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    Western Carolina Catamounts @ The Citadel Bulldogs

    WCU
    Western Carolina CatamountsW CarolinaWCU
    5-8, 1-0 SoCon
    81
    5-8, 1-0 SoCon
    Final
    1234T
    W Carolina
    WCU
    443781
    The Citadel
    CIT
    384179
    CIT
    The Citadel BulldogsThe CitadelCIT
    5-8, 0-1 SoCon
    79
    5-8, 0-1 SoCon
    • Gamecast
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    Game Leaders

    WCUCIT
    Desmond Johnson
    19
    D. Johnson#1
    8/13 FG, 3/6 FT
    19
    Points
    Tariq Simmons
    16
    T. Simmons#1
    7/17 FG, 0/2 FT
    16
    Marc Gosselin
    11
    M. Gosselin#12
    8 DREB, 3 OREB
    11
    Rebounds
    Alex Reed
    8
    A. Reed#25
    5 DREB, 3 OREB
    8
    Desmond Johnson
    2
    D. Johnson#1
    4 TO, 27 MIN
    2
    Assists
    Tariq Simmons
    4
    T. Simmons#1
    4 TO, 29 MIN
    4
    Full Box Score

    Team Stats

    WCU
    CIT

    36% (27-76)

    Field Goal %

    38% (24-63)

    20% (4-20)

    Three Point %

    30% (13-44)

    66% (23-35)

    Free Throw %

    55% (18-33)

    18

    Turnovers

    22

    56

    Rebounds

    50

    14

    Largest Lead

    14

    Full Team Stats

    Game Information

    Charleston, SC

    ESPN3

    Referee:Landon Brandes

    Referee:Grant Todey

    Referee:Evan Berg

    Thomas helps W Carolina hold off The Citadel 81-79 in SoCon

    Ashley Williams hit back-to-back 3-pointers to reclaim the lead and Marcus Thomas scored five of his nine points in the final 1:27 as Western Carolina held off The Citadel 81-79 in a Southern Conference opener for both teams on Saturday.
    Dec 30, 2017, 04:22 pm - Associated Press

    Probabilities & Game Flow

    100%
    --WCU
    0%
    --CIT

    According to ESPN Analytics

    Data is currently unavailable.

    2025-26 Standings

    NCAA Division I
    Southern ConferenceSouthern ConferenceCONFGBOVR
    East Tennessee State13-5-23-11
    Mercer11-7219-13
    Wofford11-7219-13
    Samford11-7218-14
    Furman10-8322-13
    Western Carolina10-8315-16
    UNC Greensboro9-9415-19
    Chattanooga7-11613-19
    The Citadel7-11611-22
    VMI1-17126-26
    Full Standings

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