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Brown leads The Citadel past Western Carolina 100-86

AP
Mar 05, 2021

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) Hayden Brown had 19 points and 13 rebounds as The Citadel Bulldogs topped Western Carolina Catamounts 100-86 in the first round of the Southern Conference tournament on Friday.

The Citadel (13-11) faced top-seeded UNC Greensboro on Saturday.

Stephen Clark and Tyler Moffe added 18 points apiece for the Bulldogs, while Fletcher Abee chipped in 17.

The Citadel is 3-1 this season when scoring at least 100 points. The Citadel scored 68 second-half points, a season high for the team.

Mason Faulkner scored a season-high 29 points for the Catamounts (11-16). Kameron Gibson added 15 points, and Xavier Cork had 14 points and 10 rebounds.

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1st Half
WCU
Catamounts
39
CIT
Bulldogs
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Xavier Cork vs. Stephen Clark (Bulldogs gains possession)
19:49	+2	Fletcher Abee makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:27	+2	Xavier Cork makes two point jump shot (Cory Hightower assists)	2-2
19:00		Tyler Moffe turnover (lost ball)
18:43	+2	Mason Faulkner makes two point jump shot	4-2
18:34		Kaiden Rice misses three point jump shot
18:32		Xavier Cork defensive rebound
18:24		Hayden Brown personal foul (Mason Faulkner draws the foul)
18:15		Mason Faulkner offensive foul (Tyler Moffe draws the foul)
18:15		Mason Faulkner turnover
18:02	+2	Hayden Brown makes two point layup	4-4
17:54		Cory Hightower turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Moffe steals)
17:49	+2	Tyler Moffe makes two point layup	4-6
17:36		Cory Hightower misses two point hook shot
17:34		Stephen Clark defensive rebound
17:27		Fletcher Abee misses two point jump shot
17:25		Hayden Brown offensive rebound
17:22	+2	Hayden Brown makes two point layup	4-8
17:10		Stephen Clark shooting foul (Kameron Gibson draws the foul)
17:10		Kameron Gibson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:10	+1	Kameron Gibson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-8
16:55		Sin'Cere McMahon personal foul (Tyler Moffe draws the foul)
16:51		Stephen Clark misses two point layup
16:49		Cory Hightower defensive rebound
16:42		Kameron Gibson misses three point jump shot
16:40		Tyler Moffe defensive rebound
16:32		Kaiden Rice turnover (double dribble)
16:22		Mason Faulkner misses three point jump shot
16:20		Hayden Brown defensive rebound
16:13		Hayden Brown misses two point layup
16:11		Mason Faulkner defensive rebound
16:06	+2	Daniel Ransom makes two point layup (Mason Faulkner assists)	7-8
15:47		Daniel Ransom shooting foul (Stephen Clark draws the foul)
15:47		TV timeout
15:47	+1	Stephen Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-9
15:47		Stephen Clark misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:47		Cory Hightower defensive rebound
15:36		Cory Hightower misses two point layup
15:34		Kaiden Rice defensive rebound
15:29		Kaiden Rice offensive foul (Matt Halvorsen draws the foul)
15:29		Kaiden Rice turnover
15:19	+2	Mason Faulkner makes two point layup	9-9
15:19		Tyler Moffe shooting foul (Mason Faulkner draws the foul)
15:19	+1	Mason Faulkner makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-9
15:07		Tyler Moffe misses three point jump shot
15:05		Daniel Ransom defensive rebound
14:55		Kameron Gibson misses two point jump shot
14:53		Stephen Clark defensive rebound
14:45		Fletcher Abee misses three point jump shot
14:43		Daniel Ransom defensive rebound
14:32		Tyler Moffe personal foul (Mason Faulkner draws the foul)
14:24		Sin'Cere McMahon misses two point layup
14:22		Hayden Brown defensive rebound
14:15		Hayden Brown misses two point jump shot
14:13		Matt Halvorsen defensive rebound
14:07	+2	Kameron Gibson makes two point layup	12-9
13:59		Rudy Fitzgibbons III misses three point jump shot
13:57		Catamounts defensive rebound
13:42		Xavier Cork misses two point hook shot
13:40		Bulldogs defensive rebound
13:23		Sin'Cere McMahon personal foul
13:14	+3	Hayden Brown makes three point jump shot (Fletcher Abee assists)	12-12
13:01		Kameron Gibson misses three point jump shot
12:59		Xavier Cork offensive rebound
12:54	+3	Sin'Cere McMahon makes three point jump shot (Xavier Cork assists)	15-12
12:40		Fletcher Abee misses two point jump shot
12:38		Stephen Clark offensive rebound
12:36		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
12:29		Hayden Brown turnover (out of bounds)
12:11		Jump ball. (Catamounts gains possession)
12:04		Cory Hightower misses three point jump shot
