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BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Trey Freeman (17) and Darian Hooker (15) combined for 32 points and Campbell held off Radford 69-60 Wednesday night in Big South Conference action at Gore Arena.

Campbell (10-10, 5-1) won its seventh game in the last eight outings despite letting a 17-point advantage slip away.  Radford (9-11, 3-3) scored 14-straight points early in the second period and took its only lead of the night (44-43) on a pair of free throws by Javonte Green with 12:24 left in the game.

However, the Camels answered with an 18-7 burst and hit 4 free throws down the stretch to earn their second-straight triumph overall and move a game in front of VMI (4-2) and High Point (4-2) in the North Division standings.

Freeman hit 7-of-16 shots and dealt 4 assists, while Hooker made 6-of-9 from the floor, 3-of-4 from the line, had 3 assists and 3 steals.  Four days after Campbell finished with 0 bench points in a 63-59 victory over Winthrop, the Camel reserves outscored Radford's 24-9.

R.J. Price led Radford with 22 points, including 5-of-11 treys, and hit three-straight triples early in the final period as the Highlanders recovered from a 35-20 deficit at intermission.  Green chipped in 13 points on 5-of-14 shooting and a game-high 8 rebounds, while Rashun Davis dealt 8 assists with 0 turnovers and 3 steals in 29 minutes.

Radford hit its first 7 shots of the second period, including a trio of threes by Price.  The Highlanders drew within 39-38 on Blake Smith's jumper from the left wing to cap a 14-0 run with 14:22 remaining.

After Radford took its only advantage thanks to a 24-6 rally, Freeman hit a jumper, followed by a triple on the next two Camel possessions.  Radford cut the edge to 55-51 with 7:51 to play after Price made two from the stripe, but the Highlanders went 4:40 without a field goal and CU stretched the gap to 61-51 with 5:15 to go.

RU pulled within 5 late (65-60) on Brandon Holcomb's dunk, but Price missed a trey and Hooker and Freeman both converted one-and-ones in the last 17 seconds.

CU made 29-of-59 shots (49.2 percent) on the night and converted 8-of-11 from the line.  Radford hit 10 of its first 14 attempts in the final period, but only 4 of its last 14 and finished the evening at 41 percent (23-56) from the field.  Radford hit 5-of-20 from 3-point distance and made 9-of-16 free throws (.563).

Campbell closed the first half on a 23-8 run and led 35-20 at the break.  After R.J. Price pulled the Highlanders even at 12 on a pull-up jumper with 10:27 to go in the half, CU scored 9-straight points.

The Camels shot 48.6 percent (17-35) from the floor in the opening half, while limiting the Highlanders to 32 percent (9-28) shooting.  CU held an 11-2 edge in points off turnovers in the first 20 minutes of play.

The Camels travel to Coastal Carolina for a 7 p.m. tip on Saturday.

Campbell vs. Radford Notes:

• Over the last 8 games, Campbell owns a 7-1 record, is shooting 48.6% from the floor while holding its foes to 39.8% shooting.
• Campbell is 5-0 all-time against Radford in games played at Buies Creek.  Wednesday's contest was the first between the teams at Gore Arena.  CU last hosted Radford on Nov. 24, 2007 for an 87-70 Camel win at Carter Gym (the last year CU played in the 947-seat building).
• The Camels won their fourth-straight at home and improved to 7-3 at Gore Arena this year.  CU's 3 home court losses came by a total of 9 points.