Saturday, January 22, 2005

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Stetson Pulls Away From Campbell 80-61

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Stetson broke open a close game with a 22-4 run midway through the second half and went on to defeat Campbell 80-61 Saturday in Atlantic Sun men's basketball action at Carter Gym.

E.J. Gordon and Anthony Register scored 19 points each for the Hatters (7-10, 5-5), who won their third game in the last four outings.

Freshmen Reggie Bishop (15) and Jake Wohlfeil (11) each hit season highs for the Camels (2-14, 0-9), but were the lone Camels in double figures. Campbell's top two scorers – Ruell Pringle (5) and Maurice Latham (9) finished with a combined 14 points on 3-of-14 shooting.

Pringle entered the contest averaging more than 15 points per game against A-Sun opponents, while Latham was held five points below his average against the league.

Wohlfeil's pull-up jumper from the left side cut Stetson's lead to 52-49 with 13:02 remaining, but the Hatters held Campbell without a field goal for more than seven minutes in the midst of their decisive run.

Campbell, which went nearly eight second half minutes without a field goal in Thursday's 61-57 loss to Jacksonville, lost its 11th-straight game.

In between Wohlfeil's jumper and Diego Aguiar's layup with 5:53 left, the Camels committed seven of their 14 second-half turnovers and went 0-for-5 from the field. Stetson, meanwhile, went 6-10 from the floor including a pair of treys and two 3-point plays in the same span. Gordon's two foul shots put the Hatters in front 74-53 with 3:48 remaining.

Stetson shot 50.9 percent (27-53) from the field and made 20-24 foul shots. The Camels shot 40.4 percent from the floor (21-52), 13-16 (.813) from the foul line. Stetson, which held a 31-28 edge on the boards, converted 19 Campbell turnovers into 26 points.

Campbell returns to action Monday in a 7:00 p.m. (CST) tip-off at Troy. [Box Score]