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BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Eric Smith led five Camels in double figures with a season-high 24 points and Campbell defeated Radford 101-88 Monday night in men's basketball action at Carter Gym.

Jonathan Rodriguez added 17 points - 15 in the second half - plus 15 rebounds and five assists for the Fighting Camels (4-4), which ended a four-game losing streak by winning their fourth home game in as many tries this year.

Ruell Pringle added 14 points and five assists, Stephon Griffin had a career-best 12 points and Russ Gibson chipped in 10 for the Camels, who passed the 100-point mark for the third time at home this year.

Reggie McIntyre led Radford (5-7) with 24 points and seven rebounds. Chris Oliver had 22, Kenny Thomas 17 and Martell McDuffy 11 for the Highlanders, who shot 53 percent from the field, but turned the ball over 23 times.

Campbell held a 40-29 edge on the glass and claimed a 20-8 advantage in second-chance points. The Camels scored 24 points off Radford's 23 turnovers. In last month's 87-80 Highlander win at Radford, Va., RU claimed a 50-38 rebounding edge and the Camels made just 3 three-point field goals.

Smith made 6-of-12 threes on the night as the Camels hit a season-best 12 treys in 32 attempts (.375). The Camels shot 47.7 percent from the floor (31-65) and made 27-of-37 (.730) from the stripe.

Radford shot 62.5 percent (15-24) from the floor in the opening half, but trailed 45-42 at the break thanks in part to 15 first-half turnovers. Thomas' lay-in with 16:08 left in the contest tied the score at 53-53 before the Camels took the lead for good on an 8-0 burst. Rodriguez fed Smith for a triple to start the flurry, and then ended the spurt with a trey of his own.

The Camels led 76-65 with 10:15 to go on Reggie Bishop's lay-up, but the Highlanders went on a 9-1 run and drew within as few as three (77-74) on McIntyre's bucket with 8:49 left. Campbell then pulled away with a 14-2 spurt and built a 91-76 edge with 4:36 remaining. CU's largest lead (16) came when Griffin made the first of two free throws to push the score to 100-84 with 45 seconds left.

Campbell's three 100-plus point games mark the first time that CU has scored more than 100 three times in a season since joining the NCAA Division I ranks in 1977-78. The Camels entered the game ranked 13th nationally in scoring (84.4), but raised their mark to 86.5 following Monday's effort. In four home games, the Camels are scoring at a 97.5 clip, compared to a 77.8 average for the visitors.

The Fighting Camels return to action Saturday in a 7:00 p.m. start at Virginia Tech. [Box Score]