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Campbell visits Wake Forest following Smith’s 20-point game

Campbell Fighting Camels (3-3) at Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-2)

Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Campbell plays Wake Forest after DJ Smith scored 20 points in Campbell’s 71-67 win against the UT Arlington Mavericks.

The Demon Deacons are 3-0 in home games. Wake Forest is 4-2 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 11.8 turnovers per game.

The Fighting Camels are 0-3 on the road. Campbell is fifth in the CAA with 25.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Dovydas Butka averaging 5.8.

Wake Forest is shooting 43.5% from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points lower than the 45.0% Campbell allows to opponents. Campbell averages 5.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.3 fewer made shots on average than the 8.0 per game Wake Forest allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mekhi Mason averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Demon Deacons, scoring 11.2 points while shooting 32.5% from beyond the arc. Juke Harris is shooting 56.8% and averaging 20.5 points.

Smith is shooting 36.2% from beyond the arc with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Fighting Camels, while averaging 22 points. Butka is averaging 15.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals.

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