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Campbell beats Ball State 69-64

AP
Dec 14, 2025

BUIES CREEK, N.C. (AP) Dovydas Butka's 22 points helped Campbell Fighting Camels defeat Ball State Cardinals 69-64 on Sunday.

Butka had 10 rebounds for the Fighting Camels (5-5). DJ Smith scored 20 points while shooting 5 for 16 (3 for 10 from 3-point range) and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line and added three steals. Chris Fields Jr. had 14 points and shot 6 of 12 from the field and 2 for 11 from the line.

The Cardinals (3-8) were led by Joey Hart, who recorded 15 points. Kayden Fish added 11 points and four steals for Ball State. Preston Copeland had 10 points, eight rebounds and three blocks.

Campbell went into the half tied with Ball State 30-30. Smith's 17-point second half helped Campbell finish off the five-point victory.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
BALL
Cardinals
30
CAMP
Fighting Camels
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Preston Copeland vs. Dovydas Butka (Cardinals gains possession)
19:42		Mason Jones turnover (traveling)
19:25		DJ Smith misses three point jump shot
19:23		Armoni Zeigler defensive rebound
19:06	+2	Joey Hart makes two point jump shot	2-0
18:47		Cam Gregory misses three point jump shot
18:45		Fighting Camels offensive rebound
18:42		Dovydas Butka misses two point layup
18:40		Mason Jones defensive rebound
18:10		Cardinals turnover (shot clock violation)
17:57		Jeremiah Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:55		Muneer Newton offensive rebound
17:47		Cam Gregory turnover (lost ball) (Preston Copeland steals)
17:16		Cardinals turnover (shot clock violation)
16:54		Dovydas Butka turnover (traveling)
16:26		Davion Hill misses three point jump shot
16:24		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
16:11		DJ Smith misses three point jump shot
16:09		Chris Fields Jr. offensive rebound
16:06		Preston Copeland shooting foul (Chris Fields Jr. draws the foul)
16:06		Chris Fields Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:06		Chris Fields Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:06		Armoni Zeigler defensive rebound
15:47		Kayden Fish misses three point jump shot
15:45		Chris Fields Jr. defensive rebound
15:38		Dovydas Butka misses two point layup
15:36		Kayden Fish defensive rebound
15:25	+2	Armoni Zeigler makes two point layup	4-0
15:18		TV timeout
15:07		Cam Gregory misses two point jump shot
15:05		Devon Barnes defensive rebound
14:59		Joey Hart misses three point jump shot
14:57		Tasos Cook defensive rebound
14:42		Devon Barnes shooting foul (Chris Fields Jr. draws the foul)
14:42		Chris Fields Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:42	+1	Chris Fields Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-1
14:15		Armoni Zeigler misses two point layup
14:13		Cam Gregory defensive rebound
14:07		Tasos Cook misses two point layup
14:05		Kayden Fish defensive rebound
13:58		Mason Jones misses two point layup
13:56		Joey Hart offensive rebound
13:51	+2	Joey Hart makes two point layup	6-1
13:43		Tasos Cook misses three point jump shot
13:41		Cam Gregory offensive rebound
13:36	+2	Chris Fields Jr. makes two point layup (Cam Gregory assists)	6-3
13:23		Kayden Fish misses two point layup
13:21		Chris Fields Jr. defensive rebound
13:21		Kayden Fish personal foul (Chris Fields Jr. draws the foul)
13:02		DJ Smith misses two point jump shot
13:00		Juwan Maxey defensive rebound
12:56	+2	Elmore James IV makes two point layup (Devon Barnes assists)	8-3
12:53		Fighting Camels 30 second timeout
12:37		Devon Barnes personal foul (Fighting Camels draws the foul)
12:23		Mason Jones blocks Chris Fields Jr.'s two point layup
12:21		Mason Jones defensive rebound
12:11		Mason Jones misses three point jump shot
12:09		Jeremiah Johnson defensive rebound
12:03		Jeremiah Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Kayden Fish steals)
12:03		Chris Fields Jr. personal foul (Kayden Fish draws the foul)
11:53	+2	Davion Hill makes two point jump shot	10-3
11:39	+2	Chris Fields Jr. makes two point layup (Muneer Newton assists)	10-5
11:26		Mason Jones turnover (traveling)
11:26		TV timeout
11:14		DJ Smith misses three point jump shot
11:12		Chris Fields Jr. offensive rebound
11:09	+2	Chris Fields Jr. makes two point layup	10-7
10:37		Cardinals turnover (shot clock violation)
10:26	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point layup	10-9
10:16		Chris Fields Jr. personal foul (Kayden Fish draws the foul)
10:13		Muneer Newton personal foul (Cardinals draws the foul)
10:01		Dovydas Butka personal foul (Preston Copeland draws the foul)
9:59		Juwan Maxey misses three point jump shot
9:57		Cam Gregory defensive rebound
