KENNESAW, GA. – Kyle Vejraska came off the bench to score a season-high 18 points and Campbell defeated Kennesaw State 87-44 in Atlantic Sun men's basketball action Saturday night at the KSU Convocation Center.

The 43-point victory margin stands as Campbell's largest-ever against a Division I opponent since the Camels joined the NCAA's top ranks in 1977-78. It also marks CU's largest victory margin against an Atlantic Sun Conference foe and most-decisive road win for the Camels on the Division I level.

Jonathan Rodriguez added 13 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists, Amir Celestin chipped in 11 points and all 13 Camels scored, including walk-on Jake Capin, who tallied a career-high 5 in CU's second-straight victory..

Leading by 15 at the break (40-25), the Camels (9-12, 6-6) outscored the Owls 31-7 to start the second period. Campbell shot 51 percent from the field, while limiting Kennesaw to 29 percent shooting, and held a 45-30 advantage on the boards.

In the second-half alone, Kennesaw State shot just 6-of-27 (.222) from the floor, including only 1-of-12 (8.3 percent) from 3-point range.

On the night, Kennesaw made just 9-of-21 (.429) free throws and only 5-of-20 (.250) from the 3-point line.

The Camels scored 26 points off 24 Kennesaw turnovers, knocked down 12-of-22 three-pointers (.545) and made 17-of-24 from the line (.708). CU also capitalized on 13 offensive rebounds with a 19-8 margin in second chance points.

"The last three games, Jonathan Rodriguez has played through his teammates exceptionally well," said Campbell head coach Robbie Laing. "We're generating offense off the defensive end, moving the ball on offense, and hopefully building a little momentum."

John Allison led Kennesaw State (6-14, 2-7) with 11 points off the bench, while Jon-Michael Nickerson added 10, plus six rebounds.

Vejraska hit 8-of-13 shots, pulled down 4 rebounds, and blocked two shots. Rodriguez made just 3-of-6 from the floor, but hit 7-of-8 from the line and snagged five offensive boards. Lorne Merthie finished with nine points on 3-of-5 three-point shooting.

Campbell opened up an 18-point lead – forcing Kennesaw to call three timeouts in the span – with a 22-6 run over a 6:41 stretch in the first half. Celestin's steal and lay-up in transition gave the Camels a 39-21 lead with 3:14 to play.

Despite the fact that leading scorer Jonathan Rodriguez (17.1 points per game) was held to 0-1 shooting from the floor in the first period, the Camels led 40-25 at the break.

The Camels shot 50 percent from the field and hit 6-of-11 (.545) threes in the opening half, while limiting the hosts to 36 percent shooting before the break. Kennesaw made 4-of-8 threes in the first 20 minutes, but hit only 5-of-17 (.294) inside the arc.

Vejraska hit double figures with 16 first-half points to end a string of 11-straight games in single digits. Seven different Camels scored in the first half. The Camels held a 13-1 edge in points off turnovers, capitalizing on 10 first-half Owl mistakes.

During the night, Rodriguez (1517 career points) moved past Rodney Hamilton of Georgia State (1515 points from 1994-98) into 23rd place on the Atlantic Sun career scoring list.

Campbell continues its two-game swing through Georgia Monday (7:30 p.m.) at Mercer.