Samford 70, Georgia State 61 (OT)

ATLANTA, Ga. - Despite trailing by as many as 11 points and down 50-42 with 1:14 remaining in Saturday's game, the Samford University basketball team rallied back to earn a thrilling 70-61 overtime victory against the Georgia State Panthers in a non-conference matchup held at the Georgia State Sports Arena.

The Bulldogs scored 14 points in the final 1:14 of play, including a deep 3-point basket from Andy King with 9.1 in regulation to send the game into overtime. In overtime, Samford (4-3) outscored Georgia State (2-2) 14-5 to earn the nine-point victory.

"This was a great win," said Samford head coach Jimmy Tillette. "Our guys did a great job of never giving up and they continued to play hard all the way. I thought that we got much better this week and we worked really hard since our loss the other night. To come in here and win against a similar type team as Jacksonville was huge for us."

Samford bounced back from its loss to Jacksonville University on Wednesday and earned its second straight road win. The Bulldogs are now 2-1 when playing away from home this season.

Junior Kaylin Johnson led Samford in scoring with a career-high 20 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field. Saturday's game marked the second straight time that Johnson set a career high in scoring after he posted a 15-point performance against Jacksonville on Wednesday.

Johnson went 3-for-4 from 3-point range in Saturday's victory and knocked down five key free throws. He also grabbed five rebounds from his guard position.

With 1:14 to play in Saturday's game, Samford trailed Georgia State 50-42. The Panthers held a lead for the majority of the contest and actually led by as many as 11 points with 2:42 left to play in the second half.

Down the stretch in regulation, the Bulldogs' Josh Davis and Johnson knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to trim Georgia State's lead to 52-48 with 1:01 remaining. The Panthers' James Fields then knocked down a free throw, but Samford's Gregg Wooten streaked right down the court to score on a driving layup, making it a three-point game, 53-50, with 42 seconds left in regulation.

Following a pair of Panther free throws from Dante Curry, the Bulldogs' Josh Bedwell was fouled on a deep 3-point attempt from the right flank and drained all three of his attempts from the charity stripe to cut Georgia State's dwindling advantage to 55-53 with 21 seconds left.

The Panthers' Marques Johnson then connected on only one of his two free throws to make the score 56-53 with 19 seconds to play in regulation.

Trailing by three points, Samford worked the ball down the court against Georgia State's pressure defense and Jeffrey Merritt found King open on the left flank for a 25-foot 3-pointer that rattled home to tie the score at 56-56. On the Panthers' final possession of regulation, Jihad Ali drove the ball hard to the goal from the left wing, but committed a charging foul to turn the ball over.

Samford then built on the momentum in overtime and scored the first seven points of the extra period to take a quick 63-56 lead with 1:53 to play.

The Bulldogs' Merritt hit an improbable 3-point basket during the stretch from deep on the left wing. With the shot clock at one second, Merritt heaved up a shot that hit the front rim, caromed off the backboard and rolled around the rim a couple of times before finally finding the bottom of the net.

Samford went on to outscore Georgia State 14-5 in the overtime period. With the Bulldogs' victory, they trimmed the Panthers' all-time lead in the series to 24-23. Six games between the teams have concluded in overtime with each side winning three.

With Saturday's loss, Georgia State had its two-game winning streak snapped. The Panthers will now move on to play at Hampton Tuesday.

Following Johnson's career-high 20 points for the Bulldogs, Wooten tied his career-high with 13 points on 3-of-8 shooting from the field. Samford's talented guard from Memphis, Tenn., proved to be clutch from the free-throw line and finished 7-of-9 from the charity stripe.

Bedwell added 12 points and went a perfect 7-of-7 from the free-throw line, while Merritt tallied seven points, seven rebounds and added three assists.

As a team, Samford shot 76.7 percent from the free-throw line, 43.5 percent from the field and 36.8 percent from 3-point range.

Georgia State only shot 52.9 percent from the charity stripe, but was led in scoring by Javonte Maynor's 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc. He proved to be the only Panther player to score in double figures.

At the half, Georgia State held a 31-24 advantage in the game behind the sharp shooting Maynor. Maynor, the Panthers' freshman guard from Snellville, Ga., scored nine points in the first half and knocked down three straight 3-point attempts. He finished the half shooting 3-of-4 from beyond the arc.

