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BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Russ Gibson scored a career-high 22 points and Jake Wohlfeil added 20 off the bench to lead Campbell to a 106-66 season-opening win over UNC Pembroke Saturday in a sold-out Carter Gymnasium.

Campbell (1-0) used a 21-0 run midway through the first half to break open the contest against the Division II Braves. Eric Smith added 14 points and Ruell Pringle 10, while freshman Jonathan Rodriguez from Miami, Fla., chipped in 13, plus eight rebounds and seven assists in his collegiate debut. Senior Ledell Eackles added seven assists and a school-record 10 steals in 21 minutes.

Freshman Jamelle Lowery led all UNCP scorers with 18 points off the bench on 6-of-12 shooting. Sylvester Brooks added 12 for the Braves, who shot just 36.9 percent (24-65) for the game.

Campbell, which ranked second in the nation in scoring last season at 82.8 points per game, passed the 100-point barrier for the first time since a 114-62 victory over Ferrum on Jan. 3, 1994 at Carter Gym.

Gibson, a senior forward from Henderson, Ky., eclipsed his previous career-high of 13 points vs. Mercer on Jan. 13, 2005 in the opening half alone with 14 on 7-of-8 shooting. He finished the contest shooting 10-of-11 from the floor, and 2-of-2 from the line while doubling his entire output (11 points in 17 games) during the 2005-06 season.

The Camels shot 63.3 percent (38-60) from the field, made 9-of-23 threes (.391) and hit 21-of-29 from the line (.724) and held a 26-6 advantage in fast-break points. Campbell notched 30 assists on 38 field goals, led by Rodriguez, Eackles and Stephon Griffin, who added six in only 19 minutes.

After Zack Honeycutt's three-pointer brought UNCP within 23-16 with 8:05 left in the opening period, Campbell outscored the Braves 30-2 (including the 21-0 flurry) over the next 7:24. Smith's steal and breakaway dunk pushed the margin to 53-18 with 41 seconds to play before the break. Campbell led 53-22 at the half.

Campbell shot 60.6 percent from the floor (20-33) in the first period, while UNCP made just 28.6 percent (8-28) of its shots. CU then knocked in 18-27 (.667) attempts in the second half and led by as many as 43 points.

Wohlfeil began the decisive 21-0 run with a three-pointer and the Camels made 12-of-14 shots during the 30-2 burst. Eackles tied Dan Pogue's 12-year-old single game school steals record with eight in the first half