Camden scores 25 points, Cal pulls away late to beat Northwestern State 79-70
AP
Dec 13, 2025
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) John Camden made six 3-pointers and scored 25 points, and California Golden Bears pulled away late to beat Northwestern State Demons 79-70 on Saturday for its seventh straight win.
Camden was 7-of-11 shooting. Dai Dai Ames added 20 points with three 3-pointers for Cal. Semetri Carr chipped in with 14 points and seven assists. Lee Dort grabbed 13 rebounds to go with nine points.
Dort's dunk with 7:07 to play sparked a 12-0 run to give Cal a 74-65 lead with 2:01 remaining. Ames hit his third 3-pointer in the closing seconds.
Cal is 9-0 at home and 10-1 overall, and is off to its best start since going 10-1 in 2014-15.
Izzy Miles scored 22 points for Northwestern State (2-8). Micah Thomas added 13 points. They each hit three of the Demons' 11 3-pointers.
Miles scored 12 points for Northwestern State and Carr scored 10 for Cal as the teams went into the break tied 37-all. The Demons had their largest lead of the second half, 58-53, with 12:19 to play.
Cal: stays home to face Morgan State on Friday.
Northwestern State: hosts Southern-New Orleans on Saturday.
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1st Half
NW ST
Demons
37
CAL
Golden Bears
37
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Chris Mubiru vs. Lee Dort (Semetri Carr gains possession)
19:36
+3
John Camden makes three point jump shot (Semetri Carr assists)
0-3
19:14
Micah Thomas turnover (back court violation)
18:57
John Camden misses two point jump shot
18:55
Landyn Jumawan defensive rebound
18:49
John Camden shooting foul (Izzy Miles draws the foul)
18:49
Izzy Miles misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:49
+1
Izzy Miles makes regular free throw 2 of 2
1-3
18:34
Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot
18:32
Izzy Miles defensive rebound
18:22
Landyn Jumawan misses three point jump shot
18:20
Semetri Carr defensive rebound
18:16
+2
Chris Bell makes two point layup (Semetri Carr assists)
1-5
17:46
Micah Thomas misses three point jump shot
17:44
Lee Dort defensive rebound
17:24
Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
17:22
Chris Mubiru defensive rebound
17:15
Willie Williams turnover (lost ball) (Dai Dai Ames steals)
17:11
Chris Mubiru shooting foul (John Camden draws the foul)
17:11
+1
John Camden makes regular free throw 1 of 2
1-6
17:11
+1
John Camden makes regular free throw 2 of 2
1-7
16:45
+2
Izzy Miles makes two point layup
3-7
16:19
Lee Dort turnover (bad pass) (Willie Williams steals)
16:01
Lee Dort personal foul (Willie Williams draws the foul)
15:49
Chris Mubiru misses three point jump shot
15:47
John Camden defensive rebound
15:39
Chris Mubiru personal foul (Chris Bell draws the foul)
15:39
TV timeout
15:32
Dai Dai Ames misses two point layup
15:30
Kordrick Turner defensive rebound
15:07
+2
Kordrick Turner makes two point layup (Izzy Miles assists)
5-7
14:46
Lee Dort turnover (bad pass) (Justin Redmond steals)
14:40
Justin Redmond misses three point jump shot
14:38
Lee Dort defensive rebound
14:31
Dai Dai Ames misses two point layup
14:29
Lee Dort offensive rebound
14:28
+2
Lee Dort makes two point dunk
5-9
14:07
Izzy Miles misses three point jump shot
14:05
John Camden defensive rebound
13:57
+2
Semetri Carr makes two point layup
5-11
13:32
+3
Justin Redmond makes three point jump shot
8-11
13:12
+3
Semetri Carr makes three point jump shot (John Camden assists)
8-14
12:56
Semetri Carr personal foul (Izzy Miles draws the foul)
12:45
Willie Williams turnover (bad pass) (Nolan Dorsey steals)
12:31
Milos Ilic misses two point layup
12:29
Omar Adegbola defensive rebound
12:08
+2
Micah Thomas makes two point jump shot
10-14
11:40
DeJuan Campbell misses two point jump shot
11:38
Omar Adegbola defensive rebound
11:33
+2
Omar Adegbola makes two point layup
12-14
11:10
Jump ball. Dai Dai Ames vs. Moustapha Loum (Moustapha Loum gains possession)
11:10
Dai Dai Ames turnover (lost ball) (Moustapha Loum steals)
11:10
TV timeout
10:47
+2
Willie Williams makes two point jump shot
14-14
10:27
+2
Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup (Milos Ilic assists)
14-16
10:05
Milos Ilic personal foul (Moustapha Loum draws the foul)
10:04
Milos Ilic shooting foul (Micah Thomas draws the foul)
10:04
+1
Micah Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-16
10:04
+1
Micah Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-16
9:55
Moustapha Loum personal foul (Semetri Carr draws the foul)
9:39
Chris Bell misses two point jump shot
9:37
Willie Williams defensive rebound
9:28
+3
Omar Adegbola makes three point jump shot (Justin Redmond assists)
19-16
9:10
Milos Ilic turnover (bad pass)
8:47
Chris Bell blocks Omar Adegbola's two point jump shot
8:45
John Camden defensive rebound
8:40
Moustapha Loum shooting foul (Lee Dort draws the foul)
8:40
+1
Lee Dort makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-17
8:40
+1
Lee Dort makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-18
8:25
+3
Micah Thomas makes three point jump shot (Omar Adegbola assists)
22-18
8:11
Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
8:09
Izzy Miles defensive rebound
8:00
Micah Thomas misses two point jump shot
7:58
Semetri Carr defensive rebound
7:48
Omar Adegbola shooting foul (Semetri Carr draws the foul)
7:48
TV timeout
7:48
+1
Semetri Carr makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-19
7:48
+1
Semetri Carr makes regular free throw 2 of 2
22-20
7:21
+2
Izzy Miles makes two point jump shot
24-20
7:01
Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
6:59
Willie Williams defensive rebound
6:30
+2
Izzy Miles makes two point layup
26-20
6:16
Chris Bell offensive foul (Izzy Miles draws the foul)