De'Mon Brooks scores 23 as Davidson runs away from The Citadel 62-43

DAVIDSON, N.C. – De'Mon Brooks scored 23 points and gathered eight rebounds as Davidson ran away from The Citadel in the second half in a 62-43 win on Saturday.

Both teams struggled to muster much offense in the first half, with Davidson (12-11, 8-1 Southern) scoring seven points inside 2 minutes left until halftime just to get the score to 24-20 at the break.

Davidson picked up the pace after the intermission. With the score tied at 31 with 13:44 left, the Wildcats used runs of 8-2 and 13-0 — hitting 6 of 8 3-point attempts along the way — to put away the Bulldogs (4-20, 0-9).

Davidson shot 50 percent for the game, including 9 of 22 beyond the arc, and out-rebounded The Citadel 31-21. The Wildcats got 11 points from Jake Belford.

Brian White led The Citadel with 10 points.