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Smith scores 31, Campbell defeats Northeastern 97-82

AP
Jan 03, 2026

BUIES CREEK, N.C. (AP) DJ Smith put up 31 points as Campbell Fighting Camels beat Northeastern Huskies 97-82 on Saturday.

Smith was 10-of-17 shooting with three 3-pointers and added three steals for the Fighting Camels (8-8, 2-1 Coastal Athletic Association). Dovydas Butka scored 15 points and added 14 rebounds. Jeremiah Johnson shot 3 of 8 from the field and 9 for 9 from the line to finish with 15 points. Tasos Cook also had 15 points.

Mike Loughnane led the way for the Huskies (5-9, 1-2) with 23 points, two steals and two blocks. William Kermoury added 16 points for Northeastern. Ty Francis also recorded 13 points and eight rebounds. Luca Soroa Schaller also had 13 points.

Campbell took the lead for good with 13:13 left in the first half. The score was 49-36 at halftime, with Smith racking up 17 points. Campbell extended its lead to 97-80 during the second half, fueled by a 12-2 scoring run.

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

1st Half
NE
Huskies
36
CAMP
Fighting Camels
49

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Luca Soroa Schaller vs. Cam Gregory (Huskies gains possession)
19:36		Mike Loughnane misses three point jump shot
19:34		Fighting Camels defensive rebound
19:18		Jeremiah Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:16		William Kermoury defensive rebound
19:00	+3	Ty Francis makes three point jump shot (William Kermoury assists)	3-0
18:41		Muneer Newton misses two point jump shot
18:39		Mike Loughnane defensive rebound
18:09		Mike Loughnane misses three point jump shot
18:07		Huskies turnover (shot clock violation)
17:42		Ryan Williams shooting foul (DJ Smith draws the foul)
17:42	+1	DJ Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 3	3-1
17:42	+1	DJ Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 3	3-2
17:42	+1	DJ Smith makes regular free throw 3 of 3	3-3
17:33		Youri Fritz turnover (out of bounds)
17:22	+3	DJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Cam Gregory assists)	3-6
17:02		Ty Francis misses two point layup
17:00		Mike Loughnane offensive rebound
16:55	+2	Ryan Williams makes two point jump shot	5-6
16:27	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point layup (Muneer Newton assists)	5-8
16:15		Mike Loughnane misses three point jump shot
16:13		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
16:05		Mike Loughnane blocks DJ Smith's three point jump shot
16:03		Muneer Newton offensive rebound
15:57		Muneer Newton misses two point layup
15:55		Ty Francis defensive rebound
15:42	+3	Mike Loughnane makes three point jump shot (Ty Francis assists)	8-8
15:35		Fighting Camels 30 second timeout
15:35		TV timeout
15:13		Jeremiah Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Youri Fritz steals)
15:07		Ty Francis misses three point jump shot
15:05		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
14:48	+2	DJ Smith makes two point jump shot	8-10
14:25		Xavier Abreu turnover (lost ball) (DJ Smith steals)
14:20		Mike Loughnane blocks Jeremiah Johnson's two point layup
14:18		Muneer Newton offensive rebound
14:16		Youri Fritz personal foul
14:04		Jeremiah Johnson misses three point jump shot
14:02		Youri Fritz defensive rebound
13:39	+2	Ty Francis makes two point jump shot (Xavier Abreu assists)	10-10
13:30		Dovydas Butka misses two point layup
13:28		JB Frankel defensive rebound
13:24		Ty Francis turnover (lost ball) (Muneer Newton steals)
13:13	+3	DJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Johnson assists)	10-13
12:58	+2	Ty Francis makes two point dunk (Xavier Abreu assists)	12-13
12:49		Jeremiah Johnson misses two point layup
12:47		Muneer Newton offensive rebound
12:43	+2	Muneer Newton makes two point dunk	12-15
12:30		JB Frankel misses three point jump shot
12:28		Ty Francis offensive rebound
12:25		Cam Gregory shooting foul (Ty Francis draws the foul)
12:25	+1	Ty Francis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-15
12:25	+1	Ty Francis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-15
12:00		Petar Pinter shooting foul (Muneer Newton draws the foul)
12:00		TV timeout
12:00		Muneer Newton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:00		Muneer Newton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:00		Petar Pinter defensive rebound
11:42		Xavier Abreu misses two point layup
11:40		Jeremiah Johnson defensive rebound
11:32	+2	Muneer Newton makes two point dunk (Dovydas Butka assists)	14-17
11:02		Haris Elezovic misses two point jump shot
11:00		Cam Gregory defensive rebound
