CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel basketball team began the second half with a 20-4 run to pull away from the VMI Keydets on Saturday afternoon, 76-51.
Elijah Morgan set a single-game program record with nine steals, besting the previous mark of eight, shared by Preston Parks (11/13/2016) and Kevin Hammack (12/30/2004).
AJ Smith was the game-high scorer with 19 points to go along with nine rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Quentin Millora-Brown registered his 12
th double-double of the season and second straight with a 13-point, 11-rebound performance, adding three blocks.
First Half:
- Madison Durr's 3-pointer gave CIT a 10-4 edge three minutes into the ballgame.
- A layup by Kam Roberts held the margin at seven, 22-15, halfway through the opening stanza.
- QMB nudged the difference to double digits, 31-21, with 5:03 to go but a 6-0 spurt by the Keydets had the Bulldogs ahead by just four, 34-30, at the break.
Second Half:
- A pair of Smith free throws pushed the CIT lead back to double-digits, 43-32, at the 17:02 mark of the second half.
- The Bulldogs used an 11-2 run to pad the gap to 16, 50-34, timeout VMI.
- Morgan's jumper stretched the CIT margin to 20, 59-39, before QMB's layup made it 72-45 with 3:33 to go as the Bulldogs closed out a 76-51 win.
Up Next:
The Citadel heads to Mercer on Wednesday, February 21 for a 7 pm tilt with the Bears.
