CHARLESTON, S.C. – David Maynard's career day for Bulldogs would not be enough as The Citadel fell to the UNCG Spartans, 79-59, inside a packed McAlister Field house on Saturday afternoon.
Game Information
Score: UNCG 79, The Citadel 59
Records: UNCG (16-9, 10-2), The Citadel (9-16, 4-8)
Location: McAlister Field House (Charleston, South Carolina)
Series: UNCG leads 36-10
How it Happened
- UNCG started the game off to a 4-0; back-to-back three-pointers from Elijah Morgan and David Maynard gave the Bulldogs a 6-4 lead.
- The Bulldogs fell to a 24-15 deficient but would narrow the lead to 20-24 after a Stephen Clark dunk with 5:18 left on the clock.
- The Spartans would take a nine-point lead over the Bulldogs with 2:49 left.
- The Bulldogs headed into the locker room with 38-29 deficient.
- The Spartans lead would grow to as much as 22 points before a three-pointer from Austin Ash and a pair of free throws from Stephen Clark narrowed the lead with 12:19 left.
- That would be as close as the Bulldogs would get in falling to the Spartans.
Inside the Box Score
- David Maynard scored a career-high 19 points going 6-9 from the field and knocking down five three-pointers in the process.
- Austin Ash and Elijah Morgan would join Maynard in double figures as Ash had 12 and Morgan had 10.
- The Bulldogs went 8-of-10 from the free throw line for the game.
- The Citadel shot 21-of-50 for the game against the Spartans.
Up Next
- The Bulldogs will be on the road as they travel to Tennessee to face Chattanooga on Feb. 8 and to Alabama to face Samford on Feb. 11.
