Rodriguez has 13 points, 10 rebounds in Campbell’s 74-68 victory over East Carolina
By APTuesday, November 17, 2009
Campbell rallies for 74-68 win over East Carolina
BUIES CREEK, N.C. — Jonathan Rodriguez scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Campbell’s 74-68 win over East Carolina on Tuesday night.
Campbell (2-0), which trailed 37-36 at halftime and made just 13 of 37 field goals in the first half (35.1 percent), shot 50 percent in the second (13 of 26).
Down 58-55, Campbell went on a 15-6 run to take a 70-64 lead on two free throws by Junard Hartley with 1:51 left to play. Rodriguez scored six points during the run.
Lorne Merthie scored 17 points for the Camels and Kyle Vejraska added 12 points in 11 minutes, as Campbell’s bench outscored the Pirates’ bench 23-16.
The Camels scored 19 points off of 20 East Carolina turnovers.
Brock Young led the Pirates (1-2) with 19 points, including 11 of 12 from the free throw line. Jontae Sherrod and Darius Morrow added 13 and 12 points, respectively, for East Carolina.
