7-11, 0-5 SoCon
67
7-11, 0-5 SoCon
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
SAM | 34 | 33 | 67 |
CIT | 38 | 39 | 77 |
7-8, 2-2 SoCon
77
7-8, 2-2 SoCon
Samford Bulldogs @ The Citadel Bulldogs
Moore scores 20 as The Citadel beats Samford 77-67
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Ashton Moore scored 13 of his 20 points in the final six minutes to help The Citadel pull away and beat Samford 77-67 on Thursday night.
Marcus Johnson hit back-to-back jumpers to pull Samford within 62-59 with 6:09 to play. Moore scored The Citadel's next 11 points to stretch its lead to 73-67 lead with 53 seconds left. Samford missed its next three shots, and Quinton Marshall and Moore each made a pair of free throws to seal it.
Moore was 5 of 13 from the field and 9 of 9 from the line. Marshall had 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds for The Citadel (7-8, 2-2 Southern League), which outrebounded Samford 32-18.
Darius Jones-Gibson scored 18 points and Brandon Roberts had 15 to lead Samford (7-11, 0-5).