9:53	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point dunk (Cam Gregory assists)	10-11
9:52		Cardinals 30 second timeout
9:43		Kayden Fish turnover (bad pass)
9:32		Kayden Fish shooting foul (Muneer Newton draws the foul)
9:32		Muneer Newton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:32	+1	Muneer Newton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-12
9:06	+2	Armoni Zeigler makes two point jump shot	12-12
8:58	+3	DJ Smith makes three point jump shot	12-15
8:34		Armoni Zeigler misses two point layup
8:32		Fighting Camels defensive rebound
8:32		Cardinals 30 second timeout
8:21		Juwan Maxey shooting foul (Dovydas Butka draws the foul)
8:21		Dovydas Butka misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:21	+1	Dovydas Butka makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-16
8:08	+2	Preston Copeland makes two point layup (Juwan Maxey assists)	14-16
7:58		DJ Smith misses three point jump shot
7:56		Armoni Zeigler defensive rebound
7:29		Dovydas Butka shooting foul (Joey Hart draws the foul)
7:29		TV timeout
7:29	+1	Joey Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-16
7:29	+1	Joey Hart makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-16
7:17		Enoch Kalambay misses three point jump shot
7:15		Enoch Kalambay offensive rebound
7:11		Enoch Kalambay turnover (lost ball) (Armoni Zeigler steals)
7:06		Muneer Newton blocks Mason Jones's two point layup
7:04		Preston Copeland offensive rebound
6:54		Preston Copeland turnover (traveling)
6:41		Preston Copeland personal foul (Dovydas Butka draws the foul)
6:41		Dovydas Butka misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:41		Armoni Zeigler defensive rebound
6:25		Armoni Zeigler misses two point jump shot
6:23		Cam Gregory defensive rebound
6:15	+3	Tasos Cook makes three point jump shot (Chris Fields Jr. assists)	16-19
5:53	+2	Mason Jones makes two point layup	18-19
5:33	+2	Chris Fields Jr. makes two point layup (Tasos Cook assists)	18-21
5:13		Juwan Maxey misses two point jump shot
5:11		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
5:04		Tasos Cook turnover (lost ball)
4:49	+3	Joey Hart makes three point jump shot (Armoni Zeigler assists)	21-21
4:41		DJ Smith turnover (bad pass) (Kayden Fish steals)
4:30		Chris Fields Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:28		Davion Hill defensive rebound
4:23		Tasos Cook shooting foul (Davion Hill draws the foul)
4:23		Davion Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:23		Davion Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:23		Chris Fields Jr. defensive rebound
3:55		DJ Smith turnover (lost ball) (Kayden Fish steals)
3:50		Kayden Fish turnover (bad pass)
3:50		TV timeout
3:40	+2	Chris Fields Jr. makes two point layup (Jeremiah Johnson assists)	21-23
3:21	+2	Kayden Fish makes two point layup	23-23
3:08		Dovydas Butka turnover (3-second violation)
2:44		Kayden Fish misses two point layup
2:42		Chris Fields Jr. defensive rebound
2:36	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point layup (Cam Gregory assists)	23-25
2:20	+2	Kayden Fish makes two point layup	25-25
2:06		DJ Smith turnover (bad pass)
1:46	+2	Joey Hart makes two point jump shot	27-25
1:33		Preston Copeland blocks Chris Fields Jr.'s two point layup
1:31		Chris Fields Jr. offensive rebound
1:26	+3	Cam Gregory makes three point jump shot (Tasos Cook assists)	27-28
1:02		Mason Jones misses three point jump shot
1:00		Chris Fields Jr. defensive rebound
0:55		Davion Hill shooting foul (Dovydas Butka draws the foul)
0:55	+1	Dovydas Butka makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-29
0:55	+1	Dovydas Butka makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-30
0:42	+2	Preston Copeland makes two point dunk (Davion Hill assists)	29-30
0:10		Dovydas Butka misses three point jump shot
0:10		Fighting Camels offensive rebound
0:10		Dovydas Butka misses three point jump shot
0:08		Preston Copeland defensive rebound
0:05		Tasos Cook personal foul (Armoni Zeigler draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Armoni Zeigler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-30
0:04		Armoni Zeigler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:03		Chris Fields Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BALL
Cardinals
34
CAMP
Fighting Camels
39

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Preston Copeland misses two point layup
19:50		Preston Copeland offensive rebound
19:45	+2	Preston Copeland makes two point layup	32-30
19:23		Cam Gregory misses three point jump shot
19:21		Davion Hill defensive rebound
19:06		Davion Hill misses two point layup
19:04		Preston Copeland offensive rebound
19:00	+2	Preston Copeland makes two point layup	34-30
18:46		Preston Copeland shooting foul (Chris Fields Jr. draws the foul)