12:02		Xavier Cork offensive rebound
11:50		Jackson Gammons shooting foul (Matt Halvorsen draws the foul)
11:50		TV timeout
11:50	+1	Matt Halvorsen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-12
11:50	+1	Matt Halvorsen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-12
11:47		Fletcher Abee misses three point jump shot
11:45		Rudy Fitzgibbons III offensive rebound
11:37		Hayden Brown misses two point jump shot
11:35		Matt Halvorsen defensive rebound
11:27		Cory Hightower turnover (lost ball) (Hayden Brown steals)
11:17	+2	Hayden Brown makes two point layup (Fletcher Abee assists)	17-14
11:03	+3	Kameron Gibson makes three point jump shot (Tyler Harris assists)	20-14
10:35		Rudy Fitzgibbons III misses three point jump shot
10:33		Matt Halvorsen defensive rebound
10:22	+2	Tyler Harris makes two point jump shot	22-14
10:04		Fletcher Abee misses three point jump shot
10:02		Hayden Brown offensive rebound
9:56	+3	Rudy Fitzgibbons III makes three point jump shot (Hayden Brown assists)	22-17
9:44		Matt Halvorsen misses three point jump shot
9:42		Rudy Fitzgibbons III defensive rebound
9:36		Hayden Brown misses three point jump shot
9:34		Matt Halvorsen defensive rebound
9:20		Catamounts 30 second timeout
9:11		Cory Hightower misses three point jump shot
9:09		Hayden Brown defensive rebound
8:47		Derek Webster, Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:45		Daniel Ransom defensive rebound
8:34		Rudy Fitzgibbons III personal foul (Mason Faulkner draws the foul)
8:34	+1	Mason Faulkner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-17
8:34	+1	Mason Faulkner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-17
8:05		Derek Webster, Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Matt Halvorsen steals)
7:53		Fletcher Abee blocks Matt Halvorsen's three point jump shot
7:51		Fletcher Abee defensive rebound
7:43		Fletcher Abee misses three point jump shot
7:41		Cory Hightower defensive rebound
7:15		Cory Hightower turnover (traveling)
7:15		TV timeout
7:04	+2	Stephen Clark makes two point jump shot	24-19
6:41	+3	Mason Faulkner makes three point jump shot	27-19
6:26	+3	Tyler Moffe makes three point jump shot	27-22
6:10		Hayden Brown shooting foul (Xavier Cork draws the foul)
6:10	+1	Xavier Cork makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-22
6:10	+1	Xavier Cork makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-22
6:02		Cory Hightower shooting foul (Hayden Brown draws the foul)
6:02	+1	Hayden Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-23
6:02	+1	Hayden Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-24
5:49		Mason Faulkner turnover (bad pass)
5:36		Hayden Brown misses two point hook shot
5:34		Hayden Brown offensive rebound
5:31	+2	Hayden Brown makes two point layup	29-26
5:13	+2	Matt Halvorsen makes two point layup	31-26
4:51		Tyler Moffe misses two point jump shot
4:49		Xavier Cork defensive rebound
4:34	+2	Kameron Gibson makes two point jump shot	33-26
4:23		Kaiden Rice turnover (bad pass) (Cory Hightower steals)
4:16		Xavier Cork turnover (lost ball)
4:00	+2	Stephen Clark makes two point jump shot	33-28
3:40		Kameron Gibson misses three point jump shot
3:38		Bulldogs defensive rebound
3:35		TV timeout
3:20		Mason Faulkner personal foul (Hayden Brown draws the foul)
3:15		Stephen Clark turnover (lost ball) (Kameron Gibson steals)
3:13		Stephen Clark personal foul (Kameron Gibson draws the foul)
3:13	+1	Kameron Gibson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-28
3:13	+1	Kameron Gibson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-28
3:00		Xavier Cork blocks Fletcher Abee's two point jump shot
2:58		Sin'Cere McMahon defensive rebound
2:41		Sin'Cere McMahon misses three point jump shot
2:39		Bulldogs defensive rebound
2:14		Tyler Moffe misses two point layup
2:12		Kaiden Rice offensive rebound
2:08	+2	Kaiden Rice makes two point jump shot	35-30
1:48		Mason Faulkner misses two point jump shot
1:46		Hayden Brown defensive rebound
1:36		Hayden Brown misses three point jump shot
1:34		Xavier Cork defensive rebound
1:27		Cory Hightower misses two point jump shot
1:25		Derek Webster, Jr. defensive rebound
1:14		Tyler Moffe misses three point jump shot
1:12		Kaiden Rice offensive rebound
1:08	+2	Kaiden Rice makes two point layup	35-32
0:37	+2	Xavier Cork makes two point layup	37-32
0:13		Hayden Brown offensive foul (Sin'Cere McMahon draws the foul)
0:13		Hayden Brown turnover
0:01	+2	Xavier Cork makes two point layup (Mason Faulkner assists)	39-32
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WCU
Catamounts
47
CIT
Bulldogs
68

