BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Samford men's basketball team continued its hot streak with a dramatic 76-74 win over The Citadel Monday evening in the Pete Hanna Center.
 
Samford has now won eight of its last nine games. The Bulldogs improve to 19-9 overall and 9-7 in Southern Conference play. The nine conference wins are tied for the most Samford has ever won in the SoCon. The Citadel falls to 11-16 overall and 5-11 in SoCon play.
 
"We showed great fight," Samford head coach Bucky McMillan said. "Again, the last four minutes we win a tight game. What a home game atmosphere. It took everybody in this building to get it done tonight. How do you make up for two points? That's what we won by. Sometimes it's an offensive rebound, sometimes it's a loose ball, sometimes it's a tip-in, sometimes it's the fans being so great, they can make them miss two free throws. Major hats off to what everybody in the building did tonight, fighting as one. The players get a lot of credit, but the fans are part of this team just as much as the players. I'm super proud of the win."
 
Ques Glover led Samford with 26 points and five assists. Jermaine Marshall posted his 10^th double-double of the season, scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Logan Dye also had a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
 
The Citadel was led by Hayden Brown with 17 points and 19 rebounds. Tyler Moffe scored 18 points for The Citadel, while Stephen Clark had 13 points and David Maynard added 12 points for the visitors.
 
The Citadel jumped out to an early 11-2 lead with 15:39 to go in the first half following a layup by Brown. Samford fought back to cut the lead to four points at 15-11 with 12:14 left in the first half after a layup by Glover. With The Citadel leading, 21-13, Samford went on an 8-0 run to knot the score at 21-21 after a layup by Jaden Campbell with 7:51 left in the first half.
 
The Citadel took a 27-23 lead with 6:12 to go in the first half following a jumper by Clark. Samford scored seven of the next nine points to take a 30-29 lead with 5:20 to go in the half after a four-point play by Glover. The Citadel came back to take a 37-32 lead with 1:45 to go in the first half after a three-pointer by Moffe. Samford scored the last five points of the half to knot the score at 37-37 heading into the locker room at halftime.
 
The Citadel built a 44-41 lead with 17:35 to go after a three-pointer by Maynard. Samford scored the next five points to take a 46-44 lead with 16:33 left after a driving layup by Glover. With Samford leading, 52-49, The Citadel scored the next five points to take a 54-52 lead with 12:38 left on a layup by Brown. Samford fought back to take a 60-58 lead after a jumper by Glover at the 10:48 mark in the second half.
 
Samford built a 69-64 lead with 6:24 left following a jumper by Glover. The Citadel cut the lead to two points at 69-67 with 5:49 left after a layup by Moffe. The visiting Bulldogs tied the score at 72-72 on two free throws by Brown with 3:02 to go in the game. Samford then opened up a 76-72 lead with 2:06 to go after a layup by Cooper Kaifes. The Citadel cut the lead to 76-74 late, but Samford was able to hold on for the two-point win.
 
Samford will play its final home game of the season Wednesday evening when the Bulldogs host Furman at 7 p.m. in the Pete Hanna Center.  





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