Bulldogs Host Mocs on Saturday for Ingles SoCon Game of the Week

2/23/2024 10:38:00 AM

GAME NOTES

FIRST MEETING RECAP

Keynan Davis' layup and one put CIT up 13-10 just over four minutes into the ballgame.
UTC tied the game at 17-17 before a corner three had the Mocs ahead 23-19 halfway through the opening stanza.
After a fastbreak layup, another UTC 3-ball pushed the edge to double-digits, 32-21, forcing CIT to talk things over.
Five straight points by the Bulldogs, including a Smith long ball, cut the margin to six, 32-26, at the 5:40 mark.
A UTC layup momentarily nudged the difference back to double-digits with 33 seconds left but a Davis layup with two ticks remaining had CIT trailing by nine, 45-36, at the intermission.
The Mocs started the second half with a quick 6-0 run to earn their biggest lead of the game to that point, 15, causing the Bulldogs to call a quick timeout 1:20 into the half, down 51-36.
UTC's eighth 3-pointer of the game extended the margin to over 20, 66-45, at the 13:33 mark.
Another Mocs three followed by a dunk ballooned the score to 79-52 at the under-8 media timeout as UTC sailed to a 90-62 victory.

IF THIS, THEN THAT...

With a win, The Citadel would defeat Chatt at home in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1979-80.
With a loss, the Bulldogs would be swept in the season series by The Mocs for the fifth time in the last seven seasons.

CLEANING THE GLASS

With his seven defensive boards at Mercer, Quentin Millora-Brown set the single-season program mark for defensive rebounds in a season. He currently has 172.
The big man also recorded his 13th double-double of the season, tying him for 16th in all of Division I.

SENSATIONAL SMITH

AJ Smith has netted at least 17 points in each of the Bulldogs last four games (20.8 ppg).
In league play, the sophomore is fifth in scoring at 16.6 ppg.

FROM THE LINE

Morgan ranks second in the conference in free throw percentage during league play at 88.6% (39-of-44).
Smith is eighth (80.0%) while Madison Durr sits at 14th (73.3%).

OPPONENT PLAYER TO WATCH

#3 Honor Huff ranks third in SoCon play in scoring (18.2 ppg), seventh in steals (1.8 spg) and ninth in three-point percentage (40.8%)
In the first meeting in Chattanooga, he paced the Mocs with 19 points, as he went 4-of-6 from three, adding three steals.

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