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The Citadel Bulldogs at Western Carolina Catamounts

· SOUTHERN CONFERENCE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
The Citadel Bulldogs
12-20, 3-12 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
78 - 72
Western Carolina Catamounts
9-23, 6-8 Home

Parks leads The Citadel past W Carolina in SoCon opener

Haboubacar Mutombo's 3-pointer with 7:02 to go put the Catamounts up 62-61 with 7:02 to play. Parks started the key surge with a pair of free throws. Six of the eight points came from the line. Western Carolina missed eight shots before Mutombo's layup with 4:09 to play. He kept the Catamounts in it with two more layups as he scored their last 16 points.

The fifth and final 3 by Mutombo, who had 25 points, with 2:42 to play made it a two-point game but Western Carolina missed three shots and Ezekiel Balogun had a basket before four free throws in the final 30 seconds sealed it.

Zane Najdawi added 16 points for The Citadel (12-20), which will play league champion Greensboro in Saturday's quarterfinals.

Devin Petersen had 14 points and Marc Gosselin had 10 points and 12 boards for Western Carolina (9-22).

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 78 - 72
2nd 0:02 Preston Parks Defensive Rebound. 78 - 72
2nd 0:02 Haboubacar Mutombo missed Three Point Jumper. 78 - 72
2nd 0:07 Frankie Johnson made Free Throw. 78 - 72
2nd 0:07 Frankie Johnson made Free Throw. 77 - 72

Statistics

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25-56 FG 28-72
45 Field Goal % 39
10-25 3PT 9-27
40 Three Point % 33
18-20 FT 7-10
90 Free Throw % 70
34 Rebounds 43
7 Offensive Rebounds 20
27 Defensive Rebounds 23
15 Assists 18
8 Steals 10
3 Blocks 4
18 Turnovers 18
0 Team Turnovers 1
18 Total Turnovers 18
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
25 Points Off Turnovers 18
13 Fast Break Points 8
28 Points in Paint 30
15 Fouls 19
7 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Venue: Harrah's Cherokee Center

Location: Asheville, NC
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
Full Standings