Western Carolina 81-79 The Citadel (30 Dec, 2017) Play-by-Play

Western Carolina Catamounts

5-8, 1-0 Conference

	1	2	T
WCU	44	37	81
CIT	38	41	79

The Citadel Bulldogs

5-8, 0-1 Conference

TIME		WCU	CIT
19:42	Devin Peterson missed Jumper.	0	0
19:42	Alex Reed Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:29	Tariq Simmons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Frankie Johnson.	0	3
19:06	Deriece Parks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devin Peterson.	3	3
18:49	Tariq Simmons missed Three Point Jumper.	3	3
18:49	Deriece Parks Defensive Rebound.	3	3
18:38	Mike Amius missed Layup.	3	3
18:38	The Citadel Defensive Rebound.	3	3
18:25	Foul on Deriece Parks.	3	3
18:25	Zane Najdawi missed Free Throw.	3	3
18:25	The Citadel Deadball Team Rebound.	3	3
18:25	Zane Najdawi made Free Throw.	3	4
18:18	Mike Amius missed Layup.	3	4
18:18	Zane Najdawi Block.	3	4
18:17	Western Carolina Offensive Rebound.	3	4
18:13	Marc Gosselin missed Jumper.	3	4
18:13	Alex Reed Defensive Rebound.	3	4
18:06	Foul on Marc Gosselin.	3	4
18:06	Kaelon Harris missed Free Throw.	3	4
18:06	The Citadel Deadball Team Rebound.	3	4
18:06	Kaelon Harris missed Free Throw.	3	4
18:06	Marc Gosselin Defensive Rebound.	3	4
17:53	Matt Halvorsen Turnover.	3	4
17:52	Alex Reed Steal.	3	4
17:50	Matt Frierson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alex Reed.	3	7
17:42	Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper.	3	7
17:42	Matt Frierson Defensive Rebound.	3	7
17:19	Alex Reed made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zane Najdawi.	3	10
17:08	Foul on Alex Reed.	3	10
17:08	Devin Peterson made Free Throw.	4	10
17:08	Devin Peterson made Free Throw.	5	10
17:01	Foul on Haboubacar Mutombo.	5	10
16:49	Matt Frierson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Quayson Williams.	5	13
16:34	Deriece Parks missed Three Point Jumper.	5	13
16:34	Kaelon Harris Defensive Rebound.	5	13
16:27	Hayden Brown missed Three Point Jumper.	5	13
16:27	Haboubacar Mutombo Defensive Rebound.	5	13
16:15	Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper.	5	13
16:15	Mike Amius Offensive Rebound.	5	13
16:14	Mike Amius made Layup.	7	13
16:14	Foul on Kaelon Harris.	7	13
16:14	Mike Amius missed Free Throw.	7	13
16:14	Rob Johnson Defensive Rebound.	7	13
16:04	Matt Frierson missed Three Point Jumper.	7	13
16:04	Mike Amius Defensive Rebound.	7	13
15:53	Maurice Smith Turnover.	7	13
15:53	Official TV Timeout	7	13
15:42	Matt Frierson missed Three Point Jumper.	7	13
15:42	Leandro Allende Offensive Rebound.	7	13
15:33	Frankie Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	7	13
15:33	Rob Johnson Offensive Rebound.	7	13
15:30	Foul on Maurice Smith.	7	13
15:22	Frankie Johnson Turnover.	7	13
14:54	Maurice Smith missed Jumper.	7	13
14:54	Matt Frierson Defensive Rebound.	7	13
14:46	Frankie Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	7	13
14:46	Onno Steger Defensive Rebound.	7	13
14:40	Foul on Matt Frierson.	7	13
14:40	Maurice Smith missed Free Throw.	7	13
14:40	Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.	7	13
14:40	Maurice Smith made Free Throw.	8	13
14:33	Foul on Desmond Johnson.	8	13
14:29	Alex Reed missed Three Point Jumper.	8	13
14:29	Desmond Johnson Defensive Rebound.	8	13
14:15	Mike Amius missed Layup.	8	13
14:15	Kaiden Rice Defensive Rebound.	8	13
14:07	Kaelon Harris missed Three Point Jumper.	8	13
14:07	Haboubacar Mutombo Defensive Rebound.	8	13
13:58	Marc Gosselin missed Layup.	8	13
13:58	Marc Gosselin Offensive Rebound.	8	13
13:58	Foul on Tariq Simmons.	8	13
13:58	Western Carolina Turnover.	8	13
