CHATTANOOGA, TENN. – The Citadel basketball team cut a 14-point deficit to one with 1:05 remaining but the Bulldogs last chance 3-pointer missed as the Chattanooga Mocs held off the Bulldogs, 76-75, on Saturday afternoon.
Brody Fox scored a game-high 21 points, his fourth straight 20+ point game to go along with seven rebounds.
Christian Moore chipped in 13 points while
Colby McAllister and
Paxton Davidson added 12 and 11 points respectively.
First Half
- A Moore jumper tied the game, 20-20 at the 8:28 mark.
- Huff knocked down a pair of free throws to give UTC a seven-point lead, 29-22, but McAllister hit a three on The Citadel's next possession to cut the deficit to four.
- Fox's dunk pulled the Bulldogs back within one, 30-29, but the Mocs ended the half on an 11-4 run to hold a 41-33 edge at the break.
Second Half
- Eze Wali hit a 3-pointer to make it a four-point game, 44-40, two minutes into the second session.
- Another 11-4 spurt by the Mocs opened up an 11-point lead, 55-44, at the 13:00 mark of the half before a pair of makes from the charity stripe by McAllister shrunk the margin back to seven, 57-50.
- UTC quickly kicked the margin back to 12, 62-50, but back-to-back threes by Davidson and Moore trimmed the deficit back to single digits, 65-56.
- A Bonham 3-ball pushed the advantage to 14, 71-57, but a 14-2 run by the Bulldogs, capped off by another Moore 3-pointer, cut the deficit to two, 73-71, forcing UTC to call a timeout with 2:30 to go.
- The Mocs responded with a hoop and the harm to make it 76-71 but a jumper by Davidson was followed by a Sola Adebisi steal and dunk to make it a one-point affair with 65 seconds remaining.
- UTC missed a pair of looks on the next trip down the court to give The Citadel a chance with 10 seconds left.
- On the ensuing possession, McAllister missed a wing three, but Moore corralled it and put it back in as time expired, but the officials reviewed the play and waived off the shot for being after time expired as the Bulldogs fell 76-75.
Up Next:
The Citadel stays on the road when it heads to in-state rival Furman on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
