Scores

Final

Citadel 58

(3-5, 0-1 Southern)

Gardner-Webb 71

(7-5, 4-1 home)

7:00 PM ET, December 15, 2012

Paul Porter Arena, Boiling Springs, NC

1 2 T
CIT 26 3258
WEBB 23 4871

Top Performers

Citadel: M. Groselle 14 Pts, 15 Reb, 2 Blk

Gardner-Webb: D. Harper 27 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

Gardner-Webb 71, The Citadel 58

Associated Press

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. -- Donta Harper scored 27 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Gardner-Webb past The Citadel 71-58 Saturday night in nonconference action.

Max Landis added 16 points for Gardner-Webb (7-5).

Trailing 26-23 at halftime, Gardner-Webb opened the second half on a 22-8 run, taking a 45-34 lead with 12:47 left to play. Harper scored nine points and Landis made two 3-pointers during the stretch to help the Runnin' Bulldogs take a double-digit lead.

The Citadel (3-5) cut the lead to five, 59-54, with 5 minutes left to play, but Harper and Landis responded, scoring 11 of the teams' final 12 points. Gardner-Webb outscored the Bulldogs 12-4 the rest of the way to seal the victory.

The Citadel was led by Mike Groselle, who finished with a double-double, 14 points and 15 rebounds. Dylen Setzekorn led the Bulldogs in scoring with 16 points off the bench.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
CIT
WEBB
Points 58 71
FG Made-Attempted 19-55 (.345) 29-61 (.475)
3P Made-Attempted 4-15 (.267) 4-17 (.235)
FT Made-Attempted 16-23 (.696) 9-17 (.529)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 17 (1/0) 20 (2/0)
Largest Lead 6 15

Game Leaders

 
CIT
WEBB
PointsD. Setzekorn 16D. Harper 27
ReboundsM. Groselle 15D. Harper 7
AssistsM. Harris III 6T. Strange 8
StealsM. Harris III 2K. Hartley 4
BlocksM. Groselle 2D. Harper 2
Team Stats: Citadel | Gardner-Webb

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
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Next 5 Games

CIT
WEBB
12/19 @SBON 7:00pm
12/22 @GT 4:00pm
01/01 @CLEM 4:00pm
01/05 WCU 7:05pm
01/10 CHAT 7:05pm
 12/18 @ECU 7:00pm
12/22 SPAL 4:30pm
01/05 @CAMP 3:30pm
01/09 UNCA 7:00pm
01/12 @HP 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Citadel | Gardner-Webb