Game: Campbell Fighting Camels vs. Virginia Cavaliers

Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Location: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, VA

TV: ESPN+

At John Paul Jones Arena, the Virginia Cavaliers (23-11 last season) will try to defeat the Campbell Fighting Camels (14-18 last season) on Wednesday.

The Campbell Fighting Camels took on Monmouth and came away with a 90-67 loss in their last game. When it came to fouls, the Fighting Camels ended up with 13 and Monmouth had 21 fouls. They also knocked down 8 of 24 long-range shots. In the end, Monmouth scored 88.9% in the charity contest, making 8 of 9 shots. Additionally, Monmouth collected 37 boards (14 offensive, 23 defensive) but did not have a block. Monmouth handed out 22 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. On defense, Campbell allowed his opponent to hit 55.2% from the floor on 37 of 67 shots. They also provided 10 assists for the match while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and 7 steals. As for rebounds, they collected 20, including 4 on offense. At the free throw line, the Fighting Camels sank 21 of their 28 attempts, a rate of 75.0%. Campbell finished the game with a 44.2% FG percentage (19 of 43) and converted 8 of his 21 3-pointers.

Anthony Dell’Orso is someone who has qualified for the matchup. He finished at 63.6% from the field and also recorded 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and grabbed five rebounds. He finished with 23 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Campbell will play this game after posting a win-loss record of 14-18 last season. They averaged 71.0 points per contest (253rd in Division 1) and shot 46.3% from the floor. The Fighting Camels shot 34.5% on 3-pointers (232 of 673) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Campbell grabbed 32.5 rebounds per game and collected 425 dimes last season, which ranked 193rd nationally in passing. They turned the ball over 12.0 times per game and committed 15.2 fouls per game as a unit.

In defense, the Fighting Camels were able to force their opponents into 11.8 turnovers per game and received 16.7 fouls. They ranked 226th in college basketball in assists to their opponents, up from 439 last season. The Fighting Camels’ defense conceded a field goal percentage of 44.0% (849 from 1,928) and conceded 34.8 goals per game as a team. They shot 33.3% on 3-pointers and ranked 188th in college basketball in PPG allowed (72.1).

In their last game, the Virginia Cavaliers lost to Colorado State 67-42. The Cavaliers collected 16 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 21 for the contest. They also threw the ball up three times and had four steals in the game. Colorado State picked up 15 fouls for the contest, giving the Cavaliers a total of 17 attempts at the free throw line. They were able to knock down 11 of their free throw attempts, a rate of 64.7%. In terms of long-range shooting, Virginia made three of 17 attempts (17.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Cavaliers were shooting 14 of 56 from the floor, giving them a shooting percentage of 25.0%. The Cavaliers allowed Colorado State to make 26 of their 47 attempts from the field, giving them a 55.3% clip for the game. They shot 35.7% from distance by hitting 5 of 14 shots and finished on 10 of 14 shots from the charity stripe (71.4%). In terms of cleaning up the glass, Virginia allowed Colorado State to score a total of 43 points (6 offensive scores).

Reece Beekman was a factor for the Cavaliers in this contest. In this game he sank 4 of 16 balls, which corresponds to a rate of 25.0%, and achieved a total of 3 rebounds. He scored 15 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and had 4 dimes for the game.

Virginia had a mark of 23-11 last year. The Cavaliers committed 13.5 fouls per game and shot 63.7% from the free throw line. They handed out assists 15.0 times per game (70th in Division 1) and gave up the ball 8.1 times per game. Virginia had 2,140 points (62.9 per game) and averaged 32.6 boards per game last year. As an offensive team, the Cavaliers shot 42.8%, ranking 282nd nationally.

Virginia’s defense allowed 30.5% of its shots from behind the 3-point line (218 of 715) and its opponents connected on 74.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They gave up 11.2 assists and 34.7 boards per game, ranking 49th and 178th in D-1. Defensively, the Cavaliers ranked third in the country in PPG at 59.8. They forced 12.0 TOs in each game and allowed teams to shoot 40.6% from the floor (21st in college basketball).

Who will win the NCAA basketball game against the spread tonight?

Tony Sink’s pick: Take Campbell

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