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The Citadel Bulldogs at Samford Bulldogs

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The Citadel Bulldogs
10-20, 3-12 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
102 - 96
Samford Bulldogs
17-13, 9-6 Home

The Citadel snaps 11-game skid with 102-96 win over Samford

Parks was 13 for 22 from the field, including a pair of 3-pointers, and sank 9 of 11 from the line to tally his third game with at least 30 points.

Ezekiel Balogun added 21 points, Zane Najdawi had 16 and Matt Frierson 12 for The Citadel, which shot 55 percent from the field and was 26 of 34 from the free-throw line.

The Citadel (10-20, 3-14 Southern Conference) took the lead for good with a 6-0 spurt capped with Parks' layup to make it 60-57 with 14:25 to play, and later pulled away with an 11-2 run sparked by Frierson's 3.

Alex Thompson got a career-high 35 points to lead Samford (17-13, 8-9), Demetrius Denzel-Dyson added 30 points, Christen Cunningham had 12 and Wyatt Walker collected 10 rebounds.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 102 - 96
2nd 0:00 Preston Parks made Layup. Assisted by Quayson Williams. 102 - 96
2nd 0:02 Demetrius Denzel-Dyson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Josh Sharkey. 100 - 96
2nd 0:06 Preston Parks made Free Throw. 100 - 93
2nd 0:06 Preston Parks made Free Throw. 99 - 93

Statistics

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34-62 FG 32-63
55 Field Goal % 51
8-25 3PT 14-30
32 Three Point % 47
26-34 FT 18-27
76 Free Throw % 67
30 Rebounds 38
5 Offensive Rebounds 9
25 Defensive Rebounds 29
16 Assists 25
10 Steals 3
6 Blocks 1
12 Turnovers 18
1 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 18
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Off Turnovers 18
13 Fast Break Points 27
42 Points in Paint 30
24 Fouls 22
11 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

Venue: Pete Hanna Center

Location: Homewood, AL
Capacity:

2025-26 Southern Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
East Tennessee State 13-5 - 23-11
Mercer 11-7 2 19-13
Wofford 11-7 2 19-13
Samford 11-7 2 18-14
Furman 10-8 3 22-13
Western Carolina 10-8 3 15-16
UNC Greensboro 9-9 4 15-19
Chattanooga 7-11 6 13-19
The Citadel 7-11 6 11-22
VMI 1-17 12 6-26
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