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Men's Basketball Holds off Longwood 82-80

FARMVILLE, VA. Kyle Vejraska led six Campbell players in double digits with 16 points and the Fighting Camels held off host Longwood 82-80 in men's basketball action Tuesday at Willett Hall.

Campbell (7-9) won its second-straight game (both on the road) by shooting 56 percent from the floor and hitting 24-of-28 free throws (86 percent), 14-of-16 in the second half.

Reggie Bishop, who hit 5-of-5 threes, added 15 points for the Camels, while Jonathan Rodriguez chipped in 14, including 8-of-9 from the stripe, and seven rebounds. Freshman Preston Dodson scored a season-high 12 points and did not miss a shot, going 4-of-4 from both the field and the line. Jake Wohlfeil (3-of-5 threes) and Julius Perkins added 10 points each.

Junard Hartley led the Camels with seven assists, while grabbing six rebounds.

After a one-hour, 30-minute delay due to late-arriving officials, the Camels finally broke to a 47-32 lead with 2:44 left in the opening period. However, the Lancers (4-16) closed the half on a 9-2 run to pull within 49-41 at the break.

After Vejraska pushed the Fighting Camel margin to 51-41 on the first possession of the second half, Longwood reeled off a 13-2 stretch to go in front 54-53 on Kirk Williams' lay-in with 16:01 remaining.

The lead changed hands twice and the score was tied five times over the next 6:13 before Perkins stole the ball and put the Camels in front for good (69-66) with an old-fashioned 3-point play with 9:15 to go.

With just under six minutes remaining, Bishop drove into the paint and fed Rodriguez for a 3-point play that pushed the gap to 73-67.

Longwood, however, rallied as Williams and Kevin Swecker connected from long range to pull the Lancers with one (79-78) with 25 seconds to play. Perkins made the second of two free throws for a two-point Camel edge, but Billy Robinson, Jr. and Brandon Giles could not connect on three-point attempts down in the waning seconds.

Rodriguez then hit both foul shots with eight seconds to go for a four-point Camel edge. The Lancers had one last gasp when Wohlfeil fouled Ryan Bogan on a 3-point attempt with two seconds left. Bogan made the first two free throws, but Hartley rebounded for Campbell.

Swecker led Longwood with 22 points, including 6-of-10 three-pointers. Williams added 19 points on 8-of-16 shooting before fouling out with 22 seconds remaining. Giles had 15 points on 5-of-13 shooting from 3-point range.

Campbell shot 64 percent (16-25) from the floor in the opening half, hitting 7-of-11 (.636) from 3-point distance in the span. The Camels finished the game 25-of-45 (56 percent) from the field and 8-of-15 (53 percent) from 3-point territory.

Longwood stayed close by converting 21 offensive rebounds into a 20-9 edge in second-chance points. The Lancers hit 40 percent of their shots (30-of-75) and the same rate from 3-point range (16-of-40), but made only 4-of-7 from the foul line on the night while losing their fourth-straight game. Longwood finished with a 38-32 advantage on the glass.

The NCAA Division I independent Lancers will visit Carter Gym for a 7:00 p.m. tip-off on Feb. 13.

Campbell returns to Atlantic Sun Conference play at home on Friday with a 7:30 p.m. tip-off against Gardner-Webb. The game will be televised through much of the Southeast on CSS.

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Players Mentioned

Reggie Bishop

#4 Reggie Bishop

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6' 3"
Senior
Junard Hartley

#12 Junard Hartley

G
6' 3"
Freshman
Julius Perkins

#10 Julius Perkins

G
6' 1"
Junior
Jonathan Rodriguez

#3 Jonathan Rodriguez

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6' 5"
Sophomore
Kyle Vejraska

#1 Kyle Vejraska

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6' 8"
Sophomore
Jake Wohlfeil

#2 Jake Wohlfeil

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6' 4"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Reggie Bishop

#4 Reggie Bishop

6' 3"
Senior
G
Junard Hartley

#12 Junard Hartley

6' 3"
Freshman
G
Julius Perkins

#10 Julius Perkins

6' 1"
Junior
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