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BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – Jerome Hill scored 24 points and grabbed 20 rebounds and Gardner-Webb rallied to defeat Campbell 73-65 in overtime Friday night at Paul Porter Arena.

Campbell (9-16, 3-9 Big South) led 53-44 with 2:44 to play in regulation when Kyre' Hamer hit a pull-up jumper.  However, Gardner-Webb (16-9, 8-4) closed regulation on a 10-1 run then scored the first 11 points of the extra session to win its third-straight game.

Harold McBride came off the bench to add 20 points, including 8-of-8 from the line for Gardner-Webb, but won despite shooting just 39 percent (22-57) from the line.  Hill made only 5-of-11 from the field, but made more free throws (14-of-21) than Campbell attempted (9-of-13) as a team.  Tyler Strange added eight points and six assists and his drive tied the score at 54 with 10.7 seconds left in regulation

D.J. Mason led the Camels with 16 points, but was called for traveling with one second left in the second half.  Andrew Ryan added 15 points, including 4-of-9 from 3-point range, while Hamer chipped in 14.

Campbell finished the night with a season-high 21 turnovers that led to 21 Gardner-Webb points.  GWU held a 40-32 edge on the glass and made 25-of-35 (.714) from the stripe.

On the night, Campbell shot 45 percent from the floor (23-51) and made 10-of-27 threes (.370).

Gardner-Webb went on a 13-0 run to take an early 18-11 lead after Adonis Burbage sank a three with 7:25 to play in the opening half.  However, the Camels closed the period on a 14-3 burst as the Bulldogs made only 1-of-7 from the floor in the span and trailed the visitors 25-21 at intermission.

Notes:

• Eight of Campbell's nine Big South losses have come by a total of 43 points.  Overall, 12 of CU's 16 losses have been decided by single digits.
• Red-shirt senior Andrew Ryan set a new school record for all-time games played on Friday night with his 122nd appearance in a Campbell uniform.  Ryan also moved past Jake Wohlfeil (176 from 2004-08) into sole possession of fifth place on the school's all-time 3-pointers made list and has 180 in his career.
• Gardner-Webb improved to 10-1 at Paul Porter Arena this year.  All six of CU's road losses in Big South play have come by 8, or fewer, points.
• CU and Gardner-Webb have split the last nine meetings in the series.  However, the road team hasn't won since both teams won away from home during the 2005-06 season (when both schools were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference).
• The Camels continue their road swing Tuesday in an 8:00 p.m. start at Liberty in a game that will be televised coast-to-coast on MASN.