Box Score Wofford-Citadel Box Score
CHARLESTON, SC – The Wofford College men’s basketball picked up a hard-fought 80-76 win over The Citadel on Saturday afternoon at McAlister Fieldhouse. Wofford had a 15 point lead in the first half, but The Citadel used a 13-2 run to take the lead at the start of the second half.
The Terriers are 9-8 overall and 2-5 in SoCon play. The Citadel falls to 5-12 on the season and 0-8 in conference play. The Terriers were led by Terry Martin with 17 points and Drew Gibson with 13 points. Noah Dahlman led the Terriers with six rebounds. The Citadel was led by Austin Dahl with sixteen points and Tyrell McDowell with five rebounds.
“We needed a win and I am happy we were able to get one,” said head coach Mike Young. “This is a tough place to play and a lot of teams have struggled here this season. We got the win and our team really needed it at this point. Now we can move forward and have the kind of season that we want to have.”
The Terriers scored first and took a 9-5 lead after a basket by Terry Martin four minutes into the game. Corey Godzinski wook advantage of an easy lob pass from Drew Gibson into the lane for a basket at 10:20 for a 18-9 lead for Wofford. Drew Gibson gave the Terriers a fifteen-point lead with a basket with 7:03 left and a 25-10 score.
The Citadel began climbing back with shots from the free throw line and three-pointers from Zach Urbanus and Matt Clark for a 34-26 Terrier lead with 1:50 left in the half. Two more free throws from Urbanus and a three-pointer by Phillip Pandak cut the lead to 39-31 at the end of the first half of play.
To open the second half, The Citadel went on a 13-2 run in the first five minutes to take a 44-41 lead. Tyrell McDowell had two three-pointers during the run and Austin Dahn added a three as well. Wofford was able to stop the run and tie the game at 44-44 with a three-pointer by Junior Salters.
Wofford regained the lead with a basket by Terry Martin at 14:20 at 46-44, but a minute later the Bulldogs had the lead with a three-pointer by Jon Brick. After a basket by Drew Gibson and two free throws by Terry Martin, Wofford had a 55-52 lead at 9:10 in the second half.
The game was tied at 57, then tied at 64 and 66 before The Citadel hit two straight three-pointers to take a 72-68 lead with 2:07 left in the game. Tyler Whatley hit a basket and a free throw to tie the game at 74-74 with 1:32 on the clock. Another lay-up by Tyler Whatley gave the Terriers a two-point lead with 64 seconds left at 76-74. Corey Godzinski made a basket for a four-point lead with only 16 seconds on the clock. The Citadel’s Zach Urbanus hit two free throws for a 78-76 game, but two free throws by Shane Nichols with only nine seconds left sealed the victory for the Terriers at 80-76.
It was the first win in the last five conference games for the Terriers. Wofford shot 50.0% from the floor and 20.0% from three. The Terriers were 88.5% from the line. The Bulldogs were 48.9% from the floor and 61.9% from behind the arc and 85.0% from the free throw line. Wofford had a 29-26 edge on the boards.
Following a road game at Georgia Southern on January 24, Wofford will host Western Carolina on January 26 at 7:00 pm and College of Charleston on January 28 at 7:00 pm.
