CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Senior Kaelon Harris recorded his second double-double of the season, and he and junior Kaiden Rice each scored 20 points to lead The Citadel basketball team to a 74-69 road victory over Southeast Missouri State at the Show Me Center, Tuesday night.

Game Information
Final Score: The Citadel 74, Southeast Missouri State 69
Records: The Citadel (1-3), SEMO (1-2)
Location: Cape Girardeau, Mo. (Show Me Center)
Series: The Citadel leads, 2-0

KEY STATS

• Southeast Missouri controlled the opening tipoff to score the first point of the game, but Rice had an answer on the other end as he hit the Bulldogs' first look at a 3-pointer.
• After struggling from long range on Saturday against Campbell, converting just two treys, the Bulldogs bounced back Tuesday night with 11 made treys against the Redhawks, including seven in the first half alone.
• DQ Nicholas hit a pair of free throws nearly 3:30 into the game to give SEMO its third lead of the game, but it would be the last as Harris hit one of his two 3-pointers on the next possession to give The Citadel the lead back, almost for good.
• The 'Dogs managed to stretch the lead out to six twice in the next few minutes, including off an Alex Reed trey with just over 14 minutes left in the opening half, but the Redhawks went on a mini run or six points to tie the game at 18 with 12:42 to play after Isaiah Gable hit a 3-pointer.
• On the next possession, Eddie Davis, III hit a 3-pointer from nearly straight on from the top of the arc to give the Bulldogs the lead back for good, and with 1:04 left to play in the opening half, Harris hit two of his 10 free throws to set the lead at 11, 40-29.
• Gable was able to cut the lead to eight with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer.
• SEMO opened the second half with the ball and cut into the lead with a quick layup from Sage Tolbert, and the two teams traded points back-and-forth over the next few minutes, but the 'Dogs extended the lead out to as many as 13, 57-55 six minutes into the second half after Rice converted a layup.
• With 11:36 left to play in regulation, Reed hit his second 3-pointer of the game to set the Bulldogs' score at 62, but those would be the last points for the 'Dogs for over six minutes as the Redhawks went on an 8-0 run.
• Harris hit the back end of a pair of free throws with 5:26 left to break up the scoreless drought, but the Redhawks continued to pull closer and the lead was just two points, 68-66 with 1:07 left to play after Alex Caldwell scored a fast-break layup.
• Fletcher Abee hit a big-time 3-pointer on the other end of the court to silence the crowd and extend the lead back out to five, and with 11 seconds left, Harris hit a pair of free throws to end the SEMO threat.
• The Bulldogs shot 50.0% (12-of-24) in the second half to sit at 44.1% (26-of-59) for the game, and 22 of those makes featured an assist.
• The Redhawks shot 43.5% (27-of-62) for the game, but had only nine assists, and converted just four 3-pointers, all in the first half, to sit at 19.0% (4-of-21) from beyond the arc for the game.
• The 'Dogs out-rebounded the Redhawks 41-36.
• The Redhawks committed five charges as part of their 19 turnovers, including four charges in the first half and 14 turnovers in the opening stanza.
• Harris and Rice each scored 20 points, with Harris notching the double-double that included 12 defensive rebounds. Rice had a game-high four 3-pointers made.
• Tyson Batiste, playing in his home state for the first time in his collegiate career, just missed out on a double-double with a career-high 11 assists and nine rebounds, including three off the offensive glass.
• Nicholas led all scorers with 24 points and added six rebounds in 29 minutes of works.

NOTABLES

• The 22 assists were the most since the Bulldogs had 22 last season at home against UNC Greensboro on Feb. 28.
• The 20 points for Harris were the most for the senior since he scored 23 in a SoCon game at Wofford during his freshman season on Jan. 2, 2017. It marked the fourth 20-point game of his career.
• The double-double was the third of Harris' career, and second of the season as he also had 16 points and 11 rebounds at Georgia on Nov. 12.
• Harris' 10 free throws set a career high for the senior.
• The last time a Citadel basketball player converted at least 10 free throws, Zane Najdawi had 10 made free throws last season against Johnson (Fla.) on Nov. 14, 2018.
• The last time two Citadel players had at least 20 points, Najdawi scored 25 and Lew Stallworth netted 21at VMI last season on March 2.
• Harris' 12 rebounds were one off his career high, set last season at home against Mid-Atlantic Christian on Nov. 12, 2018.
• Batiste's 11 assists set a career high for the Springfield, Missouri native, and were the most for a Bulldog since Stallworth had 12 assists at home against UNCG last season.
• Batistes' 11 assists are tied for fifth in program history for assists in a single game overall, and are tied for fourth in program history for assists in a game against an NCAA Division I opponent.
• Batiste corralled in nine rebounds, marking a career high for the graduate transfer point guard.
• Rice scored at least 20 points for the sixth time in his career and first this season. His 20 points were the most for the junior guard since he scored 21 last season at ETSU on Feb. 14, 2019.
• Hayden Brown recorded three steals in just 11 minutes Tuesday night, one off his career high of four set last season at Western Carolina on Jan. 12, 2019.

QUOTABLES FROM COACH BAUCOM
"Any time you can win on the road, even if it gets ugly at times, it's nice. It still feels the same way afterwards. The good thing is we can learn from what we did wrong. When (Southeast Missouri) gets down, they just keep trying to drive it to the rim, and we missed a couple of assignments there, but we stepped up and made free throws there down the stretch. The Kaelon Harris of his freshman year has been kind of MIA due to some injuries and maybe trying too hard at times, but tonight we got that Kaelon who was SoCon All-Freshman Team and had 30 points and nine rebounds at Arizona State. He had a good night of work."

COMING UP
The Bulldogs will continue the current week-long, three-game road swing with a game at Illinois on Wednesday, Nov. 20. The game, which will air on the Big Ten Network, is slated to tip off at 9 p.m. Eastern.

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