Dogs Complete Brief Two-Game Road Swing on Monday at Georgia Southern

FINAL	1	2	OT	2OT	T
The Citadel (4-14, 1-6)	24	36	4	8	72
Georgia Southern (7-11, 5-3)	27	33	4	14	78
Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro,Ga.

The Citadel	Georgia Southern
Pts: Mike Groselle - 20	Pts: POWERS, Willie - 19
Reb: Mike Groselle - 14	Reb: FERGUSON, Eric - 9
Ast: Marshall Harris III - 6	Ast: POWERS, Willie - 8

Team Statistics	The Citadel	Georgia Southern
Field Goal %	54.4% (31-57 )	47.2% (25-53 )
Rebounds	32	29
Assists	15	15
Turnovers	19	16
Pts off Turnovers	11	22
2nd Chance Pts	7	1
Pts in the Paint	40	24
Fastbreak Pts	0	2
Bench Pts	32	14

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FINAL	1	2	OT	2OT	T
The Citadel (4-14, 1-6)	24	36	4	8	72
Georgia Southern (7-11, 5-3)	27	33	4	14	78
Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro,Ga.

The Citadel	Georgia Southern
Pts: Mike Groselle - 20	Pts: POWERS, Willie - 19
Reb: Mike Groselle - 14	Reb: FERGUSON, Eric - 9
Ast: Marshall Harris III - 6	Ast: POWERS, Willie - 8

Team Statistics	The Citadel	Georgia Southern
Field Goal %	54.4% (31-57 )	47.2% (25-53 )
Rebounds	32	29
Assists	15	15
Turnovers	19	16
Pts off Turnovers	11	22
2nd Chance Pts	7	1
Pts in the Paint	40	24
Fastbreak Pts	0	2
Bench Pts	32	14

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The Citadel at Georgia Southern Game Notes

Statesboro, Ga.— The Citadel Basketball team completes its two-game Southern Conference road swing on Monday when the team faces Georgia Southern for the 46th time in program history. The two teams, who tip-off at Hanner Fieldhouse at 7 p.m., have been involved in 25 games decided by nine points or less in the storied all-time series that dates back to Dec. 20, 1960. Georgia Southern (7-11, 5-3 SoCon) is looking to build on the momentum from a five-point victory over College of Charleston, while the Bulldogs (4-14, 1-6 SoCon) are hoping to rebound from a loss at Davidson on Saturday evening.

LATE BLOOMERS: The Citadel is hitting 5.5 percent better in the second half than the first half this season. The Bulldogs, who have managed 205-of-502 (40.8%) in the opening frame, have knocked down 239-of-516 (46.3%) from the field after the intermission. Among those have included nine games where the team has hit 14-or-more field goals in the second half, including a season-high 18 field goals against VMI at the All-Military Classic in Colorado Springs. The second-most field goals in the second half, 16, came against rival Charleston Southern on Dec. 14.

Furthermore, The Citadel has made just two more 3-pointers in the first half (56-155) than that of the second (54-154), managing 36.1% shooting in each frame.

BURROWS NUMBER THREE JERSEY SET TO BE HONORED: The Citadel Department of Athletics will honor Col. Jake Burrows' jersey number three with a banner in McAlister Field House to commemorate the Hall of Famer's many contributions to his alma mater.

During halftime of the January 28th basketball game against rival Furman University, the Military College of South Carolina will unfurl their fourth banner alongside Les Robinson, Art Musselman and Regan Truesdale as individuals who have been previously recognized.  Another banner reflects the Bulldogs' participation in the 2009 CollegeInsider.com Tournament, the college lone postseason appearance.

The 93-year-old Burrows, a member of the Class of 1940, is the lone member of the college's Hall of Fame who was both Regimental Commander and First Honor Graduate of his class.  As an athlete in which he competed for three years (freshmen were ineligible), Burrows earned eight total letters as he lettered in football three times, basketball three times and twice in track. He was an all-state pick in basketball three times and twice was named All-Southern Conference and during his three years of basketball, Burrows averaged 11.5 points per game which equated to 31 percent of the team's total points.  In his three years on the hardwood, The Citadel defeated South Carolina and Furman six straight games each.

SOLE POSSESSION OF THIRD: Junior center Mike Groselle continues his ascension on The Citadel's career double-double list with a pair of January double-doubles against UVA-Wise (19 pts., 13 rebs.) and Elon (17 pts., 11 rebs.). His outing against the Phoenix broke a three-way tie with Craig Burgess and Matt Newman on the Bulldogs all-time list. These performances gave Groselle his ninth double dip of the 2011-12 campaign, placing him behind only Patrick Elmore (12, 1989-90) and Regan Truesdale (10, 1984-85) for the most double-doubles in a single-season in Citadel history.