Samford held a 15-14 lead with 6:58 to play in the opening period after Merritt and Davis both scored on back-door layups. Since that point in the first half, Georgia State closed out the period with a 17-9 run. Maynor knocked down all three of his 3-pointers during the stretch and Samford went without a field goal from 6:50 to 3:34.

Despite their scoring drought, the Bulldogs shot 9-of-10 from the free-throw line in the first half and fought back to a 31-24 score at the intermission. Samford closed out the half with four unanswered points, a running jumper from Johnson and a pair of free throws from King.

Johnson led the Bulldogs with eight first-half points on 3-of-3 shooting from the field. Samford's 6-foot guard from Baton Rouge, La., knocked down a key 3-point basket and grabbed a pair of rebounds in the opening 20 minutes of play.

The Panthers were led in scoring at the half by Maynor and Brandon McGee. McGee, Georgia State's junior forward from Chicago, Ill., knocked down all four of his field goals and pulled down three rebounds in 15 minutes of play in the first half.

The Samford University basketball team will next be in action Thursday at 7 p.m. (CST) as the Bulldogs begin play in their 2010-11 Southern Conference schedule at home against the Western Carolina Catamounts at the Pete Hanna Center.

Vanderbilt 86, Appalachian State 73

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Vanderbilt broke open a tie game mid-way through the second half to put down Appalachian State University men's basketball, 86-73, on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Gymnasium. 

The Mountaineers (2-2) opened a 56-52 lead in the second half before a Commodore (5-1) surge broke open a 61-61 stalemate. The home team took off on a 23-8 run late in the period to put the game out of reach. 

Four ASU starters scored double-figure points, led by Donald Sims' 27 points on 9-of-19 shooting with four treys. The guard added two assists, two steals and two rebounds. Omar Carter added 17 points on 6-of-14 shooting with eight rebounds to lead the squad. 

Petey Hausley avoided foul trouble to post a career-high 11 points on 5-of7 shooting with four rebounds in 34 minutes. Joining him in the post, Andre Williamson added 11 more points to accompany six rebounds, two blocks and an assist. 

For the game, ASU shot 47.3 percent from the field and 46.7 percent from downtown against the stout Vandy defense. The Dores owned a 37-30 advantage on the glass and dished out 20 assists to ASU's 12. Both teams turned the ball over 12 times while the Apps swiped eight steals compared to just three for Vanderbilt. 

Appalachian overcame a slow start to rally from a six-point deficit to take its first lead at 16-15. The Mountaineers then extended their advantage to as many as four points before the intermission, behind 10 points from Carter and nine from Sims. The lead changed hands eight times in the game and the Mountaineers never led by more than four points in the game. 

After starting 1-of-4 from the field, ASU shot 53.6 percent in the first half, including a 4-of-8 mark from downtown. The visitors struggled from the free throw line at 14-of-23, while VU connected on 9-of-12 shots from the foul line. 

Mitch Woods came one assist shy of a season best as the freshman dished out seven to go along with three rebounds and a steal. 

John Jenkins provided a bulk of the Dores' offense, with 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting. Festus Ezeli made himself comfortable in the paint with 18 points and Lance Gouldbourne added 17 points and eight rebounds. 

The Mountaineers' road trip continues in Tennessee as the squad opens Southern Conference play on Thursday at Chattanooga. 

Rhode Island 71, Davidson 58

KINGSTON, R.I. -­ Delroy James and Akeem Richmond each scored 15 points, and Rhode Island held Davidson to 32 percent shooting in the second half to earn a 71-58 men¹s basketball victory in the Ryan Center Saturday afternoon.

JP Kuhlman led the Wildcats (2-3) with a season-high 21 points on 9-of-16 shooting from the floor. The sophomore canned 3-of-5 from behind the arc. Jordan Downing netted 12 points off the bench, and Jake Cohen scored 11. Clint Mann posted seven points and nine rebounds.

Ben Eaves scored 11 points off the bench for the Rams (5-2), while Marquis Jones and Daniel West each scored eight. James finished with nine boards.

After shooting 48 percent in the first frame, Davidson was held to 10-fof-31 from the floor in the second, including 1-for-10 from 3-point range. On the other end, the Cats gave up nine offensive rebounds in the second half that turned into 11 Ram second-chance points.

