Scores

Final

Virginia Military 76

(0-1, 0-1 away)

Citadel 84

(1-0, 1-0 home)

4:00 PM ET, November 10, 2012

McAlister Field House, Charleston, SC

1 2 T
VMI 34 4276
CIT 34 5084

Top Performers

Virginia Military: B. Brown 22 Pts, 2 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl

Citadel: M. Groselle 21 Pts, 15 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl

The Citadel 84, VMI 76

Associated Press

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Mike Groselle scored 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in The Citadel's 84-76 win over Virginia Military Institute on Saturday.

Marshall Harris III added 19 points and Matt Van Scyoc posted 18 points and seven rebounds for The Citadel, which outrebounded VMI 39-33.

The teams entered halftime tied 34-34. After exchanging buckets, VMI took a 50-48 advantage behind D.J. Covington's jump shot with 14:16 left in the half.

But VMI wouldn't see the lead again, as Harris III hit a 3-pointer to spark a 16-4 run and give the Bulldogs a 64-54 lead.

VMI closed the gap to 72-70 with 3:56 left to play but Groselle made a jumper and Harris III scored six points down the stretch to seal the win.

Brian Brown led VMI with 22 points and Covington had 15, but the Keydets committed 24 fouls, sending the Bulldogs to the line for 28 free throw attempts.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
VMI
CIT
Points 76 84
FG Made-Attempted 27-68 (.397) 27-54 (.500)
3P Made-Attempted 14-37 (.378) 7-19 (.368)
FT Made-Attempted 8-10 (.800) 23-28 (.821)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 24 (0/0) 10 (0/0)
Largest Lead 11 10

Game Leaders

 
VMI
CIT
PointsB. Brown 22M. Groselle 21
ReboundsD. Covington 9M. Groselle 15
AssistsR. Glasgow 4M. Harris III 9
StealsN. Gore 3L. Miller 3
Team Stats: Virginia Military | Citadel

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Nov 10, 2012 @CIT 84, VMI 76Recap

Next 5 Games

VMI
CIT
11/11 ARMY 2:00pm
11/13 CPE 7:00pm
11/15 @VT 7:00pm
11/21 @ODU 7:00pm
11/24 ELON 5:00pm
 11/11 AFA 4:00pm
11/14 MON 7:05pm
11/17 UC 7:05pm
11/24 RAD 2:00pm
12/01 @UNCG 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Virginia Military | Citadel