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CHARLESTON, S.C. – Tim Johnson scored with one second left on the clock to give the Wofford men’s basketball team a 44-42 win over The Citadel on Thursday night at McAlister Fieldhouse. The Terriers shot a season-low 29.8% from the floor, but were able to win their sixth-straight game.
Wofford is 13-7 on the season and 5-2 in the SoCon, while The Citadel is 9-10 overall and 3-4 in the conference. The Terriers were led by Noah Dahlman with 15 points and Tim Johnson with 12 rebounds. The Bulldogs were led by Cameron Wells with 17 points and Harrison DuPont with ten rebounds.
“I kept thinking somehow, someway we would get a basket and we crushed them by two,” said head coach Mike Young. “That final score at the end of the day is all that matters. We set basketball back fifteen years with that offensive performance. As we continue t say, if you get after people and defend, contest shots and rebound, you will give yourselves a chance each time out. This team continues to do that. We are sputtering offensively and we think we know why. It is just a matter of ironing a few things out and they are trying like crazy.”
The Citadel opened the game with a three by Zach Urbanus and the Bulldogs opened up a 9-6 lead five minutes into the game. After a three by Harrison DuPont, The Citadel increased the advantage to 12-6. Wofford then used a 6-0 run that included a three by Jason Dawson to tied the game at twelve with 8:15 remaining in the half. The game was tied at 14, 16 and then 17. Over the final five minutes, The Citadel went on a 9-0 run to take a 26-17 lead at the break.
Wofford opened the second half by scoring the first four points, but The Citadel answered with four points. At 15:15, the Bulldogs had increased the lead to 33-23. The Terriers scored the next four points on baskets by Brad Loesing and Jamar Diggs to cut the lead to 33-27 at 12:20.
The Terriers made it a five-point game at 37-32 with 7:54 after four points by Noah Dahlman. Zach Urbanus hit a three as the shot clock expired to take a 40-32 lead, but Tim Johnson hit a second-chance lay-up for a six-point deficit with six minuets to go. After a three by Junior Salters and a lay-up by Noah Dahlman, Wofford cut the lead to 40-39 with 3:42 remaining.
A lay-up by Noah Dalhman at 2:15 gave the Terriers their first lead of the night at 41-40. A free throw gave Wofford a two-point lead, but the Bulldogs tied it at 42 with a bucket by Cameron Wells. Holding for the last shot, Jamar Diggs took a shot with two seconds left, but Tim Johnson was able to but back the rebound with 0.9 on the clock for the lead. On the long in-bounds, Johnson tipped the ball away to end the game.
Wofford shot 29.8% from the floor and were 16.7% from three. From the free throw line, the Terriers were 61.5%. The Citadel was 31.9% overall and were 26.7% from behind the arc. They were 80.0% from the line. Wofford had a 41-35 lead on the glass.
Noah Dahlman scored in double-figures for the 20th time this season and has led the team in scoring in 15 games. The 17 points by the Terriers in the first half were a season-low as the team shot just 23.1% in the opening twenty minutes. Wofford has now won eight straight games at The Citadel.
The Terriers will remain in Charleston and face the College of Charleston on Friday in a game to be televised nationally on ESPN2 at 7:00 pm. Wofford returns home Monday night to host Chattanooga.
