BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Charleston Southern has shined when the lights were bright in 2019-20. Thursday was no different.

Paced by four players in double figures and a career-high 21 from Deontaye Buskey, Charleston Southern (8-9, 2-3 Big South) broke open what was a 23-22 lead into a 36-26 halftime margin and never looked back for a dominant 77-62 win at Campbell (10-7, 1-4 Big South) in the Big South's first ESPNU Wildcard affair.

Buskey's career-night paced the Buccaneer attack as the junior guard also dished-out a season-high six assists while Phlandrous Fleming added 21 points himself. Redshirt-freshman Travis Anderson poured-in a career-best 17 points Thursday and Ty Jones finished with 11 for the Bucs.

Campbell was led by 11 from Austin McCullough, but the Bucs shot .564 from the floor and forced 12 Camel turnovers for the complete performance. CSU also hit a season-high 13 treys in the win – four each from Buskey and Anderson.

After taking the halftime lead, CSU shot over 60% from the floor in the second half extending their lead to as many as 24 with over seven minutes left to play.

How It Happened

• Both teams traded early runs including a 7-0 mark from CSU then 9-0 spurt by the Camels.
• CSU would answer with one final run in the opening minutes outscoring Campbell 13-4 over the final 5:33 for a 36-halftime lead.
• The Bucs were just getting started as they shot a blazing .607 in the second half and seven of their season-high 13 treys.
• CSU would balloon the gap to 24 with 7:31 remaining before closing out the ballgame.
• Deontaye Buskey and Travis Anderson scored in double figures in the second half to help seal the game while Fleming added nine after 12 first-half tallies.

News and Notes

• Thurday's 15-point win was the largest margin of victory over Campbell since the 2011-12 season.
• CSU hit 13 treys in the dominating win, their most in a contest this season
• Deontaye Buskey and Travis Anderson both had career-best scoring performances turning-in 21 and 17 each
• Buskey also had a season-high six assists
• Phlandrous Fleming Jr. had 21, tied for a team-high, his team-leading sixth 20-point effort
• Fleming, who leads the Big South in rebounding, also pulled down a team-high seven boards alongside Duncan LeXander and finished with six assists

Up Next
Charleston Southern finishes their two-game road swing Saturday at High Point for a 2 p.m tipoff. The Bucs and Panthers battle on ESPN3, the first of back-to-back games on the platform for the Bucs.