CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Bulldogs' blazing-hot shooting to start the game cooled off over the course of their Saturday home matchup ETSU, as most of the bounces went the Buccaneers' way in a 77-67 decision.
 
Game Information
Score: ETSU 77, The Citadel 67
Records: ETSU (14-15, 6-10), The Citadel 11-15, 5-10)
Location: McAlister Field House (Charleston, S.C.)
Series: ETSU leads 49-19
Season Series: Tied 1-1
 
Quick Hits

• The Bulldogs came out of the game hot with 11 threes on 15 tries, but could only muster two more treys from that point in.
• Hayden Brown recorded his 25^th career double-double and second-highest rebounding total of his career with 18, while tallying 17 points.
• Tyler Moffe garnered his second straight 20-point game with four threes to lead the team.
• Jason Roche broke the century mark for threes in a season at an even 100, further cementing his freshman school record.
• Ledarrius Brewer had 29 points for ETSU, with his highlight pullup half court buzzer beater giving the Buccaneers a two-point lead at halftime and the momentum.

How it Happened

• The Citadel came out hot, with a David Maynard three opening up the deep action that saw the Bulldogs make 11 of their first 15 three attempts. Tyler Moffe and Rudy Fitzgibbons III each had three in the opening session, while Jason Roche had two and one each from Maynard, Hayden Brown, and Brent Davis.
• With The Citadel ahead 43-35, the Buccaneers plundered a late 12-2 run, capped off with a pullup half court buzzer beater from Ledarrius Brewer to lead 47-45 at halftime.
• It would be far from the last time the Bulldogs would see of Brewer, as his 29-point afternoon helped keep ETSU rolling to start the second half with five straight points and a 7-2 run.
• The Bulldogs' shooting was not as proficient in the second half, as the opening ten-plus minutes saw Hayden Brown held scoreless and Tyler Moffe and Jason Roche making the team's only threes of the half.  
• The Buccaneers used this to their advantage, eventually upping their lead as high as 68-56 with 7:29 remaining.
• The Citadel looked at a 69-60 deficit entering the bonus with 4:19 remaining. Free throws from Moffe and Brown got the game down to 69-64, but the Bulldogs could not get any closer.

Inside the Box Score

• The Citadel's 11-of-15 shooting from 3-point range to start the game resulted at 13-of-32. The Bulldogs finished at 39.0 percent for the game (23-of-59) and hitting 8-of-13 free throws.
• While ETSU was in a similar boat at 39.7 percent shooting (27-of-68) with 5-of-27 threes, its ability to control the inside game proved key. The Buccaneers outscored the Bulldogs, 42-20, in the paint and used 16 offensive rebounds for a 17-8 lead in second-chance points.
• Turnovers also proved factor, as ETSU committed just six and The Citadel with 17. The Buccaneers profited from it with a 16-4 lead in points off turnovers.
• Hayden Brown earned his 25^th career double-double by logging the second-highest rebounding total of his career with 18 and tallying 17 points.
• Tyler Moffe picked up his second straight 20-point game and third ever at The Citadel with 20 points, five rebounds, and a game-best five assists. He finished 4-of-8 from 3-point range to tie for the game high.
• Rudy Fitzgibbons and Jason Roche each finished with three triples as Fitzgibbons logged 10 points and Roche nine with three rebounds.
• ETSU's Ledarrius Brewer led all scorers with 29 points, making 4-of-9 threes and a perfect 7-for-7 touch at the free throw line in 39 minutes of action.
• The Buccaneers held a 43-39 lead on the boards, with Ty Brewer leading with 11 rebounds and Jaden Seymour with nine.

Rising Through the Ranks!

• Jason Roche stands at an even 100 3-pointers made this season, which stands as a school record among freshmen at The Citadel and fourth all-time. The all-time record is 114 set by Matt Frierson in 2017-18.
• Hayden Brown's 25^th career double-double puts him two away from the all-time record of 27 set by Mike Groselle (2009-13). His rebounding display Saturday moved him into fifth all-time with 679 rebounds, passing Matt Newman's total of 666 from 1994-98. Brown's 1,310 career points ranks 13^th all-time. His 18 rebounds against the Buccaneers is second only to his 21 boards versus Columbia International on Dec. 7, 2020.
• Stephen Clark had three blocks to stand along ranking fourth all-time with 63 blocks in one season and fourth with 125 career blocks.

Up Next
The Citadel sets off on a barnstorming tour the next four days, traveling down to play Samford Monday at 8 p.m. ET, followed by Mercer Wednesday at 7 p.m.