The Citadel Bulldogs at Samford Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Fort scores 19, Samford takes down Citadel 86-56 in SoCon opener
Fort went 7 of 14 from the field (5 for 10 from 3-point range) for the Bulldogs (11-3, 1-0 Southern Conference). Rylan Jones scored 18 points while finishing 6 of 9 from 3-point range and added six assists. Jaden Brownell went 6 of 13 from the field (1 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 13 points.
The Bulldogs (5-7, 0-1) were led in scoring by Colby McAllister, who finished with 12 points and seven rebounds. Citadel also got 10 points and three steals from Brody Fox.
NEXT UP
Both teams next play Saturday. Samford visits Western Carolina and Citadel plays Chattanooga at home.
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Matchup Prediction
Samford: 96.9%
The Citadel: 3.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 56 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 56 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Colby McAllister made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Braylen Smith. | 56 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:46 | Zion Wilburn made Layup. | 53 - 86 |
| 2nd 0:58 | Lukas Walls Offensive Rebound. | 53 - 84 |
Statistics
 CIT |
 SAM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-46 | FG | 29-62 |
| 39.1 | Field Goal % | 46.8 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 18-41 |
| 31.8 | Three Point % | 43.9 |
| 13-25 | FT | 10-13 |
| 52.0 | Free Throw % | 76.9 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 12 | Assists | 21 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 27 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 14 | Fouls | 21 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 33 |
Game Information
Venue: Pete Hanna Center
Location: Homewood, AL
Attendance: 1,048 | Capacity:
Location: Homewood, AL
Attendance: 1,048 | Capacity:
2024-25 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 13-3 | - | 21-8 |
| UNC Greensboro | 12-4 | 1 | 19-10 |
| Samford | 11-5 | 2 | 21-8 |
| East Tennessee State | 11-6 | 2.5 | 18-12 |
| Furman | 10-7 | 3.5 | 22-8 |
| Wofford | 10-7 | 3.5 | 16-14 |
| VMI | 7-9 | 6 | 13-16 |
| Mercer | 5-12 | 8.5 | 12-18 |
| Western Carolina | 4-13 | 9.5 | 8-20 |
| The Citadel | 0-17 | 13.5 | 5-23 |