UNC Greensboro beats The Citadel 92-63

Feb 25, 2016, 09:53 pm

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Francis Alonso was 5 of 8 from 3-point range with 21 points, Marvin Smith had 18 points and 16 rebounds and UNC Greensboro beat The Citadel 92-63 on Thursday night.

Diante Baldwin added 15 for the Spartans (13-17, 9-8 Southern Conference), who led the entire way to a fourth straight win.

Brian White had 18 points and Derrick Henry scored 13 for The Citadel (10-20, 3-14), which dropped its eighth straight.

Alonso's 3-pointer with 11:43 left in the first half capped a 25-10 start for UNCG. The Bulldogs got no closer than 13 the rest of the way and the Spartans led by as many as 35.

The Spartans shot 50.8 percent from the field, including 44 percent from 3-point range (11 of 25). The Citadel shot 27.0 percent and just 10 of 39 on 3-point range.