13:42	Kaiden Rice missed Three Point Jumper.	8	13
13:42	Tariq Simmons Offensive Rebound.	8	13
13:25	Tariq Simmons missed Layup.	8	13
13:25	The Citadel Offensive Rebound.	8	13
13:24	Tariq Simmons made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaiden Rice.	8	16
13:09	Adam Sledd missed Layup.	8	16
13:09	Zane Najdawi Block.	8	16
13:08	Adam Sledd Offensive Rebound.	8	16
13:05	Adam Sledd missed Layup.	8	16
13:05	Kaiden Rice Defensive Rebound.	8	16
12:59	Tariq Simmons missed Layup.	8	16
12:59	Adam Sledd Block.	8	16
12:57	Tariq Simmons Offensive Rebound.	8	16
12:46	Tariq Simmons Turnover.	8	16
12:46	Desmond Johnson Steal.	8	16
12:43	Desmond Johnson made Dunk.	10	16
12:20	Matt Frierson made Three Point Jumper.	10	19
12:02	Adam Sledd made Layup. Assisted by Haboubacar Mutombo.	12	19
11:50	Tariq Simmons missed Three Point Jumper.	12	19
11:50	Onno Steger Defensive Rebound.	12	19
11:40	Desmond Johnson made Layup.	14	19
11:18	Alex Reed made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaelon Harris.	14	22
10:56	Marc Gosselin missed Three Point Jumper.	14	22
10:56	Desmond Johnson Offensive Rebound.	14	22
10:49	Desmond Johnson Turnover.	14	22
10:48	Matt Frierson Steal.	14	22
10:44	Tariq Simmons made Layup. Assisted by Matt Frierson.	14	24
10:36	Official TV Timeout	14	24
10:35	Deriece Parks Turnover.	14	24
10:34	Quayson Williams Steal.	14	24
10:33	Quayson Williams made Layup.	14	26
10:02	Matt Halvorsen missed Three Point Jumper.	14	26
10:02	Deriece Parks Offensive Rebound.	14	26
9:49	Devin Peterson missed Jumper.	14	26
9:49	Marc Gosselin Offensive Rebound.	14	26
9:46	Foul on Rob Johnson.	14	26
9:40	Marc Gosselin missed Jumper.	14	26
9:40	Kaiden Rice Defensive Rebound.	14	26
9:33	Kaiden Rice made Jumper.	14	28
9:19	Adam Sledd made Layup. Assisted by Marc Gosselin.	16	28
9:19	Foul on Rob Johnson.	16	28
9:19	Adam Sledd made Free Throw.	17	28
9:10	Quayson Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	17	28
9:10	Frankie Johnson Offensive Rebound.	17	28
9:04	Kaiden Rice missed Three Point Jumper.	17	28
9:04	Derek Webster Jr. Offensive Rebound.	17	28
9:00	Derek Webster Jr. made Two Point Tip Shot.	17	30
8:51	Foul on Derek Webster Jr..	17	30
8:51	Devin Peterson missed Free Throw.	17	30
8:51	Derek Webster Jr. Defensive Rebound.	17	30
8:44	Frankie Johnson Turnover.	17	30
8:32	Mike Amius missed Layup.	17	30
8:32	Matt Halvorsen Offensive Rebound.	17	30
8:27	Devin Peterson made Jumper.	19	30
8:17	Foul on Maurice Smith.	19	30
8:11	Zane Najdawi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kaelon Harris.	19	33
7:56	Maurice Smith Turnover.	19	33
7:56	Kaelon Harris Steal.	19	33
7:51	Matt Frierson missed Three Point Jumper.	19	33
7:51	Maurice Smith Defensive Rebound.	19	33
7:42	Maurice Smith Turnover.	19	33
7:42	Official TV Timeout	19	33
7:32	Tariq Simmons made Layup.	19	35
7:06	Ashley Williams missed Layup.	19	35
7:06	Mike Amius Offensive Rebound.	19	35
7:03	Mike Amius made Dunk.	21	35
6:57	Foul on Ashley Williams.	21	35
6:57	Kaelon Harris missed Free Throw.	21	35
6:57	Mike Amius Defensive Rebound.	21	35
6:48	Ashley Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	21	35
6:48	Alex Reed Defensive Rebound.	21	35
6:39	Foul on Ashley Williams.	21	35
6:39	Kaelon Harris missed Free Throw.	21	35
6:39	Deriece Parks Defensive Rebound.	21	35
6:29	Mike Amius Turnover.	21	35
6:17	Tariq Simmons Turnover.	21	35
6:16	Desmond Johnson Steal.	21	35
6:15	Desmond Johnson made Layup.	23	35
6:01	Zane Najdawi Turnover.	23	35
6:00	Desmond Johnson Steal.	23	35
5:57	Mike Amius Turnover.	23	35
5:47	Frankie Johnson Turnover.	23	35
5:46	Desmond Johnson Steal.	23	35
