The Citadel (11-13, 3-10) vs. Western Carolina (6-21, 3-11)
Ramsey Center, Cullowhee, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Citadel looks to extend Western Carolina's conference losing streak to five games. Western Carolina's last SoCon win came against the Chattanooga Mocs 105-96 on Jan. 31. The Citadel fell 91-83 at East Tennessee State in its last outing.
STEPPING UP: Western Carolina's Carlos Dotson has averaged 13.3 points and 9.6 rebounds while Kameron Gibson has put up 13.6 points. For the Bulldogs, Lew Stallworth has averaged 19.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 6.1 assists while Zane Najdawi has put up 13.9 points and 7.3 rebounds.
CREATING OFFENSE: Stallworth has either made or assisted on 59 percent of all The Citadel field goals over the last three games. The senior guard has 25 field goals and 18 assists in those games.
WINLESS WHEN: Western Carolina is 0-15 this year when it scores 69 points or fewer and 6-6 when it scores at least 70.
SHARING THE BURDEN: The Citadel is a perfect 6-0 when at least five of its players score 10 or more points. The team is 5-13 when fewer than five Bulldogs players score in double-figures.
DID YOU KNOW: The The Citadel offense has scored 86.4 points per game this season, ranking the Bulldogs fourth among Division I teams. The Western Carolina defense has allowed 79.3 points per game to opponents (ranked 300th overall).
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