18:46		Chris Fields Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:46		Chris Fields Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:46		Cardinals defensive rebound
18:38		Davion Hill misses two point layup
18:36		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
18:25		Tasos Cook misses three point jump shot
18:23		Chris Fields Jr. offensive rebound
18:13		Chris Fields Jr. misses two point jump shot
18:11		Dovydas Butka offensive rebound
18:07		Mason Jones personal foul (Dovydas Butka draws the foul)
18:06		DJ Smith misses three point jump shot
18:04		Dovydas Butka offensive rebound
17:59		Fighting Camels turnover (back court violation)
17:53		Davion Hill misses two point layup
17:51		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
17:43	+2	DJ Smith makes two point jump shot	34-32
17:17		Armoni Zeigler misses three point jump shot
17:15		Kayden Fish offensive rebound
17:08		Kayden Fish misses two point layup
17:06		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
16:54		Dovydas Butka offensive foul (Kayden Fish draws the foul)
16:54		Dovydas Butka turnover (offensive foul)
16:42		Armoni Zeigler turnover (lost ball) (DJ Smith steals)
16:36	+2	Cam Gregory makes two point layup (DJ Smith assists)	34-34
16:26	+2	Mason Jones makes two point layup	36-34
16:07		Cam Gregory misses two point jump shot
16:05		Mason Jones defensive rebound
15:52		TV timeout
15:44		DJ Smith blocks Juwan Maxey's two point layup
15:42		Fighting Camels defensive rebound
15:34	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point layup (Cam Gregory assists)	36-36
15:21		Juwan Maxey misses two point layup
15:19		Kayden Fish offensive rebound
15:18		Enoch Kalambay shooting foul (Kayden Fish draws the foul)
15:18		Kayden Fish misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:18	+1	Kayden Fish makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-36
15:09		Cam Gregory misses three point jump shot
15:07		Cardinals defensive rebound
14:42	+2	Kayden Fish makes two point layup	39-36
14:26		Tasos Cook misses three point jump shot
14:24		Cam Gregory offensive rebound
14:16		Chris Fields Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Kayden Fish steals)
14:02		Armoni Zeigler misses two point jump shot
14:00		Armoni Zeigler offensive rebound
13:59		Cam Gregory shooting foul (Armoni Zeigler draws the foul)
13:59	+1	Armoni Zeigler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-36
13:59		Armoni Zeigler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:58		Chris Fields Jr. defensive rebound
13:58		Kayden Fish personal foul (Chris Fields Jr. draws the foul)
13:45		Mason Jones shooting foul (Chris Fields Jr. draws the foul)
13:45	+1	Chris Fields Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-37
13:45		Chris Fields Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:45		Mason Jones defensive rebound
13:22	+2	Kayden Fish makes two point layup	42-37
13:12	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point layup (Chris Fields Jr. assists)	42-39
13:12		Elmore James IV shooting foul (Dovydas Butka draws the foul)
13:12	+1	Dovydas Butka makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-40
12:59		Elmore James IV misses three point jump shot
12:57		DJ Smith defensive rebound
12:43	+2	DJ Smith makes two point layup	42-42
12:43		Armoni Zeigler shooting foul (DJ Smith draws the foul)
12:43	+1	DJ Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-43
12:17	+2	Kayden Fish makes two point layup	44-43
12:05	+3	DJ Smith makes three point jump shot	44-46
11:40		DJ Smith personal foul (Armoni Zeigler draws the foul)
11:40		TV timeout
11:34		Davion Hill misses two point layup
11:32		Cam Gregory defensive rebound
11:32		Davion Hill personal foul (Cam Gregory draws the foul)
11:32		Cam Gregory misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:32		Davion Hill defensive rebound
11:06		Muneer Newton shooting foul (Devon Barnes draws the foul)
11:06	+1	Devon Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-46
11:06	+1	Devon Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-46
10:49	+2	Jeremiah Johnson makes two point jump shot	46-48
10:34		Joey Hart misses three point jump shot
10:32		Fighting Camels defensive rebound
10:24		Dovydas Butka misses two point layup
10:22		Chris Fields Jr. offensive rebound
10:18		Chris Fields Jr. misses two point layup
10:05		Dovydas Butka offensive rebound
10:05	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point layup	46-50
10:05		Chris Fields Jr. personal foul (Cardinals draws the foul)
9:53		Davion Hill misses two point layup
9:51		Jeremiah Johnson defensive rebound
9:45		DJ Smith misses three point jump shot
9:43		Muneer Newton offensive rebound
9:33		Jeremiah Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:31		Preston Copeland defensive rebound
