BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) - Donta Harper scored 27 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Gardner-Webb past The Citadel 71-58 Saturday night in nonconference action.
Max Landis added 16 points for Gardner-Webb (7-5).
Trailing 26-23 at halftime, Gardner-Webb opened the second half on a 22-8 run, taking a 45-34 lead with 12:47 left to play. Harper scored nine points and Landis made two 3-pointers during the stretch to help the Runnin' Bulldogs take a double-digit lead.
The Citadel (3-5) cut the lead to five, 59-54, with 5 minutes left to play, but Harper and Landis responded, scoring 11 of the teams' final 12 points. Gardner-Webb outscored the Bulldogs 12-4 the rest of the way to seal the victory.
The Citadel was led by Mike Groselle, who finished with a double-double, 14 points and 15 rebounds. Dylen Setzekorn led the Bulldogs in scoring with 16 points off the bench.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| The Citadel (3-5) | 26 | 32 | 58 |
| Gardner-Webb (7-5) « | 23 | 48 | 71 |
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| M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS | |
| D. Setzekorn, G-F | 30 | 4-8 | 6-6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| S. Elmore, F | 23 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| M. Van Scyoc, G-F | 20 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| M. Harris III, G | 36 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| A. Moore, G | 28 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Q. Marshall, G | 27 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| M. Groselle, C | 15 | 5-14 | 4-4 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| L. Miller, G | 15 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Jenkins, G | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 19-55 | 16-23 | 43 | 10 | 17 | 58 | |
| 34.5% | 69.6% | ||||||
| Gardner-Webb Bulldogs | |||||||
| M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS | |
| K. Hartley, F | 29 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| C. Hensley, F | 29 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| D. Harper, G-F | 36 | 12-17 | 3-5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| M. Landis, G | 33 | 4-10 | 5-6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| T. Strange, G | 27 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| O. Branch, G-F | 12 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Davis, G | 10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Hill, F | 10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| M. Byron, C | 7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| I. Ivey, G | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 29-61 | 9-17 | 31 | 15 | 20 | 71 | |
| 47.5% | 52.9% | ||||||
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