CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel's
Hayden Brown became the 36
th member of the 1,000-point club in the Bulldogs 102-62 victory over St. Andrews Thursday night inside McAlister Field House.
Game Information
Score: The Citadel 102, St. Andrews 62
Records: The Citadel (6-3), St. Andrews (1-11)
Location: McAlister Field House (Charleston, South Carolina)
Series: The Citadel leads 1-0
How it Happened
- The Bulldogs got off to a quick start as Jason Roche knocked down a pair of three-pointers to give the Bulldogs the early 6-0 lead.
- Another three-pointer from Roche would extend the lead to 13 points, but the Knights battled back to pull within three points with just under five minutes to go in the half.
- The is when Hayden Brown started to exert himself down low scoring eight points in a 2:32 span to push the lead back to 10 points.
- The first bucket during that run gave him his 1,000th career point.
- Roche would knock down his fourth three-pointer of the half to send the teams into the locker with The Citadel leading 44-32.
- The second half went much different than the first as the Bulldogs outscored the Knights, 58-30, over the game's final 20 minutes.
- A three-pointer from Brock Wakefield, followed by two more from Roche pushed the advantage to 25 points with just under 12 minutes remaining.
- The lead would grow to 30 after Stephen Clark hustled to pull down an offensive rebound and fed Brady Spence underneath for the dunk.
- The Bulldogs would then go on a 17-2 run over the next 4:03 to push the advantage to 41 points.
Inside the Box Score
- Hayden Brown finished with 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
- Brown became the 36th player in school history to eclipse the 1,000-point mark, and the 15th player in program history to have 1,000 points and 500 rebounds.
- Jason Roche went 7-of-13 from beyond the arc and finished with 23 points. He added three rebounds and a pair of steals.
- Stephen Clark chipped in 10 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two blocks.
- Tyler Moffe went for seven points, six rebounds and six assists.
- Brady Spence led the bench with 10 points, including going 4-of-4 from the field.
- Brock Wakefield went 3-for-3 from beyond the arc.
- As a team, the Bulldogs shot 22-of-36 (.611) from the field in the second half, including 8-of-17 from beyond the arc.
- The Citadel scored 52 of its 102 points in the paint.
Up Next
The Bulldogs return to action on Dec. 20-21 for the Cobb Dill & Hammett Classic inside McAlister Field House. The Citadel will face South Carolina State Monday at 5 p.m., and Manhattan Tuesday at 7 p.m.