Davidson erased a four-point halftime deficit with a quick 7-2 spurt to open the stanza and led 42-41 after a Cohen jumper. But the Rams dominated the next eight minutes of game time and went on a 19-5 run to open a 60-46 cushion with 7:11 to play.

The Wildcats trimmed the margin to 60-51 with 4:26 left and had two chances to cut into the lead more, but Kuhlman and Brendan McKillop missed 3-point tries.

The margin stood at nine points after James and Mann traded baskets, and the Rams missed a shot but got their own rebound, forcing Davidson to foul with 1:30 to play. Rhode Island made 7-of-10 from the charity stripe to seal the win.

Davidson fought back from a 12-point Rhode Island lead with a 14-5 run midway through the first half. Kuhlman sparked the stretch with a triple, while Mann scored four and Downing had five points during the run.

Davidson plays its home opener Monday against Monmouth at 7 p.m. at Belk Arena.


East Carolina 81, UNCG 53

GREENVILLE, N.C. - UNCG made a run midway through the second half to close to within 10, but East Carolina used a 20-6 run to pull away late for an 81-53 win in nonconference men's basketball action Saturday evening at Minges Coliseum.

Darrius Morrow led the way for the Pirates (5-2) with 21 points and five rebounds. He was 7-of-8 from the floor and 7-for-10 from the free throw line. Jontae Scherrod added 17 points for the Pirates, who had four scorers in double figures.

The Spartans (0-4) were led by sophomore Korey Van Dussen with 13 points and five rebounds. Freshman Trevis Simpson chipped in with 10 points off the bench.

UNCG had cut the lead to 10, 53-43, with 12:43 to play, but scored just 10 points the rest of the way as the Pirates pulled away for their third straight win.

"We got off to a tough start, but I thought we fought back quickly," said UNCG coach Mike Dement. "We fought back and we were able to maintain where we were. But we had trouble containing Brock (Young). We made a run in the second half, but then we missed a couple of shots that could have made it a little more interesting.

The Spartans struggled with Morrow in the opening half. The big-bodied post player had 28 points and 19 rebounds in two previous meetings with UNCG and picked up from there on Saturday. He was 4-of-5 from the floor on his way to 11 first-half points that helped ECU to a 37-24 lead at the intermission.

The Pirates were hot from three-point range early on, knocking down their first four attempts to open up a 20-10 advantage midway through the first half. UNCG was finally able to get it back to single-digits with 4:31 left in the half on Korey Van Dussen's pull-up 15-footer in transition, cutting it to 27-18. But after a Van Dussen bucket cut the margin to eight, the Pirates scored nine of the final 13 points to close out the half and take a 13-point lead into the locker room.

The Pirates expanded the lead to 20, 53-33, early in the second half before the Spartans ran off 10 straight points. A monster dunk by David Williams followed Trevis Simpson's 15-footer to pull the Spartans back to within 10 with 12:43 to play. The Spartans held the Pirates scoreless for three minutes during the run to get back into it.

But the Priates slowly stretched the lead back out again. A conventional three-point play by Morrow gave the Pirates their largest lead to that point, 71-49. Another bucket by Morrow put him over the 20-point mark a minute later and capped off a 20-6 ECU run. After quieting Morrow in the beginning of the second half, he scored seven of his 10 second-half points late to help put the game away.

UNCG committed just 11 turnovers on the night, but the Pirates shot 54 percent from the floor for the night (26-of-48) and went to the free throw line nearly twice as often (32-18).

The Spartans return to action Monday night when they take on North Carolina A&T at the Greensboro Coliseum. The first meeting between the two cross-city schools in nearly a decade gets underway at 7 p.m.

Mississippi Valley State 75, Georgia Southern 64

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas -- Three Mississippi Valley State players scored 19 points apiece Saturday as the Delta Devils won their first game of the season, defeating Georgia Southern 75-64 in the South Padre Island Invitational.

Terrance Joyner, Orlando Smith and D'Angelo Jackson shared team-high scoring honors for MVSU (1-5). Smith also had 14 rebounds, including five on the offensive end.

Ben Drayton led Georgia Southern (2-5) with 24 points. Jelani Hewitt added 10 points while Eric Furguson pulled down a team-high 12 rebounds for the Eagles.

The game was tied 58-58 with 5:30 remaining when the Delta Devils went on a 14-3 run to go on top 72-61 with 1:01 remaining. Falanda Jones had 5 of his 11 points during the run for MVSU.

