Lions shot 47.4% for the game (37-78) while the Marauders made just 32.8% of their shots (21-64). Lincoln doubled up the Marauders 10-5 in three point field goals while both teams were fair even at the free throw line ( LU 23, CSU 22). The Lions also held a 52-40 rebounding advantage which included 21 boards off the offensive glass, leading to 26 second chance points. Lincoln also committed a season-low seven turnovers while forcing Central State to commit 17.
The Lions return to action on Thursday, December 13, 2018 when they host Johnson C. Smith in the first of four Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association games over a seven day span. Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m.