BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Cedric Henderson, Jr. and Cory Gensler combined for 45 points and Campbell pulled away from Presbyterian 79-62 Saturday at Gore Arena.
 
Henderson had career highs of 25 points and 10 rebounds and Gensler passed the 1,000 career point mark during a season-high 20-point effort for the Camels (12-12, 3-9 Big South), who halted a five-game losing streak.
 
Jordan Whitfield added 10 points and four assists for the Camels, who shot 67.9 percent (19-28) in the second half, 56.6 percent (30-53 on the night).  Freshman center Joshua Lusane dealt a season-best six assists in his first career start for Campbell, which led by 10 at the break and by as many as 22.
 
Cory Hightower led the Blue Hose (9-16, 6-6) with 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists, while Chris Martin chipped in 11 points for PC, which dropped its fifth decision in the last six outings.
 
Gensler became the 28th player in Campbell history to reach 1,000 career points on a free throw with 12:18 left in the opening half.  Those foul shots put the Camels in front for good as CU led for 35:48 of the contest, including by double digits for the entire second half.
 
Campbell made nine-straight shots - capped by Milos Stajcic's bucket through contact with 11:30 remaining in the game that extended the lead to 61-41.  PC twice cut the gap to 13 – the last time on Martin's layup with 3:2 to play, but CU answered with a 9-1 surge after Henderson's dunk on the break with 1:25 to play.
 
On the night, Presbyterian shot 45.7 percent (21-46) from the floor, made 5-of-19 (.263) threes and 15-of-19 from the stripe.  Campbell finished with a 29-26 edge on the boards, scored 17 points off 13 PC turnovers, and held a 14-8 advantage in second-chance points.
 
Henderson finished 11-of-14 from the floor, dealt three assists and had two steals in his first double-double as a Camel.  Gensler was 7-of-9 from the the field, including 4-of-6 from 3-point range, had six rebounds and two assists with no turnovers in 30 minutes.
 
Campbell heads to Longwood Monday for a 7:00 p.m. tip-off before returning home Thursday (Feb. 13) to face Hampton.