Wofford, coming off a historic rout of VMI, plays host to a team that just lost by 40 points.
When: 7 p.m., Saturday
Where: Richardson Indoor Stadium
Records: The Citadel (5-9, 0-2 Southern Conference); Wofford (9-5, 0-1)
Top scorers: The Citadel — Fr. G Tariq Simmons(12.4 points, 3.1 assists); Jr. G Matt Frierson (10.8 points). Wofford — Jr. G Fletcher Magee (24.1 points); Jr. F Cameron Jackson (12.35 points, 6.5 rebounds); So. G Trevor Stumpe (9.6 points); So. G Nathan Hoover (9.4 points).
Internet video broadcast: ESPN3 at http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/3259747/the-citadel-vs-wofford-m-basketball
Internet audio broadcast: http://wofford.leanplayer.com
Live stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/wofford/mbball
NOTES: Wofford is coming off a blowout win and The Citadel is coming off a blowout loss. The Terriers on Thursday beat VMI, 92-53, matching the largest margin of victory in a Southern Conference game. They beat Chattanooga, 97-58, in 2011. The Citadel lost 107-67 at Furman in a game the Bulldogs led, 30-29. … The Citadel's first league game was a close defeat, 81-70, at home against Western Carolina. …The Citadel tries to use a fast-paced attack and is second (barely) in the country only to Savannah State with 85.1 possessions per game. …Last season, the Bulldogs took a 104-103 win at the Benjamin Johnson Arena and lost to Wofford in Charleston, 100-90. … The Terriers have won 19 of the past 22 meetings in the series. … Ken Pomeroy in his national ratings has Wofford at No. 158 despite winning six of the past seven games, including Georgia Tech and North Carolina. The Citadel is ranked No. 325 of 351 teams at the NCAA Division I level. … Stumpe scored a career-high 17 points against VMI and had 15 in the league opener at UNC Greensboro. … Magee has been Southern Conference player of the month twice already this season. … He leads the country in 3-pointers per game (4.86) and is third in percentage (55.3). He is fifth nationally in scoring average. … Preston Parks, the reigning Southern Conference freshman of the year from Greenville, was dismissed from The Citadel’s team in November but said he had not been happy since the end of last season. He averaged 18.1 points in 2016-17, the first freshman to lead the league in conference games since Stephen Curry of Davidson. … Former Byrnes High standout Hayden Brown, a freshman for The Citadel, is averaging 7.1 points, 3.4 rebounds and has 16 steals. He has started seven games.
NEXT: Wofford has a non-conference home game 7 p.m. Wednesday against Harvard. The Terriers play host Jan. 13 to league favorite Furman and then play Jan. 18 at Samford.