Samford Bulldogs (7-7, 1-0 SoCon) at Citadel Bulldogs (6-7, 1-0 SoCon)
Charleston, South Carolina; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Samford plays the Citadel Bulldogs after Jermaine Marshall scored 25 points in Samford's 78-69 victory against the Mercer Bears.
The Citadel Bulldogs are 3-2 on their home court. Citadel ranks ninth in the SoCon with 12.8 assists per game led by Madison Durr averaging 3.0.
The Samford Bulldogs are 1-0 against SoCon opponents. Samford ranks third in the SoCon with 34.6 rebounds per game led by Marshall averaging 6.0.
The Citadel Bulldogs and Samford Bulldogs square off Saturday for the first time in conference play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Austin Ash is averaging 16.2 points for the Citadel Bulldogs. Stephen Clark is averaging 15.3 points over the last 10 games for Citadel.
Marshall is averaging 11.2 points and six rebounds for the Samford Bulldogs. Bubba Parham is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Samford.
LAST 10 GAMES: Citadel Bulldogs: 4-6, averaging 67.9 points, 29.6 rebounds, 12.0 assists, 5.8 steals and 2.2 blocks per game while shooting 42.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.7 points per game.
Samford Bulldogs: 3-7, averaging 74.3 points, 31.4 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 7.3 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
