BUY CREEK, NC – – Jordan Whitfield scored the game winner in a baseline jumper out of balance by contact with 8.8 seconds remaining and Messiah Thompson came off the bench to score 19 as Campbell bounced past South Carolina 72-71 on Thursday night.
Cedric Henderson Jr. had 16 points for Campbell (11-9, 7-6 Big South Conference). Whitfield added 14 points. Joshua Lusane had seven rebounds and blocked a possible winner of the game for the USC Upstate on the buzzer.
South Carolina Upstate set the season’s record with 40 points in the first half, but went without goals in the final 4:12, losing his last seven strokes of the game.
Everette Hammond had 20 points and six rebounds for the Spartans (4-14, 4-8). Nevin Zink added 13 points. Khydarius Smith scored 11 points. Tommy Bruner was 10, but his potential winner of the game was blocked at the doorbell.
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