Mercer Defeats Campbell 90-72 In Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball

MACON, GA. – James Odoms scored 21 points and Mercer defeated Campbell 90-72 in Atlantic Sun action Thursday night at the University Center.
Will Emerson and Wesley Duke added 16 points each for the Bears (9-4, 5-2), who won their second-straight game. Duke had 14 rebounds and Emerson nine as Mercer held a 44-31 advantage on the glass.
Damitruis Coleman, who entered the game as the nation's leader with 8.5 assists per game, dealt 10. Duke blocked four shots.
Maurice Latham led Campbell (2-11) with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Ruell Pringle contributed 16, including 8-8 from the free throw line. Russ Gibson scored a career-high 13, while Comerlee Poole added 12, plus eight boards.
Duke's alleyoop dunk and tip-in capped a 22-2 Mercer run midway through the first half and gave the Bears a 41-22 edge with 3:09 to play. Odoms scored 15 and Duke 10 as the Bears took a 46-30 lead at the break.
Pringle's transition lay-in cut the Mercer gap to 66-59, but Tyler McCurry and Odoms hit three-pointers in the next two possessions for the Bears and the Camels were unable to get closer.
Mercer turned 24 Campbell turnovers into 32 points and converted 21 offensive rebounds into 23 points.
The Bears hit 23-33 from the free throw line (.667), while Campbell made 16-21 from the stripe. Odoms canned 8-9 from the stripe.
Campbell returns to action Saturday at 4:15 p.m., at pre-season A-Sun favorite Georgia State. [Box Score]