The nation’s leading scorer came to town on Saturday, and the University of Miami basketball team was ready.
Campbell University point guard Chris Clemons, who was averaging 31 points per game, missed his first six shots, was briefly benched, and had scored only nine points with three minutes to go as the Hurricanes defeated the Camels 73-62 in their final non-conference game.
His 19 points were a season low. Clemons has scored in double figures in 95 games in a row, the longest among all active players and fourth-best in NCAA Division I history.
Clemons is 5-9 and his matchup against 5-7 Miami guard Chris Lykes was the most compelling storyline of the afternoon.