Second-Place Spartans Come to Charleston on Wednesday

2/4/2025 11:18:00 AM

GAME NOTES

BEYOND THE BARRACKS

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LAST TIME OUT vs SAMFORD (2.1.25)

A Samford steal led to an alley-oop, giving the visitors an early 10-2 edge three and half minutes into the contest.
The Citadel responded with 3-pointers from Eze Wali and Adebisi to cut the deficit to three, 12-9.
The teams continued to trade 3-pointers as Samford led 23-15 at the under-12 timeout before a Colby McAllister triple cut the deficit back to five.
Back-to-back 3-balls from Fort extended the margin to 10, 29-19, at the 9:47 mark.
A 7-0 spurt by Samford gave it the largest lead of the game to that point, 41-24, with 3:38 left until halftime before it held a 47-29 edge at the intermission.
Samford's 12th three of the game pushed its advantage to 55-33 three minutes into the second stanza.
An 11-2 run by the visitors stretched the score to 63-35 at the 13:07 mark.
Moore's fourth triple of the game made it a 74-50 affair with six and change remaining.
Adebisi broke his season-high point total with a pair of free throws with 3:28 to go as The Citadel trailed 78-57 on its way to an 83-58 loss.

FIRST TIME AROUND

Back on January 15th, The Citadel trailed by five at halftime but UNCG went 7-of-14 from three in the second session to prevail 70-57.
The Spartans made four of five three-pointers to take a 59-43 lead at the 10:49 mark of the second half.
Both teams endured over three-minute scoreless stretches as the score stood at 59-44 until a John Adams layup with seven to go.
Another Christian Moore 3-pointer cut the deficit to eight, 59-51, as the Spartans remained scoreless for over seven minutes before a make from beyond the arc gave them a 62-51 lead at the 2:45 mark.
Fox hit a pair from the charity stripe to make the differential seven, 62-55, as each team experienced empty possessions before a Spartans' dunk with 1:02 to go made it a 64-55 affair.
Sola Adebisi got a quick layup on The Citadel's next possession, but UNCG made its free throws down the stretch to hold off the Bulldogs, 70-57.

FROM THE LINE

Sola Adebisi went 10-of-12 (83.3%) from the line on Saturday versus Samford.
It marked the first time this season a Bulldog made double digit free throws in a game.
It was last done by Elijah Morgan on January 24, 2024 at home against Mercer, he went a perfect 11-of-11.

LAST WEEKEND IN THE SOCON

WELCOME BACK WEDNESDAYS

After playing just one home game on Wednesday during the month of January, The Citadel will play 3-of-4 home games in February on Wednesday evenings.

SOCON RANKS

Sola Adebisi is third in blocks at 1.1 per game.
Brody Fox is T-5 in steals at 1.6 per game through the first 10 league contests.

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