Bulldogs Travel to Red Hot Mocs on Saturday

2/21/2025 12:41:00 PM

GAME NOTES

BEYOND THE BARRACKS

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LAST TIME OUT vs Mercer (2.19.25)

An 8-0 Bulldogs spurt gave them an early 16-6 lead at 11:54 mark of the opening session.
Mercer responded out of the timeout with a 9-0 run of its own to cut the deficit to one, 16-15.
A Bears 3-pointer broke a 24-24 tie with 1:55 left to play as Mercer held a 29-25 edge at the break.
Moore's 3-pointer cut the deficit to one, 31-30, but Mercer responded with the next five to go ahead 36-30.
Paxton Davidson found Moore for another wing three, once again pulling The Citadel within one, 38-37, five minutes into the second half.
A Mercer dunk extended the margin to five, 48-43, at the nine-minute mark before a Bears layup nudged the difference to eight, 53-45, leading to a Bulldogs timeout with 5:31 remaining.
A pair of Sola Adebisi free throws chopped the margin in half, 55-51, but the Bears took advantage of an offensive rebound on their next possession, 57-51, before both teams went scoreless over the next 2:08.
After the Bulldogs missed a 3-pointer, The Citadel had to foul and Mercer made 5-of-6 free throws in the final minute to win 62-52.

FIRST TIME AROUND (1.4.25)

Glover's 3-ball knotted the game at 15-15 at the 12:39 mark of the first half.
The Mocs responded with a 22-9 stretch, capped off by a three-pointer which was followed by a steal and score to force a Bulldogs timeout, trailing 37-24 with 3:15 to go until halftime.
The Citadel trimmed the margin back to 10 but UTC answered once again to hold a 42-30 lead at the break.
A UTC three-point play pushed the lead to 15, 49-34, four minutes into the second half.
Another Glover 3-pointer stamped a 9-0 Bulldogs run to cut the deficit back to single digits, 51-43 and force a Mocs' timeout.
Back-to-back makes from beyond the arc by Keynan Davis, held the differential at nine, 63-54, before UTC used a 7-0 spurt to open up a 70-54 lead with 5:54 left to play on its way to an 81-68 road win.

BRODY IS BALLING

Fox has double-digit point performances in 14-of-15 league games this season, after scoring 23 points for the second straight game on Wednesday.
He leads the team in scoring on the season at 16.7 ppg while shooting 50.2 percent from the floor.

MOORE PLEASE

Christian Moore scored 14 points on Wednesday and is averaging 12.2 ppg in conference play (T-25) on 37.1% shooting from beyond the arc.
He has scored 14+ points in six straight games.

SOCON RANKS

IF THIS, THEN THAT...

If The Citadel beats UTC, it would be the their first win in Chattanooga since 2012, have lost 11 straight.
If the Bulldogs lose, the Mocs would improve to 8-2 in the last 10 games in the series.

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