SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Senior guard Matt Frierson netted his 1,000^th career point Thursday night with his second of three free throws with 4:25 to play in the first half of a game at Wofford, but The Citadel men's basketball team fell, 112-81, to the hot-shooting Terriers.

Game Information
Location: Spartanburg, S.C. (Jerry Richardson Indoor Arena)
Final Score: Wofford 112, The Citadel 81
Records: Wofford (11-4, 3-0 SoCon), The Citadel (9-4, 1-1 SoCon)
Series: Wofford leads, 57-49

KEY STATS

• Wofford led for over 34 minutes of the 40-minute contest, leading by as many as 35 in the second half.
• The Terriers shot 67.2 percent (43-of-64) from the field for the game, while the Bulldogs hit on 44.3 percent (27-of-61) of their attempts from the field for the game.
• Zane Najdawi opened the game with a 3-pointer 34 seconds into the game.
• The Bulldogs stretched things out to a four-point, 6-2 lead in the first two minutes of action, but the Terriers used a 10-3 run to take a three-point, 12-9 lead six minutes in.
• The Terriers never trailed from there and led by as many as 16, 33-17, with 7:11 left to play in the opening half.
• Najdawi hit his second 3-pointer of the game with 7:01 to go in the first half, spurring a run that saw the Bulldogs to pull to within four, 39-35, with 2:42 to play when Tyler Burgess knocked down his second 3-pointer of the game.
• The Bulldogs trailed by six, 47-41, at the intermission.
• Wofford came out in the second half and immediately established another double-digit advantage not two minutes in.
• The Terriers ended the game shooting 72.7 percent (24-of-33) for the second half, including converting 10 of their 15 (.667) 3-point attempts in the half.
• The Bulldogs converted 11 3-pointers in the game.
• The Citadel was led by Najdawi's 18 points and five rebounds. Alex Reed (16 points), Lew Stallworth (14 points) and Burgess (13 points) rounded out the double-digit scoring for the 'Dogs.

NOTABLES

• For the seventh game in a row, at least three of the Bulldogs' Starting Five finished the game in double figures led by Najdawi's 18 points, Reed's 16 and Stallworth's 14.
• Kaiden Rice made his first collegiate start, while Reed made his first start of the season.
• Frierson entered the game needing just five points to eclipse the 1,000-point mark for his career and scored six points, all in the first half. He joins fellow senior Najdawi as having eclipsed the 1,000-point total and is the 34^th Bulldog to accomplish the feat.
• Both Najdawi and Frierson netted their 1,000^th-career point off free throws.
• With his 3-pointer nearly five minutes into regulation, Frierson kept his current streak alive at 51 straight games with at least one 3-pointer made.
• With his 14 points Thursday night, Stallworth has now scored 696 career points.

COMING UP
The Citadel will next travel to Greenville, South Carolina for a game against the Furman Paladins at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5.

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