Campbell is 2-4 against D-I opponents, but 4-5 against all opponents (they lost 67-65 at home on Tuesday to Division II Chowan). Their wins are against winless Appalachian State and by two points to Georgia Southern. Dispite their poor record, their RPI is a somewhat respectabile 200 thanks to a schedule that has included Cincinnati, NC State, and NC-Wilmington. They only average 61.5 points a game on offense against D-I, and their high output on the year was 75 points in OT at Georgia Southern.
Their 6'9" junior center/forward Darius Leonard (a Kent State transfer) averages 12.2 ppg and 6.9 boards while shooting 53.8% from the field. He plays about 28 minutes per game, takes care of the ball pretty well (13 assists/14 turnovers), and can step out and take an open three on occasion (6 made threes in 19 attempts). Despite his heavy minutes, he's not prone to fouls (22 in 8 games, with only 1 DQ).
Junior guard Andrew Ryan averages 11.9 ppg, a lot of it on the strength of 46.5% 3-point shooting. The 6'5" guard is second on the team in rebounds (4.9 per game) and assists (2.2 per game).
6'6" sophomore forward D.J. Mason scores 10.8 ppg, and snags 3.9 boards in an average of 20 minutes per game off the bench.
6'1" freshman point guard Quinton Ray scores only 3.8 ppg, but dishes off 4.4 assists per game.
Campbell doesn't get to the free throw line all that much (they've played mostly road games), and when they do get to the line, they shoot only 59% as a team. Guard Kyre' Hamer and forwards Reco McCarter and Antwon Oliver are all under 50% on the year, and none of their starters are better than 70%.
There's no Vegas line on this game (yet), but if I had to make a prediction, I'll go with Loyola 75, Campbell 68.
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