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DeLAND, FLA. - Kris Thomas and Garfield Blair scored 17 points each and Stetson ended a 4-game losing streak Monday night with an 82-73 Atlantic Sun victory over Campbell at the Edmunds Center.

Trailing 32-30 at the break the Hatters (6-12, 2-5) opened the second period on a 16-7 run as Campbell made only one field goal in the first 8:57 of the final half. Blair's 3 from the left corner with 8:16 remaining gave the Hatters their largest lead at 55-41. Campbell was able to get within seven on Eric Smith's 3 (55-48) with 6:33 to go, but no closer.

Thomas went 9-of-10 from the line in the second half and Blair hit 6-of-7 from the stripe in the same span. Gabe McMillen added 15 points and J.J. Hirst had 10 for the Hatters, who shot 54.5 percent (12-22) from the floor in the final stanza.

Stetson made 18-of-20 free throws over the last 2:20, and connected on 33-of-41 for the night (.805). Campbell hit just 24-of-37 from the stripe (.649) and just 7-of-20 threes (.350) while losing its third-straight game and falling to 1-8 on the road.

Freshman Jonathan Rodriguez led Campbell (7-9, 2-4) with a season-high 30 points on 9-of-15 from the floor and 12-of-17 free throws, plus 12 rebounds for his fifth double-double. Eric Smith added 11 points, but did not score until 7:18 was left in the game. CU's third-leading scorer Ruell Pringle, who entered the game averaging 11.4 points per game, was held without a point for the first time this season.

Campbell shot just 39.6 percent from the field and tied its season-high with 26 turnovers, which the Hatters converted into 29 points.

Stetson jumped to a 27-17 lead with 5:04 left in the opening half, but the Hatters did not make a field goal thereafter. The Camels closed the period on a 15-3 run over the last 4:49 and led 32-30 at intermission.

Campbell made just 8-of-24 shots (.333) in the first half, 4-of-10 from 3-point range, and hit only 12-of-20 (.600) from the line. Russ Gibson and Rodriguez each had nine points in the opening period. The Hatters shot just 29 percent (9-31) from the floor in the first half, but hit 10-of-12 free throws.

The Fighting Camels return to action Thursday at home in a 7:00 p.m. tip-off against Atlantic Sun leader Belmont. [Box Score]