The two teams combined for 49 turnovers -- 28 by the Eagles and 21 by the Delta Devils. MVSU had a strong showing at the free-throw line, hitting 25 of 34 shots compared to 18 of 30 for Georgia Southern.


Gardner-Webb 71, Western Carolina 65

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Gardner-Webb erased a 17-point first half deficit and held on from the free throw line to down Western Carolina, 71-65, in the 2010 Legend's Classic Saturday evening at the Kaplan Arena.

WCU's Mike Williams matched a career-high with 24 points to lead the Catamounts, but the Runnin' Bulldogs scored 24 points from the charity stripe, connecting on 7-of-8 free throws inside the final minute to secure the victory.

Western Carolina will wrap-up play in the 2010 Legend's Classic on Sunday afternoon by facing the host William & Mary Tribe at 4:30 pm in the tournament finale. Sunday's game will be broadcast by the Catamount Sports Network with a 4:00 pm air time.

Williams opened the game a perfect 4-for-4 shooting including a pair of 3-pointers to score 12 of the Catamounts' first 15 points. The Baton Rouge, La., native reached double-digit scoring for the fifth time in the first six games just seven minutes into the contest. Redshirt freshman Trey Sumler then came on and scored 10-straight points for WCU in less than two minutes as the Catamounts used a 20-to-2 run to erase a one-point deficit and build a 17-point edge, 25-8, midway through the opening half.

However, the Catamounts cooled from the field the final five minutes as Gardner-Webb chipped away at the WCU advantage.

Brandon Boggs connected on a jumper at the 4:51 mark to give the Catamounts a 13-point, 34-21, edge over Gardner-Webb. But, after the freshman's field goal, WCU missed its final four shots from the floor, committed two turnovers and scored its only points on 3-of-6 shooting from the free throw line. Gardner-Webb rallied to tie the game, converting an old-fashioned three-point play inside the final second to knot the game at 37 at the break.

Out of the halftime locker room, Gardner-Webb pulled out to a six-point lead four minutes in only to see the Catamounts' Williams rattle off five-straight points to close within one, 48-47. But the Runnin' Bulldogs managed to maintain the advantage until Preston Ross took a pass from Harouna Mutombo and drained a 3-pointer at the top of the key to knot the game at 54.

Yet, eight unanswered points by Gardner-Webb gave the Runnin' Bulldogs their largest lead of the game, 62-54, with four and a half minutes remaining in the game. WCU was only able to close within three twice in the closing moments as GWU held the Catamounts at bay from the free throw line.

Williams, who led the team with six rebounds, was joined in double figures by Sumler with 12 points while Keaton Cole, who made his first start of the season, chipped in eight points.

The Runnin' Bulldogs, which snapped a two-game losing skid, put four players in double figures led by 12 by Laron Buggs and Jon Moore. Mike Byron and Josh Henley both scored 10 for Gardner-Webb.

Florida International 80, Chattanooga 59

MIAMI, Fla. --- The Global Sports Shoot-out ends with an 80-59 loss for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga at FIU in U.S. Century Bank Arena.  Chattanooga is now 2-5, while FIU improves to 4-1.

Josh Odem and Troy Cage combined for 23 points off the bench with 13 and 10, respectively.  Omar Wattad had 12 points to pace the starters.

DeJuan Wright led the Golden Panthers with 18 as five FIU players ended up in double figures.  Phil Gary, Jr., and Marvin Roberts had 15 apiece, while Tremayne Russell had 13 and Eric Frederick added 11. 

The Panthers jumped out to an early lead and never looked back.  Up 9-7 at 15:08 after Chattanooga center Jeremy Saffore's jumper in the paint, FIU scored the next eight points to take a 10-point lead, 17-7 on a Roberts free throw.

Chattanooga cut the margin to four, 17-13, on a three-pointer by Keegan Bell at 9:32.  However, FIU answered with a 12-3 run to jump out to a 29-16 advantage on Gary's free throw with 5:01 to play in the opening half.  The Golden Panthers ended the half up by the same 13-point margin, 34-21, in a sloppy period that featured 25 turnovers, 15 by the Mocs.

