KALAMAZOO, MICH. – Hot second-half shooting led Western Michigan past Campbell 87-71 Sunday afternoon in Kalamazoo. WMU's Jaylen Washington led all scorers with 27 on 10-18 shooting.
Campbell falls to 0-2 on the young season, while Western Michigan improves to 2-1.
Rashawn Inglemon led the Camels with 24 points on 9-16 FG and connected on three three-pointers. The sophomore is now averaging 22 points per game through two games this year.
Lance Waddles tallied Campbell's first double-double of the season with 16 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.
Campbell led for the first 15 minutes of action, but went to the half trailing 41-35. Campbell led by as many as eight before WMU's offense got rolling and nabbed the lead just before the break in the only lead change of the game.
Rashawn Inglemon led all scorers with 13 points on 5-8 FG with a pair of three-pointers.
The Broncos were red-hot after halftime and pushed the lead to as many as 19 thanks to a 17-6 run to begin the half. WMU knocked down its first six three-point attempts of the second half to help build a lead that Campbell couldn't overcome. The Camels hung around and cut the lead to single digits, but never got closer than nine, ultimately falling 87-71.
Three-point shooting was a major difference, with Campbell shooting 7-24 from distance and WMU finishing 13-28, with seven different players knocking down a triple. The interior game was similar, as both teams finished with 30 points in the paint.
Nordin Kapic joined Inglemon and Waddles in double figures with 14 points. AJ Wright finished with a game-high six assists.
Four Broncos finished in double figures behind Washington's 27 points, with Rob Lee Jr. scoring 16 and adding nine rebounds.
The Camels return to action in the third straight road game to begin the year Wednesday night at ETSU. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Johnson City, Tenn.