9:27		Jeremiah Johnson personal foul (Davion Hill draws the foul)
9:27	+1	Davion Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-50
9:27	+1	Davion Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-50
9:16		Preston Copeland blocks Chris Fields Jr.'s two point jump shot
9:14		Joey Hart defensive rebound
9:09		Devon Barnes misses three point jump shot
9:07		Armoni Zeigler offensive rebound
8:59		Devon Barnes turnover (bad pass)
8:47		DJ Smith misses two point layup
8:45		Preston Copeland defensive rebound
8:39		Cam Gregory shooting foul (Armoni Zeigler draws the foul)
8:39		Armoni Zeigler misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:39	+1	Armoni Zeigler makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-50
8:23		DJ Smith misses two point jump shot
8:21		Dovydas Butka offensive rebound
8:16		Dovydas Butka misses two point layup
8:14		Dovydas Butka offensive rebound
8:04		Preston Copeland personal foul (Chris Fields Jr. draws the foul)
8:04		Chris Fields Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:04		Joey Hart defensive rebound
7:42	+3	Mason Jones makes three point jump shot (Devon Barnes assists)	52-50
7:24		Kayden Fish personal foul (Dovydas Butka draws the foul)
7:24		TV timeout
7:24	+1	Dovydas Butka makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-51
7:23	+1	Dovydas Butka makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-52
7:07		Kayden Fish misses two point layup
7:05		Chris Fields Jr. defensive rebound
6:42		Mason Jones personal foul (Chris Fields Jr. draws the foul)
6:42		Chris Fields Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:42		Chris Fields Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:42		Armoni Zeigler defensive rebound
6:20		Mason Jones misses three point jump shot
6:18		Armoni Zeigler offensive rebound
6:13		Armoni Zeigler turnover (bad pass) (DJ Smith steals)
6:07	+2	Chris Fields Jr. makes two point layup (Tasos Cook assists)	52-54
5:44	+2	Devon Barnes makes two point layup (Kayden Fish assists)	54-54
5:31		DJ Smith misses three point jump shot
5:29		Devon Barnes defensive rebound
5:04		Armoni Zeigler misses two point jump shot
5:02		Jeremiah Johnson defensive rebound
4:49		Devon Barnes personal foul (DJ Smith draws the foul)
4:49	+1	DJ Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-55
4:49	+1	DJ Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-56
4:31		Joey Hart misses two point jump shot
4:29		Preston Copeland offensive rebound
4:25	+2	Preston Copeland makes two point layup	56-56
4:18		Preston Copeland blocks DJ Smith's two point layup
4:16		Jeremiah Johnson offensive rebound
4:10		Fighting Camels 30 second timeout
3:56		TV timeout
3:56	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point layup	56-58
3:41	+2	Joey Hart makes two point jump shot	58-58
3:29		Cam Gregory misses three point jump shot
3:27		Armoni Zeigler defensive rebound
3:12		Cam Gregory personal foul (Joey Hart draws the foul)
3:12		TV timeout
3:12	+1	Joey Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-58
3:12	+1	Joey Hart makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-58
2:58		Dovydas Butka misses two point layup
2:56		Preston Copeland defensive rebound
2:43		Joey Hart misses two point layup
2:41		Chris Fields Jr. defensive rebound
2:21	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point hook shot	60-60
2:11		Cardinals 30 second timeout
1:56	+2	Davion Hill makes two point layup (Armoni Zeigler assists)	62-60
1:41	+3	DJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Dovydas Butka assists)	62-63
1:15		Kayden Fish turnover (lost ball)
0:43	+2	Tasos Cook makes two point jump shot	62-65
0:30		Cardinals 60 second timeout
0:31		Davion Hill turnover (bad pass) (DJ Smith steals)
0:29		Joey Hart shooting foul (DJ Smith draws the foul)
0:29	+1	DJ Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-66
0:29	+1	DJ Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-67
0:24		Muneer Newton shooting foul (Davion Hill draws the foul)
0:24	+1	Davion Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-67
0:24	+1	Davion Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-67
0:24		Fighting Camels 60 second timeout
0:21		Davion Hill personal foul (DJ Smith draws the foul)
0:21	+1	DJ Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-68
0:21	+1	DJ Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-69
0:15		Joey Hart misses three point jump shot
0:13		Armoni Zeigler offensive rebound
0:09		Armoni Zeigler misses two point layup
0:07		Cardinals offensive rebound
0:06		Cardinals 30 second timeout
0:05		Elmore James IV turnover (lost ball) (Dovydas Butka steals)
0:03		Dovydas Butka misses two point dunk
0:01		Jeremiah Johnson offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Jeremiah Johnson offensive rebound