5:43	Desmond Johnson made Layup.	25	35
5:38	The Citadel Timeout	25	35
5:31	Frankie Johnson missed Layup.	25	35
5:31	Deriece Parks Defensive Rebound.	25	35
5:22	Desmond Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.	25	35
5:22	Mike Amius Offensive Rebound.	25	35
5:19	Foul on Derek Webster Jr..	25	35
5:19	Mike Amius made Free Throw.	26	35
5:19	Mike Amius made Free Throw.	27	35
5:01	Frankie Johnson Turnover.	27	35
4:52	Ashley Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	27	35
4:52	Zane Najdawi Defensive Rebound.	27	35
4:40	Foul on Mike Amius.	27	35
4:40	Tariq Simmons missed Free Throw.	27	35
4:40	Marc Gosselin Defensive Rebound.	27	35
4:33	Marc Gosselin made Layup. Assisted by Desmond Johnson.	29	35
4:27	Tariq Simmons missed Three Point Jumper.	29	35
4:27	Matt Halvorsen Defensive Rebound.	29	35
4:16	Deriece Parks Turnover.	29	35
4:08	Matt Frierson Turnover.	29	35
3:55	Marc Gosselin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mike Amius.	32	35
3:37	Foul on Mike Amius.	32	35
3:37	Official TV Timeout	32	35
3:37	Frankie Johnson made Free Throw.	32	36
3:37	Frankie Johnson missed Free Throw.	32	36
3:37	Marc Gosselin Defensive Rebound.	32	36
3:24	Desmond Johnson Turnover.	32	36
3:22	Kaelon Harris Steal.	32	36
3:19	Foul on Desmond Johnson.	32	36
3:19	Quayson Williams missed Free Throw.	32	36
3:19	The Citadel Deadball Team Rebound.	32	36
3:19	Quayson Williams missed Free Throw.	32	36
3:19	Frankie Johnson Offensive Rebound.	32	36
3:16	Frankie Johnson Turnover.	32	36
3:15	Desmond Johnson Steal.	32	36
3:13	Desmond Johnson made Layup.	34	36
2:49	Frankie Johnson Turnover.	34	36
2:48	Mike Amius Steal.	34	36
2:42	Mike Amius made Layup.	36	36
2:20	Kaelon Harris missed Three Point Jumper.	36	36
2:20	Matt Halvorsen Defensive Rebound.	36	36
2:06	Mike Amius Turnover.	36	36
2:06	Foul on Mike Amius.	36	36
1:49	Alex Reed missed Three Point Jumper.	36	36
1:49	Alex Reed Offensive Rebound.	36	36
1:46	Foul on Onno Steger.	36	36
1:46	Alex Reed made Free Throw.	36	37
1:46	Alex Reed made Free Throw.	36	38
1:41	Foul on Zane Najdawi.	36	38
1:41	Ashley Williams made Free Throw.	37	38
1:41	Ashley Williams made Free Throw.	38	38
1:28	Kaiden Rice missed Three Point Jumper.	38	38
1:28	Marcus Thomas Defensive Rebound.	38	38
1:23	Foul on Alex Reed.	38	38
1:23	Marcus Thomas missed Free Throw.	38	38
1:23	Western Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.	38	38
1:23	Marcus Thomas made Free Throw.	39	38
1:02	Kaiden Rice Turnover.	39	38
1:01	Ashley Williams Steal.	39	38
0:57	Ashley Williams missed Layup.	39	38
0:57	Marcus Thomas Offensive Rebound.	39	38
0:56	Foul on Zane Najdawi.	39	38
0:56	Marcus Thomas made Free Throw.	40	38
0:56	Marcus Thomas made Free Throw.	41	38
0:48	Kaelon Harris Turnover.	41	38
0:47	Ashley Williams Steal.	41	38
0:44	Ashley Williams missed Layup.	41	38
0:44	Marcus Thomas Offensive Rebound.	41	38
0:40	Marcus Thomas made Layup.	43	38
0:30	Rob Johnson Turnover.	43	38
0:30	Foul on Rob Johnson.	43	38
0:04	Marcus Thomas missed Three Point Jumper.	43	38
0:04	Ashley Williams Offensive Rebound.	43	38
0:02	Foul on Tariq Simmons.	43	38
0:01	Ashley Williams made Free Throw.	44	38
0:01	Ashley Williams missed Free Throw.	44	38
0:01	Kaelon Harris Defensive Rebound.	44	38
0:00	End of 1st half	44	38

McAlister Field House

6:00 PM, 30 December 2017

Charleston, SC

Attendance: 546

Referees:
Landon Brandes
Grant Todey
Evan Berg

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Chattanooga	0-0	-	4-3
VMI	0-0	-	4-3
The Citadel	0-0	-	3-3
Western Carolina	0-0	-	2-2
Mercer	0-0	-	3-4
Wofford	0-0	-	2-5

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