Thursday, February 9
Charleston, S.C.
7:00 pm
Davidson College
19-5, 13-1SoCon
77
at
66
The Citadel
4-20, 1-12SoCon
1
2
F
Davidson
38
39
77
The Citadel
21
45
66
De'Mon Brooks led Davidson with a career-high 26 points and nine rebounds.
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Men’s Basketball Holds Off The Citadel, 77-66
2/9/2012 10:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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CHARLESTON, S.C. – De'Mon Brooks scored a career-high 26 points to go along with nine rebounds, and Davidson held off a late charge by The Citadel in a 77-66 Southern Conference men's basketball victory Thursday night in McAlister Fieldhouse.
Brooks was 8-for-9 from the field, made eight free throws and registered four steals. JP Kuhlman scored 16 points for the Wildcats (19-5, 13-1SoCon), and Chris Czerapowicz netted 14.
Mike Groselle led The Citadel (4-20, 1-12 SoCon) with 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Bo Holston scored 13, all in the second half.
Davidson withstood a stretch of 7:46 without a field goal late in the second half as the Bulldogs trimmed a 20-point deficit down to eight points with 2:01 to play.
Czerapowicz ended the drought with a triple from the corner, and The Citadel was forced to foul. Davidson went 7-for-8 from the foul line in the last 1:20 to seal the win.
Leading 13-8 midway through the first half, Davidson scored 17 straight points to open a 30-8 lead. Brooks scored six points during the run, and Czerapowicz added a pair of triples.
The Bulldogs worked the margin down to 14 points late in the frame, but Davidson had the ball last and ran a play for Czerapowicz, who got a dunk and was fouled. The sophomore hit the free throw to put Davidson ahead 38-21 at the break.
The lead grew to as many as 22 points in the second half before The Citadel used a 15-3 run to get back in the contest.
Davidson shot 46 percent from the floor in the game, including 52 percent in the second half, but the Wildcats committed 17 turnovers, which led to 19 Bulldog points.
The 'Cats held The Citadel to 32 percent shooting in the first stanza and 3-for-18 from 3-point range in the contest.
Davidson returns to action Saturday when the Wildcats take on the College of Charleston in TD Arena. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m., and the game will be televised live on ESPN3 and the SoCon TV Network.
Game Notes: Brooks scored 20-plus points for the eighth time in his career and sixth time this season… Davidson has won 21 of its last 23 SoCon regular-season games… The 'Cats are in the midst of a stretch where they play five games in 10 days.
Team Stats
DAV
CIT
FG%
.462
.391
3FG%
.429
.167
FT%
.645
.619
RB
44
35
TO
17
12
STL
8
11
Game Leaders
Pts
26
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
8
Pts
16
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
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