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Warren Game Winner Lifts CSU Over The Citadel, 61-60

November 17, 2009
By CSU Sports Information

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Jamarco Warren came up with a game winning floater that sailed through the net with 1.2 seconds remaining on the clock, making Charleston Southern 61-60 winners over The Citadel Bulldogs, Tuesday at McAlister Fieldhouse.  The Bucs took back a win over the cross-town rival, after losses in the past two seasons, making the series 3-2 in favor of CSU during the Barclay Radebaugh era.  CSU improved to 1-1 on the young season while The Citadel dropped to 1-1. 

“(Jamarco) had three turnovers in a row, early in the second half, and then he missed a couple of shots that were ill-advised,” said Radebaugh.  “Last year, Jamarco would have started to crumble and pout. This year, Jamarco stayed with it. We took him out for about 45 seconds, and then he was great down the stretch. It all goes back to how God is changing his life and changing his attitude toward the game of basketball.”

Warren played just seven minutes in the first half due to foul trouble, but made several clutch shots in the second half, including the game-winner.  He finished with 13 points on 6-9 shooting.  Kelvin Martin had a great game for the Bucs, recording a double-double with 15 points on 6-10 shooting to go along with a game high 10 rebounds. 

“Kelvin Martin was the player of the game,” said Radebaugh.  “Kelvin Martin, in my opinion, is just a great player. I love coaching Kelvin; he played the point, the small forward and the power forward for us tonight; really everything we asked from him. He hit big shots for us; really, he just played very well.”

Trailing 39-33 at the intermission, CSU made some adjustments and turned up their defensive pressure in the second half, which proved to be the difference.  After shooting 50% in the opening 20 minutes, the Bucs held the Bulldogs to just 32% shooting in the second frame.  CSU had a 55% shooting effort in the second half to finish with a 52.5% mark for the game. 

An entertaining back and forth contest was played out in the second half; complete with eight ties and 10 lead changes for the game.  The Citadel held a 58-55 advantage with 4:09 on the clock, but the Buccaneer deficit was just one with under a minute to play.  After another defensive stop, CSU advanced the ball across half court to call a timeout with 25 seconds left to play, down 60-59. 

The Bucs had a couple looks at the basket, but a broken play ended with the ball in Warren’s hands.  His off balance shot in the paint put CSU on top for good with just 1.2 seconds remaining.  Martin then intercepted a full court pass and was fouled with 0.3 to play sealing the win for the Bucs.

Cameron Wells carried The Citadel, scoring a game high 23 points on 10-16 shooting.  Kenny Mitchell tallied his first collegiate points in the game for CSU, scoring nine points and pulling down seven rebounds.  Zimmy Nwogbo also chipped in with seven points and eight boards off the bench. 

The Bucs will play in their home opener this weekend against Stetson on Saturday, November 21, at 8:30 p.m. in CSU Field House.  The Citadel will travel to play in the Hispanic College Fund Challenge at Missouri State University this weekend. 

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