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Rudy Fitzgibbons III, David Maynard VMI
Cameron Pollack / The Citadel
90
Winner VMI VMI 10-8,3-3 SoCon
85
The Citadel Cit 7-8,1-3 SoCon
Winner
VMI VMI
10-8,3-3 SoCon
90
Final
85
The Citadel Cit
7-8,1-3 SoCon
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
VMI VMI 46 44 90
The Citadel Cit 41 44 85

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Roche's, Fitzgibbons' 20-Point Games Not Enough Against VMI

CHARLESTON, S.C. (January 15, 2022) – The Citadel posed many second-half threats, but were unable to disarm VMI down the stretch as the Keydets held on for a 90-85 SoCon win Saturday.
 
Game Information
Score: VMI 90, The Citadel 85
Records: VMI (10-8, 3-3), The Citadel (7-8, 1-3)
Location: McAlister Field House (Charleston, S.C.)
Series: The Citadel leads 59-58
 
How it Happened
  • VMI got the early jump on the game, stretching its lead to as much as 13 in the opening half.
  • The Citadel's reserves played a part in cutting the Keydets' lead to five at the half at 46-41. Rudy Fitzgibbons III came off the bench to make three of the Bulldogs' seven 3-pointers for ten first-half points.
  • The Bulldogs maintained heavy pressure on VMI, tying the game twice before taking a brief lead at 5:40 following Jerry Higgins III's free throw to go up 73-72.
  • The Keydets responded with an and-one layup from Honor Huff, then with the game tied again at 75-75, VMI used an 8-2 run to pull ahead for good.
 
Inside the Box Score
  • Both sides produced four scorers in double figures. The Citadel had two 20-point scorers to VMI's one, with Jason Roche delivering a game-best 22 points for his fourth 20-point game of the season and Rudy Fitzgibbons III posting 21 points.
  • The Bulldogs made 13-of-40 threes on the day to VMI's 9-of-26. Roche made 5-of-13 triples and Fitzgibbons drew on 4-of-9.
  • VMI's Jake Stephens stole the show with a 20-20 performance, posting 20 points and 21 rebounds along with four blocks. The 6'11" center accounted for half of the Keydets' boards on a day where they led, 42-35 on the glass.
  • Stephen Clark nearly had a double-double on 12 points and eight assists, while Tyler Moffe earned 11 points.
 
Roche from Long Range
  • Jason Roche earned his fifth game making at least five 3-pointers, putting him seventh all-time on The Citadel's freshman scoring list with 60 threes this season.
 
Rivalry Notes
  • Saturday's final score ended a two-season run in which VMI and The Citadel exchanged home wins in their SoCon regular season matchups.

Up Next
The Bulldogs wrap up their home stand with a SoCon meeting with Mercer Monday at 7 p.m. The Citadel ships out with two conference road games at Wofford Wednesday and ETSU Saturday.
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