Time		Play	Score
19:48	+3	Tyler Moffe makes three point jump shot (Hayden Brown assists)	39-35
19:21		Mason Faulkner misses three point jump shot
19:19		Tyler Moffe defensive rebound
19:11		Hayden Brown misses three point jump shot
19:09		Xavier Cork defensive rebound
19:04		Mason Faulkner turnover (bad pass) (Hayden Brown steals)
18:38	+2	Hayden Brown makes two point dunk (Stephen Clark assists)	39-37
18:26		Hayden Brown blocks Xavier Cork's two point jump shot
18:24		Hayden Brown defensive rebound
18:20	+2	Hayden Brown makes two point layup	39-39
18:20		Cory Hightower shooting foul (Hayden Brown draws the foul)
18:20		Hayden Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:20		Mason Faulkner defensive rebound
18:09		Xavier Cork turnover (lost ball)
17:52		Kaiden Rice offensive foul
17:52		Kaiden Rice turnover
17:36		Mason Faulkner misses two point layup
17:34		Xavier Cork offensive rebound
17:31	+2	Xavier Cork makes two point dunk	41-39
17:24		Hayden Brown turnover (lost ball) (Mason Faulkner steals)
17:17	+2	Mason Faulkner makes two point layup	43-39
17:06	+2	Stephen Clark makes two point jump shot	43-41
16:53		Kameron Gibson misses three point jump shot
16:51		Hayden Brown defensive rebound
16:43	+3	Fletcher Abee makes three point jump shot (Hayden Brown assists)	43-44
16:29		Kameron Gibson misses three point jump shot
16:27		Fletcher Abee defensive rebound
16:09		Xavier Cork personal foul (Hayden Brown draws the foul)
16:04	+3	Fletcher Abee makes three point jump shot (Hayden Brown assists)	43-47
15:47		TV timeout
15:40		Matt Halvorsen misses three point jump shot
15:38		Hayden Brown defensive rebound
15:38		Daniel Ransom personal foul (Hayden Brown draws the foul)
15:27		Matt Halvorsen personal foul (Fletcher Abee draws the foul)
15:19		Tyler Moffe misses two point jump shot
15:17		Catamounts defensive rebound
15:02		Fletcher Abee personal foul (Matt Halvorsen draws the foul)
14:53		Matt Halvorsen misses three point jump shot
14:51		Cory Hightower offensive rebound
14:49	+2	Cory Hightower makes two point layup	45-47
14:38	+3	Kaiden Rice makes three point jump shot	45-50
14:27	+3	Sin'Cere McMahon makes three point jump shot (Cory Hightower assists)	48-50
14:19		Xavier Cork personal foul
14:19		Tyler Moffe personal foul
14:05		Matt Halvorsen personal foul (Fletcher Abee draws the foul)
13:56		Kaiden Rice misses three point jump shot
13:54		Hayden Brown offensive rebound
13:50	+2	Hayden Brown makes two point layup	48-52
13:43		Matt Halvorsen misses three point jump shot
13:41		Hayden Brown defensive rebound
13:37		Kaiden Rice misses three point jump shot
13:35		Mason Faulkner defensive rebound
13:31		Kaiden Rice shooting foul (Mason Faulkner draws the foul)
13:31	+1	Mason Faulkner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-52
13:31		Mason Faulkner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:31		Derek Webster, Jr. defensive rebound
13:30		Cory Hightower personal foul (Kaiden Rice draws the foul)
13:30	+1	Derek Webster, Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-53
13:30		Derek Webster, Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:30		Xavier Cork defensive rebound
13:13		Fletcher Abee personal foul
13:07		Xavier Cork turnover (lost ball) (Stephen Clark steals)
12:45	+3	Rudy Fitzgibbons III makes three point jump shot	49-56
12:17	+2	Xavier Cork makes two point hook shot (Mason Faulkner assists)	51-56
12:05	+2	Fletcher Abee makes two point layup (Stephen Clark assists)	51-58
11:44		Kameron Gibson misses three point jump shot
11:42		Stephen Clark defensive rebound
