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Radford Holds off Campbell 75-68 in Men's Basketball

RADFORD, VA. – Radford used a 13-4 run midway through the second half and held off a late Campbell rally to claim a 75-68 men's basketball victory Saturday night at the Dedmon Center.

Kenny Thomas scored 23 points – one shy of the career high 24 he had Monday – to lead four Radford (4-6) players in double figures. Joey Lynch-Flohr added 15 points and nine rebounds, while Cole Wilder came off the bench to chip in 13 and Martell McDuffy had 11.

Jonathan Rodriguez topped Campbell (2-5) with a season-high 27 points, plus 13 rebounds for his fourth double-double in as many games against the Highlanders in the last two years. The sophomore forward is averaging 22.8 points and 13.3 boards vs. Radford.

Reggie Bishop added 12 points – all in the second half – and Kyle Vejraska 10 for the Camels.

Campbell wrapped a 15-4 run around the half as Bishop scored the first five points of the second period to tie the score at 29-all with 18:22 to play. However, Thomas hit a trio of threes and scored on a breakaway dunk in a 13-4 flurry to lift RU to a 42-33 advantage with 14:16 remaining.

The Radford lead reached 20 (64-44) on Thomas' free throws with 4:36 left before Bishop hit a pair of free throws and then canned a triple from the left corner. Jake Wohlfeil's three with 10 seconds to play brought the Camels as close as they would get down the stretch.

Campbell made just four of its first 12 free throws and hit only 13-of-21 (.619) on the night. The Camels shot just 41.7 percent from the field and made just 5-of-18 threes (.278). Rodriguez hit 12-of-17 from the floor, but his teammates made only 13-of-43 (.302) field goals.

Radford shot 40.4 percent (19-47) from the floor and made 9-of-20 (.450) threes. RU also hit 28-of-40 from the line. Wilder canned all three of his triples, while Thomas made 5-of-8 from long distance.

Radford used a 9-0 run midway through the first half to take the lead and the cushion was 25-14 when Martell McDuffy hit a pair of free throws with 2:46 left in the period. However, Jonathan Rodriguez scored eight of his 14 first-half points in the final 2:00 and the Camels cut the gap to 29-24 at the break.

Rodriguez, who made 7-of-10 shots in the opening period while grabbing seven rebounds, and Vejraska (8 points) combined for 22 of Campbell's 24 first-half points. Lynch-Flohr had nine first-half points for the Highlanders.

Radford shot just 33 percent (9-27) from the floor in the opening half, but made 9-of-13 free throws. Campbell hit 41 percent (12-29) of its first half shots, but was 0-of-7 from 3-point range and did not attempt a free throw.

Campbell's first foul shots of the night came with 13:06 to go in the second half when Junard Hartley made a pair from the line.

In an 87-70 Camel win over the Highlanders 87-70 last month at Buies Creek, N.C., the Camels knocked down 24-of-33 from the line, while Radford made just 12-of-21 from the stripe.

Saturday's loss was Campbell's 10th-straight on the road against a Big South Conference opponent. CU last won on a Big South team's home floor on Nov. 18, 2000 in an 85-70 decision at UNC Asheville.

Campbell returns to action Thursday at UNC Asheville in a 7:00 p.m. tip-off – its fifth of seven games against a Big South foe this year.

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Players Mentioned

Reggie Bishop

#4 Reggie Bishop

G
6' 3"
Senior
Junard Hartley

#12 Junard Hartley

G
6' 3"
Freshman
Jonathan Rodriguez

#3 Jonathan Rodriguez

F
6' 5"
Sophomore
Kyle Vejraska

#1 Kyle Vejraska

F
6' 8"
Sophomore
Jake Wohlfeil

#2 Jake Wohlfeil

G
6' 4"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Reggie Bishop

#4 Reggie Bishop

6' 3"
Senior
G
Junard Hartley

#12 Junard Hartley

6' 3"
Freshman
G
Jonathan Rodriguez

#3 Jonathan Rodriguez

6' 5"
Sophomore
F
Kyle Vejraska

#1 Kyle Vejraska

6' 8"
Sophomore
F
Jake Wohlfeil

#2 Jake Wohlfeil

6' 4"
Senior
G