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Appalachian State Holds off Men's Basketball 71-64

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Ryann Abraham scored 14 points to lead four double figure scorers and visiting Appalachian State held off Campbell 71-64 Wednesday in men's basketball action at Carter Gym.

Kellen Brand, Davis Bowne and Doug McLaughlin Williams added 10 points apiece for the Mountaineers (3-2), who won their second straight game.

Jonathan Rodriguez led Campbell (1-3) with 21 points, including 13-of-14 from the foul line, and 12 rebounds for his third-straight double-double. Kyle Vejraska added 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting, while Reggie Bishop had eight points and eight boards for the Camels, who dropped their third-straight game.

Appalachian closed the first half on a 12-0 run and scored the first bucket of the second period to lead by 19 (41-22) with 19:44 remaining. Campbell chipped away thanks in part to 15 second-half turnovers by the Mountaineers, but could draw no closer than seven.

Campbell shot just 24 percent (7-29) from the floor in the opening half and made only 6-of-13 (.462) from the stripe in first 20 minutes. Appalachian, meanwhile, hit 50 percent of its first-half shots, including 6-of-15 (.400) from 3-point distance and used separate 12-1 and 12-0 runs to build its 39-22 advantage at the break.

Appalachian finished the game shooting 50 percent (22-44) from the field and made 20-of-32 from the line (.625). The Mountaineer bench outscored Campbell's by a 32-12 margin, including 28 points from Bowne, McLaughlin-Williams and Donald Sims (8).

The Camels forced 21 turnovers and converted those in 22 points, but made only 33 percent (20-61) from the floor and just 5-of-15 (.333) threes. Campbell finished the game shooting only 61 percent (19-31) from the line, 13-of-18 (.722) in the final period. The Camels committed just nine turnovers for the game.

Appalachian finished with a 42-35 advantage on the boards, led by McLaughlin-Williams' nine.

Campbell led 14-13 on Rodriguez' driving bucket with 8:52 left in the opening period, but went 3:35 without a field goal in the midst of a 12-1 Appalachian burst. Eduardo Bermudez, Abraham and Sims each sank 3-pointers during the burst that left the Mountaineers in front 25-15 with 5:46 left in the period.

The Camels scored six-straight to cut the edge to 25-21 on Rodriguez' two free throws before a pair of treys from Brand keyed ASU's half-closing 12-0 flurry.

After Donte Minter opened the second period with a short jumper from the left blocks, the Camels rattled off 10-straight points to cut the gap to nine. ASU built the advantage back to 15 and the Camels were unable to draw within single digits until Vejraska's lay-in with 3:33 to go trimmed the margin to 58-50.

Campbell returns to action Saturday at home in a 1:00 p.m. tip-off against Radford. Appalachian opens Southern Conference play Monday at home against No.-25 Davidson in a 7:00 p.m. tap.

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Players Mentioned

Reggie Bishop

#4 Reggie Bishop

G
6' 3"
Senior
Jonathan Rodriguez

#3 Jonathan Rodriguez

F
6' 5"
Sophomore
Kyle Vejraska

#1 Kyle Vejraska

F
6' 8"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Reggie Bishop

#4 Reggie Bishop

6' 3"
Senior
G
Jonathan Rodriguez

#3 Jonathan Rodriguez

6' 5"
Sophomore
F
Kyle Vejraska

#1 Kyle Vejraska

6' 8"
Sophomore
F