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Hot-Shooting Campbell Pulls Away From High Point 99-80

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell used a 13-4 run early in the second half to break open a close game and pulled away from High Point 99-80 in men's basketball action on Tuesday night at Carter Gym.

Campbell led 47-45 at the break after a first half where the game was tied 13 times and the lead changed hands on six occasions. The Camels then shot 65.5 percent (19-29) from the floor in the final period to post their highest scoring output since a 114-62 victory over Ferrum on Jan. 3, 1994.

Tarick Johnson led the Camels with 22 points and eight rebounds, followed by Brooks Lee's season-high 21 points (6-of-10 threes), plus seven assists. Jonte' Edwards added 20 points, six rebounds and a career-high five assists, while Dominique Klein came off the bench to score 16 points, including 4-of-5 threes, and deal four assists.

Danny Gaithings topped High Point (2-5), which dropped its fifth-straight game, with 25 points on 12-of-16 shooting, and 11 rebounds. Joe Knight added 21 points for the Panthers to follow his 40-point effort on Saturday at Vanderbilt.

Campbell put together its best two offensive halves of the season, including a 52-point second stanza, and shot 62 percent (36-58) from the floor, including 11-of-22 from long range. The Camels also produced a season-high 30 assists off their 36 field goals and made just 11 turnovers.

Johnson finished the night shooting 8-of-10 from the floor, while Lee was 7-of-11 from the field and Edwards made 8-of-13 shots. Klein canned 6-of-7 buckets.

After hitting 52.8 percent (19-36) from the field in the opening period, High Point connected on only 39 percent (11-28) of its tries in the second period.

Gaithings' bucket pulled the Panthers within 55-54 with just over 15 minutes to play, but Campbell stretched the advantage with a 29-11 flurry over the next 10 minutes. Consecutive treys by Lee, who played at High Point from 1998-00, and Klein opened the burst and Lee's triple with 5:54 remaining gave the Camels their largest lead of the game at 84-65.

High Point held a 41-28 advantage on the boards, including 18 offensive rebounds, but the Panthers made just 3-of-14 from long range.

Campbell (3-3), which ended a two-game slide, returns to action on Saturday when the Fighting Camels host East Carolina in a 5:00 p.m. contest at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville. High Point travels to Washington State for a 7:00 p.m. PST tap on Saturday. [Box Score]