Box Score Cameron Campbell (Fayetteville, N.C./Trinity Christian ) netted a career high 28 points as the Lincoln University men's basketball team rallied from a nine point deficit to defeat host Chowan University 87-81 in overtime Wednesday night in Murfreesboro, North Carolina.
 
The win improves the Lions record to 12-13 overall and 9-6 in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) games.  The Lions also improve to 4-5 in North Division play, solidifying their position for one of the top four north division seeds in the upcoming CIAA Championship Tournament.  The Hawks fall to  11-14 overall and 5-10 in league contests (3-6 North Division).
 
Campbell, led four Lions in double figures, pouring in a career-high 28 points on 10-22 shooting from the field.  The sophomore guard also led the team with four assists and four steals.  Gevon Arrington (Petersburg, Va./Petersburg (Richard Bland)) added 16 points and nine rebounds while Deaquan Williams (Camden, N.J./Camden) notched a double-double with 12 points and ten boards.  Umar Saaba (Philadelphia, Pa./Boy's Latin) came off the bench and sank four three-point field goals, all in the first half.
 
Demetrius Sanders and Gus Rowland led the Hawks with 24 and 20 points respectively.  Tim Hewett chipped in 15 points, nine rebounds and a game-high seven assists.
 
The two two teams  battled back and forth throughout the first half with neither team able to create much distance from the other, resulting in six ties and seven lead changes over the first 20 minutes of action.  When the dust settled the Hawks held a slim 42-40 lead.
 
The Hawks maintained the lead throughout the second half and built a nine-point advantage, 70-61 with 6:18 remaining.  An Arrington bucket kicked off a huge 12-2 flourish the tied the game with 2:17 remaining.  Arrington and Elijah Bush (Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore (Essex County CC))  (9 points) knocked down back-to-back baskets to close the gap to five before Chowan big man Dino Muminovic buried a three-pointer with 4:01 left to put the Hawks up eight.
 
Josh Page (Washington, D.C./Rock Creek Christian Academy) countered the Hawk trey with a three-pointer of his own, and Arrington followed with a put back to make the score 73-70.  Campbell then blocked Sanders dunk attempt on the defensive end and came back to sink a game-tying three on the offensive end, knotting the score at 73-73.  Both teams exchanged baskets in the final 1:39 and Campbell recorded in big steal in the final seconds to prevent a last chance shot by the Hawks and send the game to overtime.
 
In the overtime, layups from Campbell and Arrington opened the scoring and gave Lincoln a four point lead, 79-75 with 2:57 left and then scored six of the next nine points to build their lead to seven 85-78 with 33 seconds left.  A three-ball from Rowland (the Hawks only FG of the extra period) pulled Chowan within four before Williams sank a pair of free throws with 25 seconds left to provide the final margin.  The Hawks had two possession in the final 25 seconds but could not score.
 
The Lions conclude the regular season with a game at Virginia State on Saturday, February 24, 2018 before heading to Charlotte, North Carolina for the CIAA Championship Tournament.