BUIES CREEK, N.C. – On a night when The Citadel basketball team struggled from 3-point range and lost the turnover battle, the Bulldogs managed to find a way to notch a seventh-straight victory. The Bulldogs defeated Campbell for the first time since 1983, and the first time ever in Buies Creek, by a score of 82-76 inside Gore Arena.

Senior forward Zane Najdawi cracked the top 10 in program history in another statistical category, moving up to 10^th in rebounds with 13 rebounds to give him 591 boards for his career. Najdawi becomes the only player in program history to currently sit in the top 10 in scoring (10^th – 1,354), rebounds (10^th – 591), free throws made (sixth– 343) and blocked shots (second – 163).

Game Information
Location: Buies Creek, N.C. (Gore Arena)
Final Score: The Citadel 82, Campbell 76
Records: The Citadel (9-2), Campbell (5-5)
Series: Campbell leads, 6-2

KEY STATS

• Campbell jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead and led for the first couple minutes of action.
• Nearly four minutes into the first half, Najdawi gave the Bulldogs their first lead of the game with a jumper in the paint, 5-3.
• The lead changed hands nine times in the first half alone, but it was The Citadel that came out on top in the final two minutes as Lew Stallworth gave the 'Dogs a 29-28 lead with a layup with 2:16 to play in the opening stanza.
• Kaiden Rice scored the Bulldogs' final four points of the half to put the 'Dogs up 33-28, but a Ja'Cor Nelson jumper just inside the 3-point arc at the buzzer cut the lead to just three at the intermission.
• The Citadel shot 41.9 percent (13-of-31) in the first half, but made just four 3-pointers in the first 20 minutes of action. In comparison, the Camels shot 36.7 percent (11-of-30) from the field and made five treys.
• Out of the intermission, Chris Clemons and Andrew Eudy combined forces to give Campbell a quick lead nearly three minutes in, but the Bulldogs never gave up.
• With 8:33 to play, Najdawi put a hook shot up in the paint to give The Citadel the lead for good.
• Down the stretch, the Camels kept the game within seven points and fouled the Bulldogs nine times in the final 1:15. The Bulldogs went 13-18 (.722), including a perfect 6-for-6 by Matt Frierson.
• The Bulldogs shot a blistering 52.0 percent (13-of-25) from the field in the second half to finish the game having connected on 46.4 percent (26-of-56) of their attempts from the field.
• The Camels shot 41.8 percent (28-of-67) from the field for the game.
• Clemons entered the game leading the nation with an average of 31 points per game, but the 'Dogs held the Campbell guard to his season low, 21 off 6-fo-15 (.400) shooting.
• The Bulldogs were led by Frierson's 24 points and 21 by Stallworth.
• Najdawi and Stallworth both finished with a double-double, marking the third time this season a duo has recorded a double-double in the same game. It was the 11^th of Najdawi's career, his second of the season, and Stallworth had his fifth double-double of the season and the sixth of his career.

NOTABLES

• The Bulldogs improve to 9-2 for the first time since the 1979-80 season.
• The win over Campbell is the first for The Citadel since the 1982-83 team beat the Camels 68-50 on Jan. 8, 1983. It is also the first-ever win for the 'Dogs in Buies Creek.
• The seven straight wins are the most since the 2008-09 team notched 11 straight from Jan 22 – Feb 26.
• The win was the 230^th of head coach Duggar Baucom's head coaching career.
• For the fifth game in a row, three of the Bulldogs' starting five finished in double figures. Frierson scored 24 points, Stallworth netted 21 and Najdawi scored 17 points.
• With his 13 rebounds, Najdawi moved up into the top 10 in program history for total rebounds. He now has 591 career boards and sits tenth all time. He is just two rebounds out of ninth.
• Najdawi had nine of his boards off the defensive glass, giving him 383 defensive boards for his career, a mark that has him eighth all time in program history.
• With his 17 points, Najdawi now has 1,354 career points, the 10^th most in program history. He is just four points out of ninth and five points out of eighth.
• With his 24 points scored Tuesday night, Frierson now has 978 career points.
• Frierson connected on a game-high five 3-pointers, giving him 276 made treys for his career. He is just 19 away from Zach Urbanus' program record for career 3-pointers made.
• Frierson has now converted at least one 3-pointer in 49 straight games. He has made at least four treys in 34 games, including each of the last six games.
• Stallworth had a career-high 11 rebounds and just missed out on a triple-double as he finished his 38 minutes of work with 21 points, 11 boards and seven assists.

QUOTABLES FROM COACH DUGGAR BAUCOM
"It wasn't a thing of beauty by any means. I was disappointed a little bit that we didn't shoot the ball better from 3-point range, but you have to credit Campbell because they had a lot to do with that. It was a dog fight the whole second half, and luckily we made a few plays there down the stretch. I'm just proud of the guys for continuing to fight, executing and having poise to step up to the free throw line there at the end to seal the victory."

COMING UP
The 'Dogs will then be off for 10 days before hosting Longwood on Saturday, Dec. 29.

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