Elijah Morgan scores career-high 19 against his former team and The Citadel beats Notre Dame 65-45
AP
Dec 20, 2023
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Elijah Morgan scored a career-high 19 points against his former team and The Citadel Bulldogs rolled past Notre Dame Fighting Irish 65-45 on Tuesday night.
The Citadel (7-5) secured its first win over a Power 5 opponent since defeating Pittsburgh 78-63 on Nov. 9, 2021. It was the program's second win over an ACC opponent in the last 44 matchups.
Morgan, a former Notre Dame walk-on guard, made 5 of 7 3-pointers. Notre Dame missed its last 19 3-pointers.
Morgan banked in a 3-pointer with 10:18 left in the second half to give The Citadel the first double-digit lead of the game at 48-37. It came during The Citadel’s 23-4 run - for a 55-39 lead - as the Irish missed 11 of 12 shots.
Notre Dame made just four of its first 18 shots of the second half (22%) and finished 17 of 64 (27%).
Quentin Millora-Brown had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Madison Durr also scored 15 points for The Citadel. AJ Smith added 13 points.
Millora-Brown, Morgan and Durr combined to score 30 of The Citadel's 32 first-half points to help take a three-point lead into the break. The Bulldogs shot 48% from the field, with five 3-pointers.
J.R. Konieczny had 18 points and 10 rebounds for Notre Dame (4-7). Markus Burton, who ranks fifth nationally amongst Division I freshmen with 15.8 points per game, scored 13 points on 5-of-14 shooting. Julian Roper II, averaging 8.9 points and 5.2 rebounds, did not play due to left foot soreness.
Notre Dame continues a six-game homestand on Friday against Marist. The Citadel enjoys a holiday break before hosting Toccoa Falls on Dec. 30.
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1st Half
CIT
Bulldogs
32
ND
Fighting Irish
29
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Fighting Irish gains possession)
19:31
+2
Tae Davis makes two point layup
0-2
19:02
+2
Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point layup (Winston Hill assists)
2-2
18:42
Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
18:40
Kebba Njie offensive rebound
18:22
J.R. Konieczny misses two point layup
18:20
Kebba Njie offensive rebound
18:20
Winston Hill shooting foul (Kebba Njie draws the foul)
18:20
Kebba Njie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:20
+1
Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-3
18:08
J.R. Konieczny personal foul
17:47
AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
17:46
Bulldogs offensive rebound
17:46
Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
17:16
Braeden Shrewsberry misses two point jump shot
17:16
Fighting Irish offensive rebound
17:16
Fighting Irish turnover (shot clock violation)
16:59
+2
AJ Smith makes two point jump shot
4-3
16:42
Markus Burton turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Morgan steals)
16:27
+2
Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point layup (AJ Smith assists)
6-3
16:14
TV timeout
16:03
Quentin Millora-Brown blocks Carey Booth's three point jump shot
16:01
Fighting Irish offensive rebound
16:00
Madison Durr personal foul
15:54
Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
15:52
Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
15:35
Keynan Davis misses two point jump shot
15:33
Carey Booth defensive rebound
15:13
+3
J.R. Konieczny makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)
6-6
14:51
Tae Davis blocks Madison Durr's two point layup
14:49
Bulldogs offensive rebound
14:40
Winston Hill misses three point jump shot
14:38
Tae Davis defensive rebound
14:31
Carey Booth turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Morgan steals)
14:30
Carey Booth personal foul
14:12
+3
Elijah Morgan makes three point jump shot (Madison Durr assists)
9-6
13:50
Matt Zona misses two point layup
13:48
Matt Zona offensive rebound
13:43
+3
Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (Matt Zona assists)
9-9
13:22
+2
Madison Durr makes two point layup
11-9
12:59
Markus Burton turnover (bad pass) (Quentin Millora-Brown steals)
12:50
+2
Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point layup (Elijah Morgan assists)
13-9
12:32
Keynan Davis blocks J.R. Konieczny's two point jump shot
12:30
Kam Roberts defensive rebound
12:24
Keynan Davis misses three point jump shot
12:22
Carey Booth defensive rebound
12:11
Matt Zona misses three point jump shot
12:09
Kam Roberts defensive rebound
11:48
TV timeout
11:43
Markus Burton personal foul
11:41
J.R. Konieczny blocks Kam Roberts's two point layup
