Photo by: Cyril Samonte
Basketball Welcomes Wofford on Saturday
1/12/2024 4:00:00 PM | Basketball
GAME NOTES
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LAST TIME OUT
- CIT got the first bucket of the game, but FUR answered with a 10-0 run to race out to a 12-2 advantage.
- Keynan Davis' fastbreak three kept the differential at 10, 30-20, halfway through the opening stanza as CIT weathered an early 8-of-12 start from beyond the arc by FUR.
- The Paladins extended the lead to 15, 35-20, but the Bulldogs responded with a 10-0 run to trim the margin to just five with five and change remaining until halftime.
- A layup by FUR with :03 seconds left sent the teams to the break with the Paladins ahead 44-36.
- CIT cut the deficit to three, 48-45, but another FUR triple pushed the edge to 11, 56-45, five minutes into the second 20.
- The Bulldogs quickly got back within seven, however, a Paladins 3-pointer gave them their largest lead of the night at that point at 17, 68-51, at the 9:09 mark.
- FUR's 13th make from long range made it a 20-point affair, 77-57, with 5:13 left to play.
- A Bulldogs 7-0 spurt quickly dropped the deficit back to 13, at the 3:36 mark, but the teams traded baskets down the stretch as CIT fell 82-68.
CHARITY STRIPE
- The Bulldogs rank second in The SoCon in team free throw percentage in league games at 76.1%.
IF THIS, THEN THAT...
- If The Citadel beats Wofford, it would snap a five-game losing streak against the Terriers.
- If The Citadel loses, it'd would drop them to 2-13 in the last 15 matchups with Wofford.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINE
- Quentin Millora-Brown registered his sixth double-double of the season vs. Furman with 14 points and 13 boards.
- The graduate student ranks fifth overall in the league with 9.3 rpg.
NEXT MAN UP
- Freshman K. Davis made his fourth consecutive start on Wednesday, playing a season-high 30 minutes.Â
- Sophomore Josh Davis, has played 18 and 13 minutes respectively off the bench for the Bulldogs in the last two contests, notching more minutes than he played last season in four games combined.
PLAYER TO WATCH
- #10 Corey Tripp ranks fourth in The SoCon in scoring (16.4), seventh in assists (3.5) and ninth in field goal percentage (42.2%).
Players Mentioned
Thursday, November 06
Tuesday, November 04
Monday, March 03
Monday, February 24
