BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Eddie Ard hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to force overtime en route to a career-high 35-point effort Thursday night to lift visiting Lipscomb over Campbell 86-79 in the Atlantic Sun Conference opener for both teams at Carter Gym.

Ard made 9-of-21 from the floor, including 6-of-13 three-pointers, plus 11-of-14 from the stripe to go along with 10 rebounds. Freshman Brandon Brown added 18 points of 7-of-14 shooting, plus 4-of-5 free throws, while LaKory Daniels connected on 5-of-10 from long distance and finished with 17 points.

Jonathan Rodriguez led Campbell (4-8, 0-1 A-Sun) with 26 points, seven rebounds and four assists. The sophomore hit 9-of-11 from the line and 8-of-17 from the floor. Jake Wohlfeil chipped in 14 points, including 4-of-9 threes, while Julius Perkins came off the bench to add a season-high 13. Reggie Bishop also hit double figures with 10.

Freshman Junard Hartley dealt a season-high 10 assists for the Camels, who dropped their second-straight game.

Seven of the last eight games between the Camels and Bisons have been decided by seven, or fewer points. Lipscomb won both contests last season by a total of four points, including a one-point decision at Carter Gym.

With Lipscomb trailing 72-69, Michael Lusk missed a three from the right corner with five seconds left, but Jason Hopkins pulled down one of his game-high 12 rebounds and kicked the ball out to Ard, who connected for his fifth triple of the night from deep in the left corner as time expired.

Lipscomb (7-8, 1-0 A-Sun) recovered from a 13-point deficit with 7:49 left in regulation to win its third-straight game, all on the road. Jake Wohlfeil's trey gave the Camels their largest lead (64-51) of the game, but the Bisons answered with a 15-4 run and tied the game at 69 on Ard's two free throws with 1:42 remaining.

After Preston Dodson made the second of two foul shots to put the Camels in front 70-69, the Bisons had two chances to take the lead, but missed twice. Wohlfeil fed Oladapo Fagbenle for a length of the court lay-in with 15 seconds remaining before Ard's late heroics.

Campbell went 0-of-6 from the floor in the overtime, but stayed close by hitting 7-of-8 free throws. Lipscomb made just 2-of-4 shots in extra time, but were from 3-point distance, including Daniels' triple that pushed LU in front for good at 77-74.

The Bisons opened a 32-22 lead when LaKory Daniels canned his third triple of the first half with 3:30 remaining. However, Rodriguez dropped a trey on the next possession to start a half-ending 12-3 run that brought the Camels within 35-34 at the break.

Wohlfeil knocked down three triples in the stretch and finished the half with 11 points, while Rodriguez added nine. Ard scored 17 first-half points for Lipscomb, hitting 6-of-10 from the floor, including 3-of-6 from long distance.

Campbell extended its run to 19-3 and led 41-35 with 17:13 to go in the second half. CU then built the lead to double digits when Rodriguez' jumper capped a 9-0 run with 11:27 to play and pushed the margin to 54-42.

The Camels shot 52 percent (13-25) in the second half, 42.9 percent (27-63) for the game, while hitting 7-of-24 (.292) threes and 18-of-24 (.750) from the line.

Lipscomb shot 37 percent (27-73) for the night, but hit 12-of-32 (.375) threes and made 20-of-26 free throws. The Bisons held a 47-41 edge on the glass and turned 19 offensive boards into a 21-11 advantage in second chance points.

Campbell returns to action on Saturday in a 4:00 p.m. tip-off at home against defending A-Sun champion Belmont. Lipscomb travels to Gardner-Webb Saturday for an 8:15 tap.