11:39
Markus Burton defensive rebound
11:34
+2
Kebba Njie makes two point layup (Markus Burton assists)
13-11
11:14
AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
11:12
Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
10:59
J.R. Konieczny misses two point layup
10:57
Kebba Njie offensive rebound
10:55
Kebba Njie misses two point layup
10:53
J.R. Konieczny offensive rebound
10:52
J.R. Konieczny misses two point layup
10:50
J.R. Konieczny offensive rebound
10:48
J.R. Konieczny misses two point layup
10:46
Carey Booth offensive rebound
10:45
Kam Roberts blocks Carey Booth's two point layup
10:43
J.R. Konieczny offensive rebound
10:31
Kam Roberts shooting foul (J.R. Konieczny draws the foul)
10:31
+1
J.R. Konieczny makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-12
10:31
+1
J.R. Konieczny makes regular free throw 2 of 2
13-13
10:15
AJ Smith misses two point jump shot
10:13
Carey Booth defensive rebound
10:03
+3
Carey Booth makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)
13-16
9:56
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
9:46
+2
Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point dunk (Madison Durr assists)
15-16
9:20
Braeden Shrewsberry misses two point jump shot
9:18
Winston Hill defensive rebound
8:52
+3
Quentin Millora-Brown makes three point jump shot (Elijah Morgan assists)
18-16
8:22
Winston Hill personal foul
8:17
Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
8:15
Madison Durr defensive rebound
8:10
Madison Durr turnover (traveling)
7:54
Kebba Njie offensive foul
7:54
Kebba Njie turnover (offensive foul)
7:53
TV timeout
7:43
+2
Madison Durr makes two point layup
20-16
7:30
+2
J.R. Konieczny makes two point layup
20-18
7:29
AJ Smith shooting foul (J.R. Konieczny draws the foul)
7:29
+1
J.R. Konieczny makes regular free throw 1 of 1
20-19
7:18
Elijah Morgan turnover (out of bounds)
7:02
Tae Davis misses two point layup
7:00
Tae Davis offensive rebound
6:55
Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
6:53
Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
6:23
+3
Elijah Morgan makes three point jump shot (Quentin Millora-Brown assists)
23-19
6:08
+2
J.R. Konieczny makes two point layup
23-21
5:42
Quentin Millora-Brown misses three point jump shot
5:40
Markus Burton defensive rebound
5:32
+2
Markus Burton makes two point layup
23-23
5:12
+3
Elijah Morgan makes three point jump shot
26-23
4:40
Tae Davis misses two point layup
4:38
Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
4:18
Elijah Morgan misses three point jump shot
4:16
J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
4:05
+2
J.R. Konieczny makes two point jump shot
26-25
3:36
AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
3:34
J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
3:23
Tae Davis misses two point layup
3:21
Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
3:02
Markus Burton blocks Madison Durr's two point jump shot
3:00
Madison Durr offensive rebound
2:55
Elijah Morgan turnover (lost ball) (Markus Burton steals)
2:51
+2
J.R. Konieczny makes two point layup
26-27
2:51
Kam Roberts shooting foul (J.R. Konieczny draws the foul)
2:51
TV timeout
2:51
J.R. Konieczny misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:51
Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
2:34
+2
Madison Durr makes two point layup
28-27
2:04
J.R. Konieczny misses two point jump shot
2:02
Levi Birkholz defensive rebound
1:51
+3
Madison Durr makes three point jump shot (Elijah Morgan assists)
31-27
1:39
+2
Markus Burton makes two point layup
31-29
1:17
Keynan Davis misses three point jump shot
1:15
Tae Davis defensive rebound
1:05
Carey Booth misses three point jump shot
1:03
Elijah Morgan defensive rebound
0:42
J.R. Konieczny shooting foul (Elijah Morgan draws the foul)
0:42
+1
Elijah Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 2
32-29
0:42
Elijah Morgan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:42
Tae Davis defensive rebound
0:31
Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
0:29
Elijah Morgan defensive rebound
0:03
Keynan Davis misses three point jump shot
0:01
Matt Zona defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
CIT
Bulldogs
33
ND
Fighting Irish
16
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:45
Kebba Njie misses two point hook shot
19:43
Tae Davis offensive rebound
19:43
Winston Hill personal foul
19:38
Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
19:38
Elijah Morgan defensive rebound
19:20
Kam Roberts turnover (bad pass) (Tae Davis steals)
