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Elijah Morgan scores career-high 19 against his former team and The Citadel beats Notre Dame 65-45

AP
Dec 20, 2023

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Elijah Morgan scored a career-high 19 points against his former team and The Citadel rolled past Notre Dame 65-45 on Tuesday night.

The Citadel (7-5) secured its first win over a Power 5 opponent since defeating Pittsburgh 78-63 on Nov. 9, 2021. It was the program's second win over an ACC opponent in the last 44 matchups.

Morgan, a former Notre Dame walk-on guard, made 5 of 7 3-pointers. Notre Dame missed its last 19 3-pointers.

Morgan banked in a 3-pointer with 10:18 left in the second half to give The Citadel the first double-digit lead of the game at 48-37. It came during The Citadel’s 23-4 run - for a 55-39 lead - as the Irish missed 11 of 12 shots.

Notre Dame made just four of its first 18 shots of the second half (22%) and finished 17 of 64 (27%).

Quentin Millora-Brown had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Madison Durr also scored 15 points for The Citadel. AJ Smith added 13 points.

Millora-Brown, Morgan and Durr combined to score 30 of The Citadel's 32 first-half points to help take a three-point lead into the break. The Bulldogs shot 48% from the field, with five 3-pointers.

J.R. Konieczny had 18 points and 10 rebounds for Notre Dame (4-7). Markus Burton, who ranks fifth nationally amongst Division I freshmen with 15.8 points per game, scored 13 points on 5-of-14 shooting. Julian Roper II, averaging 8.9 points and 5.2 rebounds, did not play due to left foot soreness.

Notre Dame continues a six-game homestand on Friday against Marist. The Citadel enjoys a holiday break before hosting Toccoa Falls on Dec. 30.