A layup by Russell at15:24 made it 48-32 as FIU threatened to run away with the game.  UTC scored seven points on three of its next four possessions.  Wattad and Odem treys sandwiched a DeAntre Jefferson free throw to cut it to nine, 48-39, with plenty of time on the clock, 12:27 remaining.

But the comeback was not meant to be.  Russell's three-ball four minutes later at 8:27 capped an 11-3 run to push the lead to 17, 59-42.  The Mocs never got closer than 14 before falling 80-59.

FIU missed just nine shots after intermission making 59.1 percent (13-22) from the field and 50 percent (4-8) from three-point range.  Its 13 steals is the second highest total against UTC this season behind Louisville's 19 (11/22).

The Mocs won the rebounding battle 39-34 behind eight from Chris Early.  Southern Conference assist leader Bell had six to go with three steals.  Odem had three steals as well.

After seven games in 16 days, Chattanooga is off until Thursday, Dec. 2, when it opens SoCon play with Appalachian State. 

Xavier 94, Wofford 90 (3OT)

CINCINNATI, Ohio - In three overtimes on Saturday evening, the Wofford College men's basketball team was defeated 94-90 by Xavier at the Cintas Center. The Terriers appeared to win the game at the end of the first and second overtimes, but the Musketeers scored ten points in the third overtime to claim the win.

Wofford is 2-5 on the season and Xavier is 5-1. The Terriers were led by Noah Dahlman with 33 points along with five assists. Jamar Diggs, Terry Martin and Cameron Rundles also scored in double figures for the Terriers and Tim Johnson led the team with six rebounds. The Musketeers were led by Tu Holloway with 28 points. Mark Lyons had 25 and Jamel McLean and Kenny Frease both had double-doubles.

The Musketeers scored the first seven points of the game and built an eleven point lead at 19-8 with 11:43 left in the first half. Xavier was able to push the lead to twelve on three occasions and was up 32-20 with 2:56 on the clock. The Terriers were able to chip away at the lead and when Kevin Giltner hit a three with two seconds left it was 35-28 at the break.

Brad Loesing opened the second half with a three to make it a 35-31 game. Six minutes into the half, the Musketeers had extended the lead again to eleven points at 44-33. Wofford answered with a 10-0 run that included threes by Kevin Giltner and Cameron Rundles to make it a 44-43 game with 10:56 on the clock. A lay-up by Noah Dahlman with 9:14 remaining in the second half gave Wofford their first lead of the game at 47-46.

With the game tied at 48, Wofford scored the next five points for a 53-48 lead with 6:21 left in the second. A jump shot by Jamar Diggs with 4:23 on the clock gave the Terriers an eight point lead at 58-50. Tu Holloway scored the next six points for Xavier from the free throw line.  The game was tied at 60 with 1:01 remaining, but Xavier added two free throws to take a lead with 28 seconds left. Cameron Rundles tied it with eleven seconds left with a jumper to send it to overtime.

In the first overtime, Wofford took a one-point lead at 66-55 after a lay-up by Noah Dahlman. A three by Brad Loesing and another bucket by Dahlman gave the Terriers a 72-68 lead with 40 seconds on the clock. Noah Dahlman made it a 75-72 lead with three seconds left. Dante Jackson hit the first of two free throws and missed the second. The rebound was loose and tipped into the basket with one second on the clock to tie it at 75.

Xavier scored the first four points of the second overtime before a three by Brad Loesing and a lay-up by Noah Dahlman gave the Terriers an 80-79 lead. With the game tied at 83, Tim Johnson hit one free throw and Jamel McLean hit one as well for a tie at 84. Cameron Rundles appeared to hit the game winner at the buzzer, but after review it was ruled after the horn.

Heading to the third overtime, the Musketeers took a 90-84 lead at the 2:56 mark. Wofford tied with again with a bucket by Noah Dahlman, two free throws by Dahlman and a jumper by Drew Crowell for a 90-90 score with 41 seconds left. Xavier added a jumper by Tu Holloway and two free throws by Mark Lyons in the last ten seconds for the 94-90 final score.

The game was a homecoming for Brad Loesing and Terry Martin, both natives of Cincinnati. In addition, assistant coach Mark Prosser's late father was the head coach at Xavier and will be inducted into the school's hall of fame later this season. It was the third straight overtime game for Wofford this season and the longest game in the team's NCAA Division I history.