11:41		Cory Hightower personal foul (Stephen Clark draws the foul)
11:41		TV timeout
11:41	+1	Stephen Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-59
11:41	+1	Stephen Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-60
11:18		Hayden Brown personal foul (Xavier Cork draws the foul)
11:10		Tyler Harris misses three point jump shot
11:08		Tyler Moffe defensive rebound
10:52	+2	Stephen Clark makes two point dunk (Derek Webster, Jr. assists)	51-62
10:34	+3	Kameron Gibson makes three point jump shot (Mason Faulkner assists)	54-62
10:21	+3	Stephen Clark makes three point jump shot (Derek Webster, Jr. assists)	54-65
10:10	+3	Matt Halvorsen makes three point jump shot (Kameron Gibson assists)	57-65
9:56	+3	Tyler Moffe makes three point jump shot	57-68
9:31	+3	Mason Faulkner makes three point jump shot	60-68
9:14		Tyler Harris personal foul (Tyler Moffe draws the foul)
9:14	+1	Tyler Moffe makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-69
9:14	+1	Tyler Moffe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-70
8:54		Mason Faulkner misses three point jump shot
8:52		Kaiden Rice defensive rebound
8:51		Xavier Cork personal foul (Kaiden Rice draws the foul)
8:51	+1	Kaiden Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-71
8:51	+1	Kaiden Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-72
8:33	+3	Mason Faulkner makes three point jump shot (Sin'Cere McMahon assists)	63-72
8:15		Daniel Ransom shooting foul (Derek Webster, Jr. draws the foul)
8:15		Derek Webster, Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:15	+1	Derek Webster, Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-73
8:00	+3	Matt Halvorsen makes three point jump shot (Sin'Cere McMahon assists)	66-73
7:59		Derek Webster, Jr. shooting foul (Matt Halvorsen draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:59		Matt Halvorsen misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:59		Stephen Clark defensive rebound
7:41	+3	Fletcher Abee makes three point jump shot (Hayden Brown assists)	66-76
7:39		Fletcher Abee technical foul
7:39		Mason Faulkner misses technical free throw 1 of 2
7:39		Mason Faulkner misses technical free throw 2 of 2
7:39		Catamounts offensive rebound
7:30		Sin'Cere McMahon misses three point jump shot
7:28		Hayden Brown defensive rebound
7:10		Kaiden Rice turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Cork steals)
7:05	+2	Sin'Cere McMahon makes two point layup	68-76
6:50		Cory Hightower personal foul (Tyler Moffe draws the foul)
6:50		Tyler Moffe misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:50	+1	Tyler Moffe makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-77
6:42		Hayden Brown personal foul (Xavier Cork draws the foul)
6:42		Xavier Cork misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:42		Stephen Clark defensive rebound
6:24	+2	Stephen Clark makes two point jump shot	68-79
6:15		Derek Webster, Jr. personal foul (Mason Faulkner draws the foul)
6:15		Mason Faulkner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:15	+1	Mason Faulkner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-79
6:04		Kaiden Rice misses three point jump shot
6:02		Mason Faulkner defensive rebound
5:57		Sin'Cere McMahon misses three point jump shot
5:55		Tyler Moffe defensive rebound
5:34	+2	Tyler Moffe makes two point layup	69-81
5:21		Matt Halvorsen misses three point jump shot
5:19		Kaiden Rice defensive rebound
4:57		Stephen Clark misses three point jump shot
4:55		Xavier Cork defensive rebound
4:48		Kameron Gibson misses three point jump shot
4:46		Fletcher Abee defensive rebound
