CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The Samford men's basketball team claimed its 13^th-straight win in an 80-64 Southern Conference victory at The Citadel Saturday afternoon at McAlister Field House.
 
With the win, Samford improved to 13-2 overall and 2-0 in Southern Conference play. The Bulldogs' 13-game win streak is tied for the longest since the 1998-99 team won 13 in a row. The Bulldogs are just one win away from tying the school record of 14 set by the 1960-61 squad. The Citadel fell to 8-7 overall and 0-2 in league action.
 
"It's always hard to get a road win in our league," Samford head coach Bucky McMillan said. "It's not easy to win here. We were a little banged up, but I thought we stepped up and played well. I think our depth played a factor in the game. We passed the ball well, we had 18 assists and 10 turnovers, which is fantastic. This was a gutty win."
 
Samford was led in the win by Achor Achor with 19 points, while playing just 12 minutes in the game. Jaden Campbell and Josh Holloway scored 11 points each for Samford, while Riley Allenspach added 10 points.
 
For The Citadel, Elijah Morgan scored 29 points. Quintin Mollora-Brown scored 13 points for The Citadel, while Madison Durr added 11 points.
 
Samford jumped out to an early 9-4 lead with 16:03 left in the first half after a layup by Campbell. With Samford leading, 13-8, Samford went on an 8-2 run to take a 21-10 lead with 10:02 left in the half following a layup by Zach Loveday.
 
After The Citadel cut the Samford lead to 21-14, Samford scored the next six points to take a 27-14 lead with 3:17 left in the first half after a three-pointer by Campbell. The Citadel fought back to cut the lead to 31-25 at halftime.
 
Samford opened the second half with a 21-2 run to push its lead to 52-27 with 15:04 left in the game after a three-pointer by Dallas Graziani. The Citadel then went on a 10-2 run to cut the lead to 54-37 with 12:59 to go after a three-pointer by Morgan.
 
The Citadel cut the lead to 14 points at 56-42, but Samford pushed the lead back out to 20 points at 64-44 with 8:48 left after a layup by Achor. The Citadel could get no closer than 15 points the rest of the way as Samford finished out the 80-64 win.
 
Samford will return home to play host to the UNC Greensboro Spartans on Thursday, Jan. 11. The game is set for a 7 p.m. start from the Pete Hanna Center.




 
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