BUIES CREEK, N.C. (AP) — Darren White scored 18 points and Campbell used two late runs to defeat Gardner-Webb 74-68 Saturday.
The Camels (11-8, 5-2 Big South Conference) trailed 56-55 with 8:56 remaining before scoring six straight. Rico Ferguson tallied the last four points of the spurt to put Campbell up 63-56 with 6:19 to play.
The Runnin’ Bulldogs (9-11, 4-4) came back to tie it, 62-62, on Tyler Strange’s free throw with 4:40 left. But the Camels scored eight unanswered points over the next 1:56 to pull away for good.
Gardner-Webb outrebounded Campbell 37-26, but allowed the Camels to shoot 54 percent from the field (27 of 50). Campbell came in ranked third in the nation in field goal percentage (50.4 percent).
