Campbell Ends Season With 106-56 Loss at UCF

ORLANDO, FLA. – Dexter Lyons scored a career-high 33 points in his final home game and UCF rolled to a 106-56 win over Campbell in A-Sun men's basketball action on Saturday night at UCF Arena.

Seniors Rob Ross (19) and Josh Bodden (13) also hit double digits, while senior Roberto Morentin added nine points.

UCF shot 62 percent from the floor on the night (39-63) and hit a school record 16 threes in 31 attempts (.516). Campbell shot just 38 percent from the field and committed a season-high 25 turnovers, which UCF turned into 33 points.

Anthony Atkinson, Diego Aguiar and Russ Gibson scored nine points each to lead Campbell.

Lyons scored 20 first half points and UCF led 62-25 at the break. UCF's 62 first half points were the most scored in the opening period against the Camels in CU's Division I era (since '77-78).

The Golden Knight lead reached 59 points before the Camels outscored the hosts 11-2 to end the game.

UCF, ranked 13th in this week's CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll, scored the game's first 10 points and jumped to an 18-2 lead in the first 3:36 of the game on the strength of four treys, plus Josh Bodden's three-point play.

UCF (22-5, 17-3), which finished the 2003-04 campaign with 12 wins in 13 homes games, shot 63 percent from the field (22-35) in the opening half, including 11-19 (.579) from 3-point range. The Golden Knights turned 13 Campbell first half turnovers into 23 points.

Campbell (3-24, 3-17) has lost 32-straight road games, dating to an 84-79 win at Jacksonville State on Jan. 19, 2002.

The game marked the final contest for Campbell's Derek Gray and Brad McKeiver. Senior Tarick Johnson did not make the two-game road trip due to an illness in his extended family.

UCF carries the second seed into Thursday's quarterfinal round of the eight-team Atlantic Sun Championship tournament at Nashville, Tenn. Campbell did not qualify for the tourney. [Box Score]