4:21		Fletcher Abee misses three point jump shot
4:19		Mason Faulkner defensive rebound
4:12		Tyler Moffe shooting foul (Mason Faulkner draws the foul)
4:12	+1	Mason Faulkner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-81
4:12	+1	Mason Faulkner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-81
4:05		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
4:05		TV timeout
3:54	+2	Kaiden Rice makes two point jump shot (Fletcher Abee assists)	71-83
3:43	+3	Sin'Cere McMahon makes three point jump shot (Mason Faulkner assists)	74-83
3:12		Kameron Gibson personal foul (Stephen Clark draws the foul)
3:12		TV timeout
3:12	+1	Stephen Clark makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-84
3:12	+1	Stephen Clark makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-85
3:00	+2	Mason Faulkner makes two point layup	76-85
3:00		Rudy Fitzgibbons III shooting foul (Mason Faulkner draws the foul)
3:00	+1	Mason Faulkner makes regular free throw 1 of 1	77-85
2:34	+3	Rudy Fitzgibbons III makes three point jump shot	77-88
2:20		Rudy Fitzgibbons III shooting foul (Mason Faulkner draws the foul)
2:20	+1	Mason Faulkner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-88
2:20	+1	Mason Faulkner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-88
2:14		Rudy Fitzgibbons III turnover (bad pass) (Mason Faulkner steals)
2:10		Mason Faulkner misses two point layup
2:08		Sin'Cere McMahon offensive rebound
2:09		Fletcher Abee shooting foul (Sin'Cere McMahon draws the foul)
2:09		Sin'Cere McMahon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:09	+1	Sin'Cere McMahon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-88
1:42	+2	Tyler Moffe makes two point layup	80-90
1:25		Tyler Harris misses three point jump shot
1:23		Rudy Fitzgibbons III defensive rebound
1:19		Kameron Gibson personal foul (Rudy Fitzgibbons III draws the foul)
1:19	+1	Rudy Fitzgibbons III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-91
1:19	+1	Rudy Fitzgibbons III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-92
1:14	+2	Mason Faulkner makes two point layup	82-92
1:01		Kameron Gibson personal foul (Fletcher Abee draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Fletcher Abee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-93
1:01	+1	Fletcher Abee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-94
0:56		Matt Halvorsen misses three point jump shot
0:54		Fletcher Abee defensive rebound
0:51		Sin'Cere McMahon personal foul (Fletcher Abee draws the foul)
0:51	+1	Fletcher Abee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-95
0:51	+1	Fletcher Abee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-96
0:42	+2	Xavier Cork makes two point layup (Sin'Cere McMahon assists)	84-96
0:41		Catamounts 30 second timeout
0:35		Tyler Harris personal foul (Rudy Fitzgibbons III draws the foul)
0:35	+1	Rudy Fitzgibbons III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-97
0:35	+1	Rudy Fitzgibbons III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-98
0:29		Mason Faulkner misses two point layup
0:27		Xavier Cork offensive rebound
0:27		Xavier Cork misses two point layup
0:25		Derek Webster, Jr. defensive rebound
0:27		Mason Faulkner personal foul (Derek Webster, Jr. draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Derek Webster, Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-99
0:27	+1	Derek Webster, Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-100
0:22	+2	Kameron Gibson makes two point layup	86-100
0:00		End of period

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Kameron Gibson makes two point layup