POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Saturday night's Citadel men's basketball game at Marist came down to the final minute as the Bulldogs found themselves down three, 75-72, with 1:24 left in regulation. With the game on the line, a trio of juniors stepped up in the biggest moment to help the Bulldogs end a three-game, seven-day road trip on a high note with a 79-75 win.

With 1:14 left in regulation, Kaiden Rice was fouled while taking a 3-pointer. Rice easily made all three free throws to tie the game, and with 23 seconds left, graduate transfer Eddie Davis, III slammed home a thunderous dunk to give the Bulldogs a two-point, 77-75 lead.

On the ensuing Marist possession, Michael Cubbage went for a layup to tie the game, but Derek Webster, Jr. was there for the biggest block of his career, and fellow junior Alex Reed cleaned up the defensive rebound before drawing the foul. Reed strolled to the other end of the court and deftly hit both free throws to put the game away at 79-75 with four seconds remaining.

Game Information
Final Score: The Citadel 79, Marist 75
Records: The Citadel (2-4), Marist (1-3)
Location: Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (McCann Arena)
Series: Series tied, 1-1

KEY STATS

• After Marist opened the game with the first bucket, The Citadel went on to lead for the rest of the first half spurred by a 3-pointer from Rice 35 seconds into the game.
• Over the next 11 minutes, the Bulldogs steadily built up a lead that bloomed to 10, 23-13 when Rudy Fitzgibbons, III hit one of his two 3-pointers.
• However, Marist went on a 6-0 spurt to pull to within four, 23-19, and with 3:56 left in the first half, Matt Turner made it a one-point, 27-26 game with a 3-pointer.
• The Citadel was able to extend the lead back out to four, 33-29 before the end of the half.
• Senior Kaelon Harris opened the second half by draining a 3-pointer from the left side, and nearly two minutes in, Davis made it an eight-point, 39-31 lead with a trey of his own.
• After the Bulldogs managed to establish a 10-point lead, Marist went on a 12-0 run to take a two-point, 45-43 lead, capped by a Tyler Sagl jumper in the paint with 13:40 left in regulation.
• Over the next four minutes, the two teams traded the lead back and forth six times.
• With 6:53 left to play, Matthew Herasme hit a pair of free throws to give Marist a four-point, 62-58 lead.
• Marist scored its final point with 1:14 to play off a Cubbage free throw, and The Citadel closed out the game on a 7-0 run.
• The Citadel shot 44.1% (26-of-59) for the game, including 56.0% (14-of-25) in the second half.
• The Bulldogs connected on 14 of their 30 3-point attempts (.467), and went 13-of-14 (.929) from the free throw line.
• Marist shot 45.3% (29-of-64) from the field, including 26.5% (9-of-34) from beyond the 3-point arc. The Red Foxes managed to convert just 61.5% (8-of-13) of their free throw attempts.
• Four players finished with double-digit points led by Rice's season-high 27 points off 8-of-14 (.571) shooting from the field. Rice made a season-high six 3-pointers and was a perfect 5-of-5 from the charity stripe.
• Davis scored a season-high 14 points and added seven rebounds.
• The freshman duo of Fitzgibbons and Fletcher Abee each scored 11 points and combined for five treys. Abee had three, while Fitzgibbons had two and went 3-for-3 at the free throw line.
• Five players for Marist scored in double figures led by Herasme and Sagl with 15 points each.

NOTABLES

• Rice was just one point off his career-high of 28, set during the 2017-18 season at Western Carolina (Feb. 25, 2018).
• Rice's six 3-pointers marked a season high for the junior.
• Davis' 14 points marked a season high for the graduate transfer. He was three points shy of his career high, a mark he has reached three times, most recently at North Texas on Feb. 25, 2017.
• Fitzgibbons set a career high with 11 points.
• Harris brought down a game-high 10 rebounds, marking the third game in a row, and fourth time this season, the senior from Atlanta, Georgia corralled in double-digit boards. He now boasts 373 for his career.

COMING UP
After being on the road for three-straight games, the Bulldogs will return home for a four-game homestand that begins Tuesday, Nov. 26 with a 7 p.m. tipoff against Brevard.

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