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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. - Tyrone Curnell scored 20 points and Jesse Kimbrough added 17 to lead Jacksonville to a 90-71 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball win over Campbell Thursday night at Veterans Memorial Arena.

Marcus Allen added 15 points and 18 rebounds, while Lehmon Colbert had 14, plus 10 boards for JU (6-8, 2-2), which shot 58 percent from the field in the second half. Jacksonville finished with a 47-20 edge on the boards and scored 32 points off 21 Campbell turnovers.

Ledell Eackles topped Campbell (6-6, 1-1) with a career-high tying 17 points, plus five assists. Jonathan Rodriguez finished with 16 points, Eric Smith 13 and Kyle Veraska 10 for the Camels, who saw their two-game win streak come to a close.

JU led 37-30 at the break, but Campbell cut the gap to 45-43 on Eackles' 3-point play with 15:17 to go. Jacksonville then answered with an 11-0 run. The Dolphins stretched the lead to as many as 25 while winning their second-straight outing.

The Dolphins finished the game shooting 49.3 percent from the field (34-69) and made 17-of-18 from the stripe (.944). JU held a 51-30 edge on points in the paint and a 22-6 advantage in fast-break points.

Campbell shot 45.5 percent (25-55) from the field, made 8-of-17 (.471) threes and 13-of-17 from the line (.765). The Fighting Camels entered the game ranked seventh nationally in scoring, but fell 15 points shy of their points per game average (86.1). CU dropped to 1-6 on the road this year, while Jacksonville improved to 6-0 at home.

Curnell scored eight points in a 15-0 Jacksonville run that gave the Dolphins a 27-16 edge with 6:14 remaining in the first half. Campbell went 0-for-3 from the field and had six turnovers during a 3:35 scoreless stretch that allowed the Dolphins to claim an 11-point lead (27-16).

The Dolphins led 37-30 at the break behind 12 points from Curnell and eight from Allen. Jacksonville shot just 42 percent from the field in the opening period, but held an 11-0 edge in fast break points and scored 16 off 11 Campbell first-half turnovers. The Dolphins also out-rebounded Campbell 25-14 in the first half and held a 29-10 margin on points scored in the paint.

Campbell shot just 37.9 percent from the field in the opening half, but made 4-of-9 threes in the span. Campbell returns to action Saturday at home in a 1:00 p.m. start against Kennesaw State. [Box Score]