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Jacksonville Defeats Campbell 78-65 In Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. – B.J. Surry scored 18 points to lead Jacksonville to a 78-65 Atlantic Sun men's basketball victory over Campbell Saturday at Swisher Gym.

Campbell shot just 8-25 (.320) from the free throw line and the Dolphins (11-8, 7-5) turned 24 Camel turnovers into 33 points. Campbell (2-16, 0-11) lost its 13th-straight game and dropped its 29th-consecutive Atlantic Sun road game.

Antonio Cool and Jesse Kimbrough added 14 points each, while Haminn Quaintance scored 10 with eight rebounds, five blocks and five steals for Jacksonville, which won its sixth game in seven outings.

Maurice Latham led the Camels with 17 points, 15 in the second half, on 8-of-9 shooting. Diego Aguiar added 11 off the bench. Comerlee Poole grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds.

Campbell was able to cut a six-point half-time deficit to 43-40 with 12:54 to go, but never got closer. A 10-0 run extended the Dolphin lead to 67-50 with 3:57 as Kimbrough, Quaintance and Surry finished driving layups.

Jacksonville led 34-28 at the break, converting 16 Campbell first-half turnovers into 22 points. Campbell shot 52 percent (13-25) from the floor in the opening half, while JU hit 51.9 percent (14-27) of its attempts.

Campbell took a 15-11 lead on Colin Hunt's bucket underneath, capping an 11-2 run in the process. JU, however, scored 13-straight points with Cool's three from the right wing pushing the Dolphins in front 24-15 with 7:29 left.

Jacksonville shot 48.2 percent (27-56) from the field, including 6-of-10 from 3-point range. The Dolphins made 18-25 free throws (.720) and had just four second-half turnovers (16 for the game).

Campbell held a 42-33 advantage on the boards, including 23 on the offensive glass. The Camels shot 45 percent (27-60) for the game, 3-9 from 3-point territory.

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

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