CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Austin Dahn scored 15 points and The
Citadel scored the final four points to take a 61-57 victory
Thursday night over Samford.
Samford's Trey Montgomery tied the score at 57 with 42 seconds
left, but The Citadel's Bryan Streeter hit a layup with 13 seconds
left for a 59-57 lead. Josh Davis missed a 3-pointer with 4 seconds
remaining and Cameron Wells finished the scoring with two free
throws.
The victory capped a rally from an 11-point deficit for The
Citadel (11-12, 5-6 Southern Conference). Samford (9-14, 6-6) led
45-34 with 10:27 left, but the Bulldogs went on a 17-6 run to tie
the score at 51 on Ben Cherry's 3-pointer with 3:43 left.
Harrison DuPont scored 13 points, Dahn finished with four of The
Citadel's 10 3-pointers and Cherry added nine points on three
3-pointers.
Josh Davis scored 24 points and Bryan Friday added 16 for
Samford, which has lost four straight.
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