Box Score SPARTANBURG, S.C. (January 19, 2022) – Bulldogs men's basketball suffered an 89-77 defeat at the hands of the Wofford Terriers in a SoCon road match Wednesday evening, despite its best shooting performance in seven games and 18 points apiece from both Hayden Brown and Rudy Fitzgibbons, III.
 
Game Information
Score: Wofford 89, The Citadel 77
Records: Wofford (12-7, 4-3), The Citadel (7-10, 1-5)
Location: Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (Spartanburg, S.C.)
Series: Wofford leads 63-50
 
How it Happened

• Five different Bulldogs hit 3-pointers through the first ten minutes as The Citadel made its first 8-of-15 shots from the field entering the third media timeout to lead 24-18 with 7:55 to go before halftime.
• Wofford retaliated with a 12-2 run, coupled with 13 first-half points from Max Klesmit, to take the lead at intermission, 40-34.
• The Terriers maintained the lead in a back-and-forth affair on the front end of the second half. When the Bulldogs cut the lead to five off a David Maynard layup at 56-51, the Terriers kicked it into high gear with a 17-4 run off five 3-pointers, including three from Klesmit, who finished with a game-best five treys.

 
Inside the Box Score

• Hayden Brown dropped in 18 points with one 3-pointer and seven rebounds. Rudy Fitzgibbons, III matched Brown's points total off the bench, delivering a team-high 4-of-9 triples.
• Max Klesmit and BJ Mack each gathered 20-point games for Wofford. Klesmit made 27 points, connecting on 10-of-16 field goals and 5-of-8 from deep range with five rebounds. The 6'8" Mack delivered in the paint with 25 points, using his second-best season field goal percentage in the SoCon to go 9-of-13 from the floor and a perfect 6-of-6 on free throws.
• Isaiah Bigelow added to the Terriers' deep threats making 4-of-8 triples in a 15-point night.
• Stephen Clark and Jason Roche had 12 and 11 points, respectively, to represent the Bulldogs' four-man double-digit scorers list on the night. Clark added five assists and one triple, while Roche made three 3-pointers with four rebounds.
• David Maynard and Brent Davis also connected from 3-point range, as both each made one trey and finishing with nine points. David made 4-of-6 free throws.  
• The Citadel posted its best field goal percentage since Dec. 16's game against St. Andrews making 45.6 percent (26-of-57) with 11-of-32 threes and 14-of-18 free throws. Similar to Mercer on Monday Wofford heated up shooting-wise as the game went on, finishing 53.2 percent shooting (33-of-62), going 48.5 in the opening half (16-of-33) and 58.6 in the second (17-of-29). They made half their 3-pointers at 14-of-28 and 9-of-12 on free throws.

 
That Was The Week That Was

• Wednesday's game marked the end of a four-game week for the Bulldogs that began Thursday with a three-game home stand over five days. This included a 74-69 win over UNCG on Thursday, then a pair of close contests against VMI Saturday (85-90) and Mercer Monday (64-71).

Up Next
The Bulldogs head out to play ETSU Saturday at 4 p.m. to round out the opening leg of its SoCon season. Only league opponents they have yet to face following Saturday are Furman and Samford, with their next scheduled games against either set for February.