CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel basketball team opens Southern Conference play Tuesday night, hosting ETSU inside McAlister Field House. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.
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Scouting The Citadel
The Citadel (3–10, 0-0 SoCon) enters Tuesday's matchup following its final nonconference contest at Richmond on Friday. Through 13 games, the Bulldogs are averaging 70.3 points per game, shooting 42.4 percent from the field and 32.2 percent from three-point range.
Braxton Williams leads The Citadel in scoring at 11.5 points per game while shooting 36.5 percent from beyond the arc.
Christian Moore adds 10.2 points per contest and ranks second on the team in made three-pointers, while
Sola Adebisi anchors the interior with 8.7 points and a team-best 5.5 rebounds per game while shooting 57.9 percent from the field.
As a team, the Bulldogs are shooting 65.2 percent from the free-throw line this season while averaging 34.4 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 5.2 steals, and 1.9 blocks per game. At the line, The Citadel recorded the highest single-game free-throw percentage by any SoCon team this season after going 10-of-11 against Houston Christian on Nov. 26. From beyond the arc, the Bulldogs are shooting 32.2 percent this season and are tied for third in the SoCon with Samford in three-pointers made with 123.
Scouting ETSU
ETSU (8–5, 0-0 SoCon) enters the matchup following an 81–75 loss to Jacksonville State on Friday. Through 13 games, the Buccaneers are averaging 78.5 points per game and shooting 48.6 percent from the field, including 33.2 percent from three-point range.
Brian Taylor II leads ETSU in scoring at 14.2 points per game while also contributing 4.6 rebounds per contest. Cam Morris III adds 13.8 points per game while shooting 56.7 percent from the field, and Blake Barkley contributes 11.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per contest while shooting 58.0 percent overall.
Defensively, ETSU averages 9.6 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while forcing 14.5 turnovers per contest.
By the Numbers
The Citadel – 70.3 PPG | .424 FG% | .322 3PT% | 34.4 RPG | 10.1 TOPG
ETSU – 78.5 PPG | .486 FG% | .332 3PT% | 34.8 RPG | 11.4 TOPG
