BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Jake Wohlfeil scored a career-high 24 points and Campbell defeated Belmont 83-75 on Saturday in Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball action Saturday at Carter Gym.

Campbell (5-8, 1-1 A-Sun) jumped to a 17-0 lead and never trailed in defeating the two-time defending league champion Bruins (9-7, 1-1) for the second-straight year at Carter Gym.

Jonathan Rodriguez added 17 points, Julius Perkins 12 (plus seven assists) and Reggie Bishop 11 for the Camels, who shot a season-best 57 percent from the field, including 63 percent (17-27) in the first half. Wohlfeil canned 7-of-11 three-point shots, including 6-of-7 in the first period, when he had 18 of his game-high point total.

Oladapo Fagbenle came off the bench to tie his career high with seven rebounds and block three shots. Rodriguez and Bishop also pulled down seven rebounds for the Camels, who held a 38-33 edge on the glass.

Justin Hare led Belmont with 18 points on 6-of-14 shooting. Alex Renfroe added 16 points, Matthew Dotson 15 and Shane Dansby 12 for the Bruins, who shot just 41 percent (26-64) from the floor.

Belmont, which earlier this year won at Cincinnati and Alabama, missed its first seven shots and had three turnovers during Campbell's 17-0 start. Campbell extended the lead to 21 (46-25) with 4:56 left on the opening period on Hartley's triple, but did not score again until the 18:10 mark of the second half.

The Bruins trailed 46-32 at the break; then cut the gap to 10 on buckets by Dotson and Dansby before Kyle Vejraska ended a 6:45 drought. Hare hit consecutive threes to cap an 8-0 Belmont run that brought the Bruins within 72-66 with 3:33 remaining, but Belmont could not draw closer.

After seeing a 13-point edge slip away in the final 7:49 of Thursday's 86-79 overtime loss to Lipscomb, Campbell hit 8-of-12 free throws in the last 1:48 of play and made 19-of-32 (.594) on the game to seal Saturday's victory. Belmont made just 13-of-22 (.591) from the stripe.

The Camels knocked down 10-of-20 from 3-point range, including six-of-nine in the first 7:58 of play while building a 26-8 advantage. Campbell hit nine of its first 16 shots on the night, including 6-of-10 from long distance.

A senior from San Diego (Calif.) La Jolla High School, Wohlfeil topped his previous career-high of 22 points against Gardner-Webb set during his freshman season. His seven threes was also a career-best mark.

Rodriguez, who entered the game as the Atlantic Sun's leading scorer (22.0), was limited to 28 minutes on the night after picking up his second period foul with 8:29 to go in the opening period. The sophomore from Miami, Fla., made 5-of-8 from the field and 6-of-8 from the stripe.

Campbell returns to action on Thursday in a 7:00 p.m. start at East Tennessee State. Belmont plays at rival Lipscomb next Saturday (Jan. 12) at 3:00 p.m.