Bulldogs Travel to Terriers on Wednesday

GAME NOTES

BEYOND THE BARRACKS

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LAST TIME OUT vs VMI (01.18.25)

A McAllister three-point play gave The Citadel an early 11-6 edge, but VMI responded with a 14-0 run to go ahead 20-11 at the 11-minute mark.
McAllister would make a pair from the line before a Fox hit from beyond the arc contributed to a 7-0 Bulldogs run that pulled them within two, 22-20.
VMI extended its edge to 35-28 before a Fox breakaway dunk cut it back to two, 35-33, with 1:38 to go until the break.
The Keydets closed the half with a three to hold a 41-36 lead at the intermission.
The Keydets started the second half on an 8-2 run to go up 49-38, forcing a Bulldogs timeout.
A corner make gave VMI its largest lead of the game to that point, 56-42, at the 14-minute mark.
A 6-0 spurt ballooned the margin to 16, 62-46, before a Moore jumper stopped the bleeding.
Bradley Jr. was fouled on a 3-point attempt and made all of them as VMI held a 71-54 lead with four to go.
The Citadel mustered a late push as a Cam Glover triple, part of a 6-0 run, trimmed the margin to 11, 71-60, at the 2:16 mark.
VMI made 1-of-2 from the line before a Sola Adebisi layup, steal and Fox bucket cut the deficit to 72-65 with 37.6 to go.
The Bulldogs had to foul and the Keydets made both, but Fox answered with a quick bucket. A VMI turnover on the ensuing possession led to a McAllister three, making things interesting, 74-70, with 13 seconds left.
After making 1-of-2 at the line, Fox missed a three with four ticks left as VMI held on for a 75-70 victory.

LAST WEEKEND IN THE SOCON

MOORE PLEASE

Christian Moore had a career-high 16 points vs VMI as he filled the stat sheet with four rebounds, four assists, a block, and a steal.
Moore has increased his offensive production as well, averaging 9.0 ppg, 40.0 FG% and 45.0 3PT% over the last four games while playing 22.3 mpg.

IF THIS, THEN THAT...

If The Citadel beats Wofford, it would be snap a seven game slide versus the Terriers.
If the Bulldogs lose, it would be their eighth consecutive loss in Spartanburg.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

For the Bulldogs, #10 Brody Fox has registered double digit points in all six league games this year.
For the Terriers, #10 Corey Tripp leads Wofford in points (13.1) and assists (3.8).

SOCON RANKS

Fox is T-10 in scoring at 15.7 ppg through six league games and is T-5 in steals at 1.5 per game.
For Wofford, Kyler Filewich (58.9%) and Justin Bailey (58.5%) are seventh and eighth respectively in The SoCon in field goal percentage.

Schedule