CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel basketball team eclipsed the 100-point mark for the second time this season Tuesday night as the Bulldogs cruised to a 116-66 win over the Eagles of Trinity Baptist College inside McAlister Field House.

As a team, the Bulldogs (3-2) tallied 32 assists on their 45 made field goals, marking the fourth-most assists ever by a Bulldog team in a single game. The Dogs also recorded 25 steals off 38 turnovers by the Eagles (3-3), the third most steals by a Citadel basketball team.

"I thought the guys did an awesome job getting (the ball into Zane), but more importantly just sharing the ball as a team," said head coach Duggar Baucom. "I thought we did a great job with that and making the extra pass. But we did make an extra effort to get the ball into Zane because he hasn't been the Zane of last year and part of that is our fault because we've changed the offense just a touch, but we wanted to get it in there to him tonight."

The Bulldogs never trailed in the game and led by double figures with 11:17 to go in the first half when Hayden Brown hit a layup, putting The Citadel up 26-15. With 4:26 to go in the opening half, the Bulldog lead was 20, 46-26.

The Eagles opened the second half with a short burst to drop the deficit to 17, 62-45, but the Bulldogs quickly reasserted their dominance and cruised to the 50-point win.

For the game, the Bulldogs shot 57.0% (45-of-79) from the field, including 42.4% (14-of-33) from three-point range. The Dogs hit on 60.5% (23-of-38) of their looks in the second half alone and held the Eagles to just 39.3% (24-of-61) from the field for the game.

The Citadel scored 62 points in the paint and 25 off fast break chances. The Bulldogs also received 49 points from their bench.

Junior forward Zane Najdawi had a stellar performance as he scored a game-high 28 points off 12-for-15 (.800) shooting from the field in 18 minutes of play. It is the 11^th time in his career that Najdawi has scored at least 20 points and the first time this season and the 28 points were just two shy of his career-high of 30 set against Colgate on Dec. 2, 2016.

Behind Najdawi, freshman guard Tariq Simmons scored 16 points off 7-for-14 shooting and recorded four assists and four steals while Brown and Kaelon Harris each recorded 11 points.

Junior Matt Frierson had a team-high three three-pointers for nine points while Preston Parks just missed out on a double-double with eight points and nine assists to go with four steals and four rebounds. Parks' nine assists is tied for 19^th-most by a Bulldog individual in a single game.

Zack Norris led the Eagles with 19 points, including a game-high five treys. Behind Norris, Marquel Perry scored 14 points and Marquis Duncanson scored 13 to go along with 10 assists for a double-double.

FAST BREAK FACTS

• The Bulldogs registered 32 assists in the game off 45 made field goals. It was the fourth most assists by a Bulldog team in a single game. The program record for assists in a single game was set during the 2015-16 season when The Citadel had 42 assists against Mid-Atlantic Christian on Nov. 17, 2015.
• The Bulldogs' 25 steals off of the Eagles' 38 turnovers were the third-most by a Bulldog team for a single game. The record is 27 set last season against Johnson on Nov. 13, 2016.
• The Bulldogs' 58 points in the first half were the 11^th-most points scored in an opening half by a Citadel basketball team. The most scored were 83 set during the 2015-16 season against Mid-Atlantic Christian on Nov. 19, 2015.
• With his 28 points Tuesday night, Zane Najdawi registered the 11^th 20-point game of his career.
• Najdawi, Tariq Simmons, Hayden Brown and Kaelon Harris all scored in double figures against Trinity Baptist. It is the second time this season that four Bulldogs have scored in double figures in one game.
• Preston Parks' nine assists was good enough for tied for 19^th-most by a Bulldog individual in a single game. The single game record for individual assists was 12 set by Marshall Harris, III on March 1, 2014 against Georgia Southern.
• Tuesday night's win over Trinity Baptist improved the Bulldogs to 3-2 on the young season. It is the third season in a row that the Bulldogs have started 3-2 through the first five games.

UP NEXT
The Citadel will next travel to Florida State for a game on Friday, Nov. 24. Tipoff will be at 8 p.m. on ACC Network Extra and the Watch ESPN app. The Citadel will then return to Charleston for a three-game homestand beginning with the Papa John's Bulldog Bash on Friday, Dec. 1 and Saturday, Dec. 2. The Bulldogs will host Army West Point, Marist and UMBC in the tournament with games at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday. Following the Bulldog Bash, The Citadel will host James Madison on Tuesday, Dec. 5.

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