SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Jonathan Rodriguez scored 23 points and Campbell held off USC Upstate 66-59 in Atlantic Sun men's basketball action Saturday at the Hodge Center.

Jake Wohfeil added 12 points, including 2-of-2 threes and 6-of-6 from the line, while Kyle Vejraska chipped in 10 points – all in the first 4:26 of the second period for the Camels (6-9, 2-2 A-Sun). Freshman Preston Dodson added season-highs of 8 points and 6 rebounds off the bench.

Bobby Davis led USC Upstate (3-14, 1-2) with 14 points and 8 boards before fouling out with 37 seconds to play. Luke Payne added 12 on 5-of-15 shooting.

The Camels surged to a 53-40 lead with 9:25 left in the game before the Spartans drew within two (54-52) with 3:45 left on Bobby Davis' free throw. However, Preston Dodson's stick-back on the next possession pushed the edge to 56-52 and the Camels scored their last 10 points from the free throw line to win for the first time on the road since defeating North Florida 78-48 on Jan. 2, 2007.

Campbell (6-9, 2-2 A-Sun) made just one field goal in the final 10 minutes of play, but ended a 14-game losing streak on opponent's home floors. The Camels held their fourth-straight opponent below 41 percent shooting to open the A-Sun season and grabbed a 42-28 advantage on the boards.

The Camels shot 44 percent from the floor, but converted 10 offensive rebounds into a 17-6 edge on second-chance points. Freshman point guard Junard Hartley grabbed a season-high nine rebounds to lead all players on the glass.

CU made 29-of-42 free throws (.690), 18-of-27 (.667) in the second half, and knocked down 3-of-6 threes to improve to 1-6 on the road this season.

Rodriguez hit 6-of-13 shots, and 11-of-13 from the line, while adding four assists, two blocks, three steals and five rebounds.

Upstate (3-14, 1-2 A-Sun) made just 9-of-23 free throws (.391) for the game, 3-of-12 (.250) in the second half. The Spartans hit just 37.9 percent from the field (22-58), 6-of-30 (.200) from 3-point range.

"Upstate was playing at home, we just tried to do whatever we could to keep them from getting into any offensive rhythm," said Camel head coach Robbie Laing. "Kyle Vejraska was a big, big lift for us to start the second half. He had a tall order (7-foot-2 Nick Schneiders) defensively, but did a fine job."

Rodriguez scored 13 first-half points, including a leaner with one second left, to give the Camels a 28-27 edge over host USC Upstate at the break. Upstate hit just 9-of-27 (.333) shots in the opening half, but converted 12 Camel miscues into a 10-4 advantage in points off turnovers.

Campbell jumped to a 19-10 lead as Upstate hit just 4 of its first 18 shots. However, the Spartans hit five-straight from the field in a 14-2 flurry capped by threes from Jeremy Byrd and Luke Payne that gave Upstate a 26-23 edge.

The Camels shot 42 percent in the first half, but were limited to just 1-of-3 three-point attempts. Campbell made 11-of-15 (.733) from the stripe and held a 20-13 edge on the glass in the opening stanza.

Over its first three league games, the Camels have held their opponents to 38.5 percent shooting from the field. CU limited Lipscomb (.370) and ETSU (.385) to less than 40 percent from the floor, while Belmont hit just 40.6 percent of its shots.

The Camels step outside A-Sun play for a 7:00 p.m. start Tuesday at independent Longwood.