10:55		Petar Pinter personal foul
10:53	+2	Muneer Newton makes two point dunk (Cam Gregory assists)	14-19
10:25		Xavier Abreu misses two point layup
10:23		Jeremiah Johnson defensive rebound
10:03		DJ Smith misses three point jump shot
10:01		Ty Francis defensive rebound
9:55		Luca Soroa Schaller misses two point layup
9:53		Cam Gregory defensive rebound
9:48		Cam Gregory misses two point layup
9:46		DJ Smith offensive rebound
9:45	+2	DJ Smith makes two point layup	14-21
9:45		Huskies 30 second timeout
9:14		Jeremiah Johnson shooting foul (Ryan Williams draws the foul)
9:14	+1	Ryan Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-21
9:14	+1	Ryan Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-21
9:02	+2	Muneer Newton makes two point layup (Cam Gregory assists)	16-23
8:54		Youri Fritz misses two point layup
8:52		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
8:44		William Kermoury personal foul
8:38	+2	Jeremiah Johnson makes two point layup	16-25
8:27		William Kermoury misses three point jump shot
8:25		DJ Smith defensive rebound
8:23		DJ Smith misses three point jump shot
8:21		Ty Francis defensive rebound
8:12	+3	Mike Loughnane makes three point jump shot (Youri Fritz assists)	19-25
7:51		Dovydas Butka misses two point layup
7:49		Youri Fritz defensive rebound
7:27		Jeremiah Johnson personal foul
7:27		TV timeout
7:24	+2	Youri Fritz makes two point layup (Ryan Williams assists)	21-25
7:04	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point jump shot	21-27
6:39		Dovydas Butka shooting foul (Ty Francis draws the foul)
6:39	+1	Ty Francis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-27
6:39	+1	Ty Francis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-27
6:22		Dovydas Butka misses two point jump shot
6:20		Ty Francis defensive rebound
6:06		Ty Francis misses three point jump shot
6:04		Cam Gregory defensive rebound
5:52		William Kermoury shooting foul (Tasos Cook draws the foul)
5:52	+1	Tasos Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-28
5:52		Tasos Cook misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:52		Ty Francis defensive rebound
5:24	+2	Xavier Abreu makes two point layup	25-28
5:08	+2	DJ Smith makes two point jump shot	25-30
4:46		Mike Loughnane turnover (lost ball) (DJ Smith steals)
4:41	+2	Tasos Cook makes two point dunk (DJ Smith assists)	25-32
4:28		Mike Loughnane turnover (lost ball) (Tasos Cook steals)
4:23	+2	Tasos Cook makes two point dunk	25-34
4:23		Ty Francis shooting foul (Tasos Cook draws the foul)
4:23	+1	Tasos Cook makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-35
4:01		Mike Loughnane misses two point jump shot
3:59		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
3:57		Liam Koelsch personal foul (Dovydas Butka draws the foul)
3:57		TV timeout
3:57	+1	Dovydas Butka makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-36
3:57		Dovydas Butka misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:57		Xavier Abreu defensive rebound
3:28		JB Frankel turnover (out of bounds)
3:16	+2	Jeremiah Johnson makes two point layup	25-38
3:16		Luca Soroa Schaller shooting foul (Jeremiah Johnson draws the foul)
3:16	+1	Jeremiah Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-39
2:52		Xavier Abreu turnover (lost ball) (Dovydas Butka steals)
2:45	+2	Tasos Cook makes two point layup	25-41
2:32	+2	Petar Pinter makes two point layup (Luca Soroa Schaller assists)	27-41
2:17	+2	Jeremiah Johnson makes two point layup	27-43
2:14		DJ Smith personal foul
2:03		Tasos Cook personal foul
2:03		Cam Gregory personal foul (William Kermoury draws the foul)
2:03	+1	William Kermoury makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-43
2:03	+1	William Kermoury makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-43
1:40		Petar Pinter personal foul (Dovydas Butka draws the foul)
1:40	+1	Dovydas Butka makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-44
1:40	+1	Dovydas Butka makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-45
1:26	+2	William Kermoury makes two point jump shot	31-45
1:15		DJ Smith turnover (lost ball) (JB Frankel steals)
1:02	+3	William Kermoury makes three point jump shot (Mike Loughnane assists)	34-45
0:42		Mike Loughnane shooting foul (Jeremiah Johnson draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Jeremiah Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-46
0:42	+1	Jeremiah Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-47
0:34	+2	Luca Soroa Schaller makes two point layup	36-47
0:03	+2	DJ Smith makes two point layup	36-49
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NE
Huskies
46
CAMP
Fighting Camels
48