The Plano, Texas native only trails J'Mel Everhart (19), currently in second place, and Regan Truesdale (22) for most in program history.

LOOKING BACK AT THE LAST TIME AGAINST THE EAGLES: The Citadel's Mike Groselle and Cameron Wells shared game-high honors with 17 points apiece, but Georgia Southern finished with three players in double figures in a 65-53 victory at Hanner Fieldhouse on Saturday evening. Groselle also posted a game-high 10 rebounds to finish with his sixth double-double of the season, becoming the seventh different Bulldog to reach that milestone since the 1974-75 season. The Eagles were led by the trio of Ben Drayton (15 points), Zuri James (13 points) and Rory Spencer (13 points) in their first Southern Conference victory of the season.

Groselle improved on his conference leading field goal percentage numbers by hitting 7-of-10 (70%) from the floor. He crashed the boards for 10 rebounds, grabbing three on the offensive glass, to make for his second double-double in as many games. Wells finished 5-of-11 from the floor and was a perfect 7-of-7 from the charity stripe, marking the 10th time this season he has not missed a free throw in a single game. Senior Zach Urbanus led six other players with five points. Bryan Streeter grabbed eight rebounds, including three on the offensive end, and teamed with Groselle to give the Dogs a 36-27 edge on the boards. The loss drops The Citadel to 9-20 overall and 5-11 in Southern Conference play.

Drayton capped off a 6-of-13 performance with team-highs in points (15) and assists (six) along with six rebounds. The junior guard was successful on 3-of-4 attempts from the free throw line, finishing as the only Eagle player with multiple conversions. Spencer was a key presence in the post with 13 points and four rebounds. He allowed Georgia Southern to finish with a 32-22 advantage in points in the paint. James knocked down 3-of-6 from beyond the arc, helping the Eagles finish 28-of-54 (51.9%) from the field. The victory snapped a 15-game losing streak, tying the longest in school history. Georgia Southern improves to 5-24 overall and 1-15 in league action.

PREVIEWING THE COMPETITION: Georgia Southern (7-11 Overall/5-3 SoCon)

EAGLES DOWN COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, 64-58:  A big three-pointer by Eric Ferguson in the final minute helped Georgia Southern cement a thrilling 64-58 victory over College of Charleston on Saturday night. Hanner Fieldhouse was filled with a season-high 3,025 fans for "Pack the House in Pink" night. The victory moves Georgia Southern to 7-11 overall and 5-3 in league games and into a tie with Wofford for second place in the South Division. Charleston falls to 12-7 overall and 4-4 in league play.

Ferguson finished the night with 19 points to go with eight rebounds, three on the offensive boards. The sophomore's big three-pointer in the final minute was backed up with his only block of the night at the other end of the floor to preserve the five point lead.

Senior Ben Drayton III and Jelani Hewitt each finished the night with 11 points. Drayton added five assists while Hewitt had four. Willie Powers III was honored for his 1,000th career point which was scored in the season opener prior to tipoff, he went on to lead the team with seven assists and three points. Those points moved him into 27th place all-time scoring at Georgia Southern with 1,191 career points.

Charleston was led by 17 points and 12 rebounds from Antwaine Wiggins. Andrew Lawrence finished with 12 points from his guard position.

Out of halftime Charleston built up a six point margin which was taken down to four at 12:42. A three-pointer by Hewitt sparked an 13-0 run over the next 5:57 that saw Georgia Southern take a 54-47 lead with 7:30 remaining.

The Cougars rallied over the next two minutes to slice the margin to two points with just over four minutes left in the game. The margin would remain static inside a minute until Ferguson drained a clutch three-pointer with 22 seconds remaining. He answered that by blocking a shot at the other end of the floor to preserve a five-point Georgia Southern lead.

The Hanner Fieldhouse faithful were whipped into a frenzy with nine seconds remaining as Baskerville dropped an alley-oop dunk from Hewitt to put the Eagles up 64-57. A technical foul on the Eagle bench allowed the Cougars to add one more from the charity stripe and make the final score 64-58.

The Eagles finished the night out-rebounding the Cougars 40-30 and shot 65.2% from the field to finish the night at 49.1%. The Cougars shot just 35.7% from the field and posted a 29.2% mark from downtown.

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