North Charleston, S.C. - Charleston Southern went back to the North Charleston Coliseum to play another cross town rival in The Citadel Bulldogs Tuesday, but came up just short in an 84-80 loss. Omar Carter and Jamarco Warren scored 20 and 25, respectively, but it was not enough to get past the Bulldogs, who shot 53 percent from the floor for the night. CSU dropped to 2-3 with the loss while The Citadel moved to 3-2.

Warren led the Bucs in scoring for the fifth straight game, putting up 25, which marks his fourth straight game of 20 points or more. Kelvin Martin recorded his third straight double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Carter just missed a double-double of his own with 20 points and 9 boards. Giedrius Knysas and JT Knight were also able to contribute with six points a piece. The Bulldogs were led by Cameron Wells who had 26 points, 22 of which were in the second half.

The first half showed three ties and four lead changes, with CSU leading by as many as seven. The Citadel reached the scoreboard first with a three point play, but Carter answered with five straight points to give the Bucs their first lead, 5-3. A five point run by the Bulldogs was immediately followed with a 12-2 run by CSU, capped off by a Knight layup to give the Bucs an 18-11 lead in the tenth minute of play.

The Citadel climbed back into the game, taking advantage of eight CSU turnovers, which led to 15 points for the Bulldogs. Despite some miscues by the Bucs, they went into the locker room down just six, 30-36.

The second half featured a lot more offense by the top scorers from each team. Demetrius Nelson for the Bulldogs, who had been sidelined due to foul trouble in the first half, made an immediate impact in the second with five quick points. Tovi Bailey responded in a big way with a three point play that cut the lead to four, 39-43.

The Buccaneers got to within two points of the Bulldogs on three separate occasions, but were never able to take the lead. The last two point lead came at 8:47, when Warren was fouled on a jump shot and was able to convert on three strait free throws, putting the score at 58-60. The Citadel controlled the lead from that point, behind Wells' 22 second half points. CSU tried to steal the game in the late seconds again, but the Bulldogs hit enough foul shots to secure an 84-80 win.

The Buccaneers will have a short Thanksgiving break, before they return to the CSU Field House to host North Florida on Friday, November 28th, at 7:30 p.m.