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Men's Basketball falls to hot-shooting Belmont 87-54

NASHVILLE, TENN. – Belmont wrapped a 45-9 run around half-time and went on to a 87-54 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball win over Campbell Saturday night at the Curb Event Center.

After leading 38-22 at the break, the Bruins (8-6, 4-1) made their first eight shots of the second half, including five threes while outscoring the Camels 25-5 over the first 6:56 of the period.

Alex Renfroe led five Bruins in double figures with 15 points on 6-of-6 shooting, plus six rebounds. Shane Dansby added 14, while Matthew Dotson, Andy Wicke and Keaton Belcher had 13 apiece.

Belmont entered the game ranked third in the country in three-point field goals made per game (10.6) and canned a season-best 15 (in 25 attempts) on the night. Belmont shot 61 percent (33-54) overall from the field, 67 percent (18-27) in the second half.

Two nights after a last-second 69-68 win at Lipscomb, Campbell (6-9, 3-3) fell to 0-10 all-time against the 3-time defending A-Sun champions in Nashville, 0-9 at the Curb Center.

Matt Gwynne led the Camels with 13 points, while Jonathan Rodriguez added 11, plus seven rebounds and four assists. Chris Reynolds came off the bench to add nine points and five boards. The Camels made just 34 percent of the shots and hit just 2-of-20 three-point attempts.

After Gwynne's three from the right wing tied the score at 18-18 with 9:27 to play, Belmont closed the first half on a 20-4 run.

The Camels missed 14 of their last 16 shots in the opening period. The Bruins shot 56 percent (15-27) from the floor, including 5-of-10 from 3-point range in the first stanza. Campbell made just 9-of-27 (33 percent) from the field, 2-of-12 from long distance in the first half.

Campbell returns to Gore Arena next Saturday (Jan. 17) for a 3:15 p.m. tip-off against Jacksonville.

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Players Mentioned

Matt Gwynne

#21 Matt Gwynne

F/C
6' 10"
Junior
Chris Reynolds

#23 Chris Reynolds

F
6' 5"
Freshman
Jonathan Rodriguez

#3 Jonathan Rodriguez

F
6' 5"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Matt Gwynne

#21 Matt Gwynne

6' 10"
Junior
F/C
Chris Reynolds

#23 Chris Reynolds

6' 5"
Freshman
F
Jonathan Rodriguez

#3 Jonathan Rodriguez

6' 5"
Junior
F