SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Senior Kaelon Harris turned in his second career 30-point game and seventh-career double-double Saturday night, leading all players with 32 points and 12 rebounds, but it wasn't quite enough as The Citadel basketball team fell 73-71 to Wofford in Southern Conference action.

Game Information
Final Score: Wofford 73, The Citadel 71
Records: Wofford (11-6, 3-1 SoCon), The Citadel (6-9, 0-4 SoCon)
Location: Spartanburg, S.C. (Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium)
Series: Wofford leads, 59-49

KEY STATS

• Wofford opened the game on a 6-0 run, but Harris scored the Bulldogs' first nine points to answer and put the 'Dogs up 9-6 through the first four minutes.
• With 7:13 left in the first half, Nathan Hoover extended Wofford's lead out to eight, 25-17, for the largest lead of the half, but the Bulldogs managed to pull to within two, 29-27, with 4:09 left to play in the period after freshman Fletcher Abee converted three free throws.
• After Messiah Jones pushed the Terriers' lead back out to three, Brady Spence made it a one-point, 30-29 game with 1:49 left to play as he converted a pair of free throws.
• Neither team managed to score in the final 1:49 of the first half, sending the Bulldogs into the locker room trailing by one.
• Wofford came out of the intermission and established a six-point, 36-30 lead through the first two minutes of the second half, but a Kaiden Rice 3-pointer and a free throw from Harris cut the deficit back down to two, 36-34 with just over 17 minute left.
• In the middle portion of the second half, Wofford never managed to establish more than a six-point lead as The Citadel continued to answer nearly shot-for-shot.
• With 13:29 to play, Wofford began a run to extend things out to a 13, with the Terriers claiming a 14-point lead twice, including 65-51 with 4:00 left to play.
• However, the Bulldogs continue to fight, as Alex Reed hit a trey and Harris continued to put up crucial buckets.
• In the final 53 seconds of the game, The Citadel out-scored the Terriers 13-5, drawing to within three, 69-66, with 15 seconds left when Derek Webster, Jr. scored a layup off an assist from Tyson Batiste.
• With Hoover hitting four free throws in the final 13 seconds, Batiste took the burden upon himself to score, hitting a layup with six seconds left and then hitting a buzzer-beating, half-court shot to set the final score at 73-71.
• The Bulldogs ended the game shooting 35.9% (23-of-64) from the field, including going 10-of-33 (.303) from beyond the 3-point arc. The 'Dogs converted 15 of their 21 free throw attempts (.714).
• Wofford shot 41.1% (23-of-56) from the field for the game, but converted just 25.8% (7-of-27) of their attempts from long range.
• Harris led all scorers with his career-high 32 points and game-high 12 rebounds. The senior from Atlanta, Georgia shot 57.9% (11-of-19) from the field, including a pair of 3-pointers.
• Abee was second on the team with 14 points, including a game-high three 3-pointers, while Batiste was the final Bulldog in double-digit scoring with 10 points to go along with seven assists and six boards.
• Hoover was the leading scorer for the Terriers with 19 points, including going a perfect 9-for-9 at the free throw line.

NOTES

• Harris becomes the first Bulldog to score at least 30 points since Kaiden Rice scored 30 against ETSU earlier this season on Dec. 4, 2019. The 32 points by Harris are the most since Connor Kern netted 32 points last season at home against UNC Greensboro on Feb. 28.
• Harris recorded his sixth double-double of the season and seventh of his career.
• With his seven assists, Batiste now boasts 95 on the year. He is just 24 away from cracking the top 15 in program history for assists in a single season.

COMING UP
The Bulldogs next return home for a game against the Spartans of UNCG on Wednesday, Jan 15. Tipoff on ESPN+ will be at 7 p.m. The 'Dogs will then be on the road for a pair of games at VMI (Jan. 18) and Chattanooga (Jan. 22).

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