Time		Play	Score
19:51	+2	Youri Fritz makes two point dunk (Luca Soroa Schaller assists)	38-49
19:29		Youri Fritz blocks Dovydas Butka's two point layup
19:27		Luca Soroa Schaller defensive rebound
19:19		Luca Soroa Schaller misses two point jump shot
19:17		Ty Francis offensive rebound
19:10	+3	Luca Soroa Schaller makes three point jump shot (Ty Francis assists)	41-49
18:48	+2	Muneer Newton makes two point jump shot (Jeremiah Johnson assists)	41-51
18:31		Youri Fritz misses two point jump shot
18:29		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
18:23		Mike Loughnane personal foul
18:15		Jeremiah Johnson misses two point jump shot
18:13		Youri Fritz defensive rebound
18:06		DJ Smith blocks William Kermoury's two point layup
18:04		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
18:00		Ty Francis shooting foul (Jeremiah Johnson draws the foul)
18:00	+1	Jeremiah Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-52
18:00	+1	Jeremiah Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-53
17:52		Jeremiah Johnson personal foul
17:47	+3	William Kermoury makes three point jump shot (Luca Soroa Schaller assists)	44-53
17:29		Muneer Newton turnover (out of bounds)
17:15	+2	Mike Loughnane makes two point layup (Youri Fritz assists)	46-53
17:12		Fighting Camels 30 second timeout
16:46	+2	DJ Smith makes two point layup	46-55
16:37	+2	Mike Loughnane makes two point jump shot	48-55
16:19	+2	Cam Gregory makes two point jump shot	48-57
15:46		Luca Soroa Schaller misses two point jump shot
15:44		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
15:32		Luca Soroa Schaller shooting foul (Jeremiah Johnson draws the foul)
15:32		TV timeout
15:32	+1	Jeremiah Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-58
15:32	+1	Jeremiah Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-59
15:05		Petar Pinter misses two point jump shot
15:03		DJ Smith defensive rebound
14:48	+2	Tasos Cook makes two point layup	48-61
14:28	+2	Mike Loughnane makes two point jump shot	50-61
14:12		Dovydas Butka misses three point jump shot
14:10		Cam Gregory offensive rebound
14:02		Jeremiah Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Mike Loughnane steals)
13:57	+2	Mike Loughnane makes two point layup	52-61
13:40	+2	Cam Gregory makes two point layup	52-63
13:23	+2	Ty Francis makes two point dunk (Mike Loughnane assists)	54-63
13:08		Petar Pinter shooting foul (Dovydas Butka draws the foul)
13:08		Dovydas Butka misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:08	+1	Dovydas Butka makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-64
12:51		DJ Smith shooting foul (Luca Soroa Schaller draws the foul)
12:51	+1	Luca Soroa Schaller makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-64
12:51	+1	Luca Soroa Schaller makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-64
12:39	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point dunk	56-66
12:22	+3	William Kermoury makes three point jump shot (Luca Soroa Schaller assists)	59-66
11:50		TV timeout
11:49		DJ Smith misses three point jump shot
11:49		Fighting Camels turnover (shot clock violation)
11:36		DJ Smith personal foul
11:21		Luca Soroa Schaller misses two point layup
11:19		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
11:19		Luca Soroa Schaller personal foul
11:08	+3	Cam Gregory makes three point jump shot (DJ Smith assists)	59-69
10:47		Luca Soroa Schaller turnover (lost ball) (DJ Smith steals)
10:42	+2	DJ Smith makes two point layup	59-71
10:32		William Kermoury misses two point jump shot
10:30		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
10:18		DJ Smith misses three point jump shot
10:16		Muneer Newton offensive rebound
10:09		DJ Smith misses three point jump shot
10:07		Dovydas Butka offensive rebound
10:03		Liam Koelsch flagrant 1 (Dovydas Butka draws the foul)
10:03	+1	Dovydas Butka makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	59-72
10:03		Dovydas Butka misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
10:03		Fighting Camels offensive rebound
9:48		DJ Smith misses two point jump shot
