Scores

Final

Citadel 70

(10-20, 6-11 Southern)

W Carolina 62

(16-14, 11-6 Southern)

7:00 PM ET, February 24, 2011

Ramsey Center, Cullowhee, NC

1 2 T
CIT 20 5070
WCU 37 2562

Top Performers

Citadel: C. Wells 21 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast

Western Carolina: M. Williams 20 Pts, 3 Ast, 4 Stl

The Citadel 70, W. Carolina 62

Associated Press

CULLOWHEE, N.C. -- Cameron Wells scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half as The Citadel rallied from a 17-point halftime deficit to beat Western Carolina 70-62 Thursday night.

The Bulldogs (10-20, 6-11 Southern Conference) shot 61.5 percent (16 of 26) in the second half to end Western Carolina's seven-game winning streak with their second win this season over the Catamounts (16-14, 11-6).

When The Citadel beat Western Carolina 68-46 on Jan. 22, the Bulldogs led 43-15 at halftime.

This time, the Catamounts led 37-20 after shooting 68.2 percent (15 of 22) in the first half, but they slumped to 23.7 percent (9 of 38) in the second.

Western Carolina led 57-51 with 5:28 left, but The Citadel scored the next 15 points, seven by Wells, to lead 66-57 with 0:49 left.

Mike Groselle and Bryan Streeter had 15 points each for The Citadel.

Mike Williams scored 20 for Western Carolina.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
CIT
WCU
Points 70 62
FG Made-Attempted 25-51 (.490) 24-60 (.400)
3P Made-Attempted 3-13 (.231) 6-17 (.353)
FT Made-Attempted 17-23 (.739) 8-13 (.615)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 13 (0/0) 23 (0/0)
Largest Lead 8 21

Game Leaders

 
CIT
WCU
PointsC. Wells 21M. Williams 20
ReboundsM. Groselle 11R. Gordon 8
AssistsZ. Urbanus 2T. Sumler 4
StealsB. Streeter 2M. Williams 4
Team Stats: Citadel | Western Carolina

2010-11 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 22, 2011 @CIT 68, WCU 46Recap
» Feb 24, 2011 CIT 70, @WCU 62Recap

Next 5 Games

CIT
WCU
02/26 @APP 2:00pm
03/04 @ELON 9:30pm
11/11 @VMI 11:59pm
11/12 @ARMY 8:30pm
11/16 CLEM 7:05pm
 02/26 COFC 4:30pm
03/05 UNCG 2:00pm
03/06 WOF 6:00pm
11/11 @SCAR 7:00pm
11/15 MON 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Citadel | Western Carolina