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Western Carolina Catamounts at The Citadel Bulldogs

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Western Carolina Catamounts
5-8, 2-6 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
81 - 79
The Citadel Bulldogs
5-8, 4-3 Home

Thomas helps W Carolina hold off The Citadel 81-79 in SoCon

Tariq Simmons scored 16 points to lead The Citadel (5-8) and Matt Frierson added 15, shooting entirely from 3-point range, hitting 5 of 13. The Bulldogs made 13 3-pointers, but put up 44 attempts.

The Citadel jumped out to an early 16-point lead before Western Carolina went on a 25-5 tear in the last 7:32 before halftime, taking advantage of 10 turnovers.

Western Carolina led by as many as 13 midway through the second half before The Citadel caught up, 70-70, after a 15-5 run.

Western Carolina trailed by four before Williams and Thomas turned that around.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 81 - 79
2nd 0:01 Desmond Johnson Defensive Rebound. 81 - 79
2nd 0:02 Zane Najdawi missed Layup. 81 - 79
2nd 0:04 The Citadel Timeout 81 - 79
2nd 0:04 The Citadel Offensive Rebound. 81 - 79

Statistics

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27-76 FG 24-63
36 Field Goal % 38
4-20 3PT 13-44
20 Three Point % 30
23-35 FT 18-33
66 Free Throw % 55
56 Rebounds 50
23 Offensive Rebounds 17
33 Defensive Rebounds 33
12 Assists 17
12 Steals 9
2 Blocks 6
18 Turnovers 22
1 Team Turnovers 0
18 Total Turnovers 22
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
30 Points Off Turnovers 24
20 Fast Break Points 14
46 Points in Paint 18
26 Fouls 28
14 Largest Lead 14

Game Information

Venue: McAlister Field House

Location: Charleston, SC
Attendance: 546 | 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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