The SoCon schedule begins on Thursday, December 2 when the Terriers host UNC Greensboro at 7:00 pm. Prior to tipoff, Wofford will unveil the 2010 Southern Conference Championship banner.

Coastal Carolina 72, The Citadel 64

CONWAY, S.C.- The Citadel's Cameron Wells 22 points led a host of players in double figures, but it was not enough as Coastal Carolina came back from five points down at the intermission to emerge with a 72-64 victory at Kimbel Arena on Saturday evening. Wells, along with Austin Dahn (18 points) and Bryan Streeter (10 points) reached double figures for a Bulldogs unit that converted 25-of-63 (39.7%) field goal attempts. The Cadets were successful on 7-of-21 (33.3%) from beyond the arc, led by Dahn who took sole possession of fourth place among the school's all-time 3-polnt shooters with a 4-for-10 outing. He now has 194 career treys to his credit, moving past Ryan Nesbit and Alan Puckett.

Wells accounted for 15 of The Citadel's 31 second half points and along the way dished out five assists. He edges closer to the Dogs all-time scoring mark, held by Regan Truesdale (1,661), as he is now just 65 points shy of the record. Backcourt teammate Zach Urbanus, who finished with eight points and six assists, scored five second half points including his 239th career 3-pointer. The trio of Streeter, Wells and Matt Clark, who grabbed six rebounds apiece, anchored a post game that finished with 31 rebounds (11 offensive). The Bulldogs fall to 1-4 on the season following the loss.

The difference in the game proved to be the second half scoring of Coastal Carolina's combination of Chad Gray, Desmond Holloway and Anthony Raffa. Collectively the three scored 35 of 44 points on 14-of-21 shooting (66.7%). Individually, Gray led all scorers with 27 points followed by Holloway (18 points) and Raffa (12 points). The Chanticleers (6-2) were an impressive 16-of-28 (57.1%) in the second half that included 30 points in the paint. Holloway completed the double-double with an 11-rebound effort. Guards Kierre Greenwood and Danny Nieman handed out a team-high five assists as CCU Head Coach Cliff Ellis maintains a perfect 10-0 mark in his all-time series with The Citadel.

The Citadel opened the second half with a pair of buckets by Wells and Streeter, stretching the lead to nine, 37-28, over the first 1:04 of play. A brief 6-0 run drew the Chanticleers within three, before Wells teamed with Dahn to push the advantage back to seven, 43-36, at the 14:42 mark.

CCU followed the Dahn 3-pointer with a 15-8 run that last six minutes, highlighted by six points each from Moore and Holloway to bring the game to a climatic 51-51 tie with 7:58 remaining. The two teams traded baskets with neither gaining greater than a two-point lead, before a Holloway free throw at the 5:19 mark gave the Chanticleers a 59-58 lead they would not relinquish. Coastal Carolina closed out the game on a 13-6 run behind six points from Raffa and five by Gray to seal the 72-64 victory.

Dahn led all scorers with 13 points, behind 3-of-6 shooting from 3-point range, as the Cadets converted 12-of-30 (40%) field goal attempts in the opening stanza. Wells and Streeter led the remaining five Bulldogs in scoring with seven and six points respectively. The Citadel took advantage of 18 rebounds, five on the offensive glass, to hold a 5-2 edge in second chance points. The trio of Clark (five rebounds), Wells (four rebounds) and Streeter (three rebounds) led seven players on the boards.

Gray, who was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field, topped the Chanticleers in scoring with 12 points. He was followed closely by Desmond Holloway, who chimed in with six rebounds to go along with eight rebounds.

The opening 14:06 of the contest witnessed the lead exchange hands nine times, and three ties, before a series of buckets by Anthony Raffa and Gray gave Coastal Carolina its largest lead, 22-19.

The Citadel responded with a 12-7 run over a 6:17 of the half, highlighted by four points from Streeter, to take the lead into intermission. The Bulldogs regained the lead with 2:21 remaining on consecutive long range 3-pointers by Dahn and Urbanus respectively.  Four free throws from Clark and Streeter in the final 1:03 of the half accounted for the final Citadel points in a 33-28 halftime advantage.

The Citadel returns home for a three-game series that includes the opening of Southern Conference play against Georgia Southern (Dec. 2) and Davidson (Dec. 4) before hosting St. Mary's College (Md.) on Dec. 6.