Charleston, S.C. The Citadel basketball fought to take their seniors out of McAlister Field House on a good note on Saturday as they played their last regular season game, but could not come up with the win against Davidson (26-4 overall; 17-1 SoCon), falling to the Wildcats, 87-70.

Davidson opened the game with an 11-0 start in the first four minutes of action. Nine of those points were from freshman guard Stephen Curry who hit three of the Wildcats' 10 first half 3-pointers. Davidson continued their unanswered scoring run until The Citadel put their first points on the board at 14:14 when senior guard Kevin Hammack hit a long range shot of his own, making the score 16-3.

The teams traded baskets as the Bulldogs brought the Davidson lead down to nine points at 9:15 when a Curry foul sent freshman forward Bryan Streeter to the line, making the score, 22-13. Getting into early foul trouble, Curry was replaced in the line-up by freshman Bryant Barr, who broke his previous career-high of 11 points in the first half alone with 15 points, shooting 5-of-6 all from long range.

The Wildcats extended their first half lead to as much as 24 points at the 2:39 mark when Barr hit his fourth 3-pointer, making the score 46-22. A jumper by senior forward J'Mel Everhart, followed by a Vytautas Valulius basket and free throw, brought the Bulldogs within 19, but Barr responded with another 3-pointer with four seconds on the clock, going into the half, 51-29.

The Citadel started off the second half with a 3-point shot by sophomore guard Chris Diasparra at 18:33 as the Bulldog offense started to pick up pace. However, while the full-court pressure by The Citadel slowed down the Davidson offense some, it was not enough to close the margin any less than 17.

The Bulldogs, who outscored the Wildcats in the paint, 28-22, never regained the lead and lost their final game of the regular season, 87-80.

Barr led the game with 21 points, shooting 7-of-9 from the field, all three-pointers, while Curry totaled 18 points, two assists and two boards. For the Bulldogs, senior Everhart and Hammack led their final game at McAlister Field House with 14 points each. Five players scored in double-digits, while four Bulldogs totaled thee boards each.

The Citadel shot a season-high 88.5 percent from the charity stripe, connecting on 23-of-26, while hitting 21-of-52 from the field for 40.4 percent. Davidson shot 57.1 percent from the field and only 57.1 percent from the line. Totaling 15 baskets from behind the arc, the Wildcats shot 53.6 percent from 3-point range.

The Citadel wraps up the regular season 7-22 overall and 4-14 in the Southern Conference. They will kick-off Southern Conference Tournament action on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at the North Charleston Coliseum. For further information on tournament seeding, stats and more information on Bulldog Basketball or The Citadel Athletics, go to www.CitadelSports.com.