9:46		Huskies defensive rebound
9:30	+2	Mike Loughnane makes two point jump shot	61-72
9:11	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point layup	61-74
8:50		Mike Loughnane misses two point layup
8:48		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
8:37		Cam Gregory misses three point jump shot
8:35		Mike Loughnane defensive rebound
8:22		William Kermoury misses three point jump shot
8:20		Muneer Newton defensive rebound
8:10		Fighting Camels 30 second timeout
8:10		TV timeout
7:51		Tasos Cook misses three point jump shot
7:51		Fighting Camels turnover (shot clock violation)
7:38		Muneer Newton personal foul
7:19	+2	Luca Soroa Schaller makes two point jump shot	63-74
7:03	+3	Tasos Cook makes three point jump shot (Muneer Newton assists)	63-77
6:38	+2	Xavier Abreu makes two point layup	65-77
6:26		Cam Gregory misses three point jump shot
6:24		Muneer Newton offensive rebound
6:21	+2	Muneer Newton makes two point layup	65-79
5:58		Ty Francis misses three point jump shot
5:56		Muneer Newton defensive rebound
5:38		Dovydas Butka misses three point jump shot
5:36		Ty Francis defensive rebound
5:25	+3	Mike Loughnane makes three point jump shot (Luca Soroa Schaller assists)	68-79
4:56		Tasos Cook turnover (lost ball) (Mike Loughnane steals)
4:49		Tasos Cook personal foul
4:45		Xavier Abreu misses three point jump shot
4:43		Luca Soroa Schaller offensive rebound
4:40	+2	Luca Soroa Schaller makes two point jump shot	70-79
4:27		Xavier Abreu personal foul (DJ Smith draws the foul)
4:27	+1	DJ Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-80
4:27	+1	DJ Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-81
4:06		Petar Pinter misses two point jump shot
4:04		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
4:04		TV timeout
3:41		Fighting Camels turnover (back court violation)
3:41		TV timeout
3:33	+2	Mike Loughnane makes two point layup (William Kermoury assists)	72-81
3:14		Jeremiah Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Luca Soroa Schaller steals)
3:09	+2	Luca Soroa Schaller makes two point layup	74-81
3:06		Fighting Camels 30 second timeout
2:40	+2	DJ Smith makes two point layup	74-83
2:21		Cam Gregory shooting foul (Xavier Abreu draws the foul)
2:21	+1	Xavier Abreu makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-83
2:21		Xavier Abreu misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:21		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
1:54	+2	Cam Gregory makes two point layup	75-85
1:40		Ty Francis turnover (lost ball) (Dovydas Butka steals)
1:22		Mike Loughnane personal foul (DJ Smith draws the foul)
1:22		DJ Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:22		Huskies defensive rebound
1:17	+3	William Kermoury makes three point jump shot (Luca Soroa Schaller assists)	78-85
1:14		Huskies 30 second timeout
1:09		Youri Fritz personal foul (DJ Smith draws the foul)
1:09	+1	DJ Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-86
1:09	+1	DJ Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-87
1:05		William Kermoury misses three point jump shot
1:03		Tasos Cook defensive rebound
0:59	+2	Dovydas Butka makes two point dunk (Cam Gregory assists)	78-89
0:53	+2	Xavier Abreu makes two point layup	80-89
0:51		Luca Soroa Schaller personal foul (Jeremiah Johnson draws the foul)
0:51	+1	Jeremiah Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-90
0:51	+1	Jeremiah Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-91
0:45		Luca Soroa Schaller turnover (lost ball) (Cam Gregory steals)
0:39	+2	Tasos Cook makes two point dunk (Cam Gregory assists)	80-93
0:33		Xavier Abreu misses three point jump shot
0:31		Dovydas Butka defensive rebound
0:14	+3	DJ Smith makes three point jump shot	80-96
0:14		Youri Fritz shooting foul (DJ Smith draws the foul)
0:14	+1	DJ Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	80-97
0:08	+2	Mike Loughnane makes two point dunk (Luca Soroa Schaller assists)	82-97
0:00		End of period

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Mike Loughnane makes two point dunk (Luca Soroa Schaller assists)