SoCon Saturday - Scanning the SoCon

Saturday, December 2, 2023

VMI 71 - PC 71

Trevon Reddish's 14 points helped Presbyterian defeat VMI 75-71 on Saturday. Reddish had seven rebounds for the Blue Hose (6-3). Marquis Barnett shot 5 for 8 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 2 of 5 from the free-throw line to add 13 points. Jonah Pierce had 11 points and was 4 of 7 shooting and 3 of 6 from the free-throw line.Brennan Watkins led the way for the Keydets (2-7) with 20 points and five assists. Tyran Cook added 16 points for VMI. In addition, Taeshaud Jackson finished with nine points and 14 rebounds.

Princeton 70 - Furman 69

Matt Allocco's 3-pointer with 4.2 seconds left sent Princeton to a 70-69 win over Furman. Furman's JP Pegues missed a 3 attempt at the buzzer to end it. The Tigers are off to an 8-0 start this season. Xaivian Lee led Princeton with 24 points and Caden Pierce scored 22 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for the Tigers. Furman (4-4,) was led by Garrett Hien, who recorded 16 points and eight rebounds. JP Pegues added 14 points and five assists for Furman. In addition, Alex Williams had 13 points and seven rebounds.

The Citadel 85 - NC A&T 68

Led by 34 points from AJ Smith, The Citadel defeated North Carolina A&T 85-68 on Saturday. Smith shot 13 for 17 (5 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 from the free throw line for the Bulldogs (5-4). Winston Hill added 14 points and had 17 rebounds. Quentin Millora-Brown scored 13. The Aggies (0-7) were led in scoring by Landon Glasper, who finished with 18 points. Jeremy Robinson added 14 points for N.C. A&T. Nikolaos Chitikoudis also had 11 points and two blocks. 

Wofford 74 - Middle Tenn 64

Dillon Bailey's 18 points helped Wofford defeat Middle Tennessee 74-64 in overtime on Saturday night. Bailey shot 7 for 13 (1 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Terriers (3-5). Corey Tripp scored 17 points and added 10 rebounds and seven assists. Kyler Filewich had 15 points and shot 7 of 12 from the field and 1 for 4 from the foul line. The Terriers stopped a five-game slide with the win. The Blue Raiders (4-5) were led by Jestin Porter, who recorded 15 points. Justin Bufford added 13 points and four assists for Middle Tennessee. Jalen Jordan also had 12 points.

GWU 82 - WCU 77

Trailing by 10 points inside the game's final three minutes, Western Carolina clawed back to make it a one-possession game late and had a look at a would-be game-tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds. However, the attempt beyond the arc just missed and Gardner-Webb iced the win from the free throw line as the Catamounts suffered their first defeat of the season, falling to the Runnin' Bulldogs 82-77 at Paul Porter Arena.

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