Furman hosts Citadel after Moffe's 21-point game

Published Feb. 2, 2022 1:42 a.m. ET

Citadel Bulldogs (9-11, 3-6 SoCon) at Furman Paladins (16-7, 8-2 SoCon)

Greenville, South Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

LINE: Furman -16; over/under is 148.5

BOTTOM LINE: Citadel takes on the Furman Paladins after Tyler Moffe scored 21 points in Citadel's 75-62 loss to the Chattanooga Mocs.

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The Paladins are 10-1 on their home court. Furman is fifth in college basketball with 17.9 assists per game. Jalen Slawson leads the Paladins averaging 3.9.

The Bulldogs are 3-6 against SoCon opponents. Citadel is second in the SoCon scoring 78.2 points per game and is shooting 45.4%.

The Paladins and Bulldogs face off Wednesday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alex Hunter is shooting 41.3% from beyond the arc with 3.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Paladins, while averaging 14.3 points and 3.3 assists. Mike Bothwell is averaging 13.2 points over the past 10 games for Furman.

Hayden Brown is scoring 18.2 points per game and averaging 8.0 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Jason Roche is averaging 2.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Citadel.

LAST 10 GAMES: Paladins: 8-2, averaging 75.6 points, 33.1 rebounds, 17.6 assists, 9.4 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 59.9 points per game.

Bulldogs: 3-7, averaging 73.6 points, 32.5 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 4.7 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.9 points.

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