Citadel faces Western Carolina after Clark's 27-point performance

Published Jan. 14, 2023 3:22 a.m. ET

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Western Carolina Catamounts (10-8, 3-2 SoCon) at Citadel Bulldogs (6-11, 1-4 SoCon)

Charleston, South Carolina; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Citadel -1.5; over/under is 146.5

BOTTOM LINE: Citadel faces the Western Carolina Catamounts after Stephen Clark scored 27 points in Citadel's 96-74 loss to the East Tennessee State Buccaneers.

The Bulldogs have gone 3-4 in home games. Citadel ranks fourth in the SoCon with 33.2 points per game in the paint led by Clark averaging 8.0.

The Catamounts are 3-2 against SoCon opponents. Western Carolina has a 3-5 record against teams over .500.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Austin Ash is shooting 36.4% from beyond the arc with 3.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Bulldogs, while averaging 15.3 points. Clark is averaging 16.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.8 blocks over the last 10 games for Citadel.

Tyzhaun Claude is averaging 14.8 points and 8.1 rebounds for the Catamounts. Tre Jackson is averaging 13.1 points over the past 10 games for Western Carolina.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bulldogs: 2-8, averaging 68.6 points, 27.8 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 5.8 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.1 points per game.

Catamounts: 6-4, averaging 76.5 points, 35.5 rebounds, 11.7 assists, 6.0 steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.0 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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