LEXINGTON, Va. – In what was a tale of two halves, The Citadel erased a nine-point halftime deficit for a 60-52 victory over VMI Saturday afternoon inside Cameron Hall.
 
Game Information
Score: The Citadel 60, VMI 52
Records: The Citadel (8-12, 3-5), VMI (5-16, 0-8)
Location: Cameron Hall (Lexington, Virginia)
Series: The Citadel leads 60-56
 
How it Happened

• The first half was one to forget for both teams as they combined to make just 13-of-46 shots in the opening 20 minutes.
• The tide of the game turned in the final second of the first half as Austin Ash hit a three-pointer to make it 23-14 in favor of VMI.
• A technical foul was called on the Keydets as the half ended, and Ash made two free throws before the second half began.
• The Citadel used that sequence to their advantage as they got three-pointers form Ash and David Maynard to pull within three with just over 10 minutes to play.
• The triple from Maynard was the start of a 9-0 run that saw the Bulldogs take their first lead of the game.
• AJ Smith hit a jumper with 7:25 left in the game to push the advantage back to six, and the Bulldogs took care of business the rest of the way from the foul line, going 12-of-12 down the stretch to secure the victory.

 
Inside the Box Score

• The Bulldogs have now won back-to-back road games in the series after losing the previous eight matchups in Lexington dating back to 2002.
• After scoring just 14 points in the first half, the Bulldogs responded by scoring 46 points in the second half.
• The Citadel went 14-of-26 from the field in the second half after shooting just 20-percent in the first half.
• Free throws were the difference as the Bulldogs finishing 17-of-17 from the foul line, including 14-of-14 in the second half.
• The Citadel went 12-of-12 from the line in the final 4:55 of the game.
• The 17 made free throws without a miss are the fourth-most in program history.
• The Bulldogs went 21-of-21 against College of Charleston (1/13/87), 20-of-20 against Army (11/9/13) and 19-of-19 vs. VMI (2/12/68).
• The 60 points are the fewest by a winning team in the series since VMI defeated the Bulldogs, 58-49 on Feb. 24, 2003.
• The 52 points allowed by the Bulldogs are the fewest to a Southern Conference opponent since defeating App State, 62-51, on Feb. 22, 2012.
• Austin Ash led the way with 17 points on 3-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc. He also went 8-of-8 from the foul line.
• Stephen Clark added 15 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three blocks.
• Ash and Clark combined to score 26 of their combined 32 points in the second half.
• David Maynard added 13 points, with eight coming in the first half.

 
Up Next
The Bulldogs return to action Jan. 25 as they travel to face Western Carolina at 7 p.m.