CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel men's basketball team picked up its biggest win of the season as the Bulldogs took down league-leading Furman, 69-65, Wednesday evening inside McAlister Field House.
 
Game Information
Score: The Citadel 69, Furman 65
Records: Furman (21-7, 12-3), The Citadel (10-18, 5-10)
Location: McAlister Field House (Charleston, South Carolina)
Series: Furman leads 86-16
 
How it Happened

• The game got off to a good start for the Bulldogs as Brady Spence pulled down an offensive rebound and scored for the first points of the game.
• Furman would push to a six-point lead four minutes into the game, but the Bulldogs were able to battle back and take a 19-17 lead on a Madison Durr jumper.
• The Paladins would use a 7-0 run late in the first half to take a seven-point lead, but the Bulldogs battled back and pulled within two at the half on a Stephen Clark layup.
• The second half saw 20 minutes of basketball in which neither team was able to open up more than a five-point lead.
• The Paladins held the five-point lead with 11:00 minutes remaining before Elijah Morgan's basket was followed by a pair of AJ Smith free throws and a Clark three-pointer to give the lead to the Bulldogs with 9:19 to play.
• After Furman tied the game, Clark took a back-door feed from Austin Ash for the dunk, and Morgan stole the ball for the fast break layup to give The Citadel their biggest lead of the game at 58-54.
• The game would be tied once again at the 3:20 mark before Spence turned an offensive rebound into two points and Clark scored in transition to give the Bulldogs the lead for good.
• The Paladins would get a three-pointer with less than a minute to play to pull within one, but Morgan was able to knock down all four free throws down the stretch for the four-point victory.

 
Inside the Box Score

• The victory put an end to a nine-game losing streak to the Paladins that dated back to 2017-18. The Bulldogs last win was a 100-92 overtime victory inside McAlister Field House on Feb. 3, 2018.
• Brady Spence recorded his first career double-double, finishing with a career-high 10 points and matching his career-best with 12 rebounds. He also added a career-high four blocked shots.
• Stephen Clark went 10-of-19 from the floor and finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots.
• Clark raised his career scoring total to 992 and needs just eight points to become the 37^th member of the 1,000-point club at The Citadel.
• Austin Ash and Elijah Morgan were also in double figures with 12 and 11 points, respectively.
• Ash now has 93 three-pointers on the season and needs just seven more to become the fifth player in program history with 100 made three-pointers in a single season.
• The eight blocked shots are the second most this season, behind the nine blocks in the home victory over Western Carolina.
• The Bulldogs won the game in the paint as they outscored the Paladins, 40-28, in the paint, and 14-9 on second-chance points.
• The Citadel also converted 12 Paladin turnovers into 14 points, while Furman was only able to scored two points off 10 Bulldog turnovers.
• The Bulldogs went 10-of-12 from the foul line for the game, including 4-of-4 in the final minute to seal the victory.
• The 65 points scored by Furman are the fewest in a game this season.

 
Up Next
The Bulldogs close out the home schedule on Feb. 18 as they welcome Wofford to McAlister Field House. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.