Wofford rolls in 2nd half for 109-92 win over The Citadel
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Nathan Hoover, Trevor Stumpe and Storm Murphy all had career nights, combining for 57 points as Wofford got its seventh win in the last eight games, beating The Citadel 109-92 in Southern Conference action on Saturday.
Cameron Jackson added 13 points with a career-best 13 rebounds. Hoover finished with 21 points, Stumpe added 19, making 10 of 12 from the line, and Murphy chipped in 17 for Wofford (10-5, 2-1).
Wofford finished the first half on an 11-3 run to lead 45-37 at the break. The Terriers led throughout the second half, pushing it to 69-55 at the 14:04 mark, but could not shake free of The Citadel as the Bulldogs closed to 81-74 following Quayson Williams' 3-pointer with 7:51 left.
Jackson had two straight layups to spark a 12-3 run and the Terriers cruised home.
There were 49 fouls called with Wofford making 29 of 37 free-throw attempts and the Bulldogs hitting 19 of 33 from the line.
Williams had 18 to lead The Citadel (5-9, 0-3).
Game Information
- Referees:
- Barry Mathis
- Rick Shoulders
- Antoine Dawkins
2023-24 Southern Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Samford | 15-3 | - | 29-6 |
UNC Greensboro | 12-6 | 3 | 21-11 |
Chattanooga | 12-6 | 3 | 21-12 |
Western Carolina | 11-7 | 4 | 22-10 |
Wofford | 10-8 | 5 | 17-15 |
Furman | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
East Tennessee State | 8-10 | 7 | 19-16 |
Mercer | 8-10 | 7 | 16-17 |
The Citadel | 3-15 | 12 | 11-21 |
VMI | 1-17 | 14 | 4-28 |