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1st Half
CIT
Bulldogs
32
ND
Fighting Irish
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Fighting Irish gains possession)
19:31	+2	Tae Davis makes two point layup	0-2
19:02	+2	Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point layup (Winston Hill assists)	2-2
18:42		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
18:40		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
18:22		J.R. Konieczny misses two point layup
18:20		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
18:20		Winston Hill shooting foul (Kebba Njie draws the foul)
18:20		Kebba Njie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:20	+1	Kebba Njie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-3
18:08		J.R. Konieczny personal foul
17:47		AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
17:46		Bulldogs offensive rebound
17:46		Bulldogs turnover (shot clock violation)
17:16		Braeden Shrewsberry misses two point jump shot
17:16		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
17:16		Fighting Irish turnover (shot clock violation)
16:59	+2	AJ Smith makes two point jump shot	4-3
16:42		Markus Burton turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Morgan steals)
16:27	+2	Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point layup (AJ Smith assists)	6-3
16:14		TV timeout
16:03		Quentin Millora-Brown blocks Carey Booth's three point jump shot
16:01		Fighting Irish offensive rebound
16:00		Madison Durr personal foul
15:54		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
15:52		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
15:35		Keynan Davis misses two point jump shot
15:33		Carey Booth defensive rebound
15:13	+3	J.R. Konieczny makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	6-6
14:51		Tae Davis blocks Madison Durr's two point layup
14:49		Bulldogs offensive rebound
14:40		Winston Hill misses three point jump shot
14:38		Tae Davis defensive rebound
14:31		Carey Booth turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Morgan steals)
14:30		Carey Booth personal foul
14:12	+3	Elijah Morgan makes three point jump shot (Madison Durr assists)	9-6
13:50		Matt Zona misses two point layup
13:48		Matt Zona offensive rebound
13:43	+3	Markus Burton makes three point jump shot (Matt Zona assists)	9-9
13:22	+2	Madison Durr makes two point layup	11-9
12:59		Markus Burton turnover (bad pass) (Quentin Millora-Brown steals)
12:50	+2	Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point layup (Elijah Morgan assists)	13-9
12:32		Keynan Davis blocks J.R. Konieczny's two point jump shot
12:30		Kam Roberts defensive rebound
12:24		Keynan Davis misses three point jump shot
12:22		Carey Booth defensive rebound
12:11		Matt Zona misses three point jump shot
12:09		Kam Roberts defensive rebound
11:48		TV timeout
11:43		Markus Burton personal foul
11:41		J.R. Konieczny blocks Kam Roberts's two point layup
11:39		Markus Burton defensive rebound
11:34	+2	Kebba Njie makes two point layup (Markus Burton assists)	13-11
11:14		AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
11:12		Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
10:59		J.R. Konieczny misses two point layup
10:57		Kebba Njie offensive rebound
10:55		Kebba Njie misses two point layup
10:53		J.R. Konieczny offensive rebound
10:52		J.R. Konieczny misses two point layup
10:50		J.R. Konieczny offensive rebound
10:48		J.R. Konieczny misses two point layup
10:46		Carey Booth offensive rebound
10:45		Kam Roberts blocks Carey Booth's two point layup
10:43		J.R. Konieczny offensive rebound
10:31		Kam Roberts shooting foul (J.R. Konieczny draws the foul)
10:31	+1	J.R. Konieczny makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-12
10:31	+1	J.R. Konieczny makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-13
10:15		AJ Smith misses two point jump shot
10:13		Carey Booth defensive rebound
10:03	+3	Carey Booth makes three point jump shot (Markus Burton assists)	13-16
9:56		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
9:46	+2	Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point dunk (Madison Durr assists)	15-16
9:20		Braeden Shrewsberry misses two point jump shot
9:18		Winston Hill defensive rebound
8:52	+3	Quentin Millora-Brown makes three point jump shot (Elijah Morgan assists)	18-16
8:22		Winston Hill personal foul
8:17		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
8:15		Madison Durr defensive rebound
8:10		Madison Durr turnover (traveling)
7:54		Kebba Njie offensive foul
7:54		Kebba Njie turnover (offensive foul)
7:53		TV timeout
7:43	+2	Madison Durr makes two point layup	20-16
7:30	+2	J.R. Konieczny makes two point layup	20-18
7:29		AJ Smith shooting foul (J.R. Konieczny draws the foul)
7:29	+1	J.R. Konieczny makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-19
7:18		Elijah Morgan turnover (out of bounds)
7:02		Tae Davis misses two point layup
7:00		Tae Davis offensive rebound
6:55		Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
6:53		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
6:23	+3	Elijah Morgan makes three point jump shot (Quentin Millora-Brown assists)	23-19
6:08	+2	J.R. Konieczny makes two point layup	23-21
5:42		Quentin Millora-Brown misses three point jump shot
5:40		Markus Burton defensive rebound
5:32	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	23-23
5:12	+3	Elijah Morgan makes three point jump shot	26-23
4:40		Tae Davis misses two point layup
4:38		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
4:18		Elijah Morgan misses three point jump shot
4:16		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
4:05	+2	J.R. Konieczny makes two point jump shot	26-25
3:36		AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
3:34		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
3:23		Tae Davis misses two point layup
3:21		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
3:02		Markus Burton blocks Madison Durr's two point jump shot
3:00		Madison Durr offensive rebound
2:55		Elijah Morgan turnover (lost ball) (Markus Burton steals)
2:51	+2	J.R. Konieczny makes two point layup	26-27
2:51		Kam Roberts shooting foul (J.R. Konieczny draws the foul)
2:51		TV timeout
2:51		J.R. Konieczny misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:51		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
2:34	+2	Madison Durr makes two point layup	28-27
2:04		J.R. Konieczny misses two point jump shot
2:02		Levi Birkholz defensive rebound
1:51	+3	Madison Durr makes three point jump shot (Elijah Morgan assists)	31-27
1:39	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup	31-29
1:17		Keynan Davis misses three point jump shot
1:15		Tae Davis defensive rebound
1:05		Carey Booth misses three point jump shot
1:03		Elijah Morgan defensive rebound
0:42		J.R. Konieczny shooting foul (Elijah Morgan draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Elijah Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-29
0:42		Elijah Morgan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:42		Tae Davis defensive rebound
0:31		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
0:29		Elijah Morgan defensive rebound
0:03		Keynan Davis misses three point jump shot
0:01		Matt Zona defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CIT
Bulldogs
33
ND
Fighting Irish
16

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Kebba Njie misses two point hook shot
19:43		Tae Davis offensive rebound
19:43		Winston Hill personal foul
19:38		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
19:38		Elijah Morgan defensive rebound
19:20		Kam Roberts turnover (bad pass) (Tae Davis steals)
19:02		Markus Burton misses two point layup
19:02		J.R. Konieczny offensive rebound
19:01	+2	J.R. Konieczny makes two point layup	32-31
18:58		Markus Burton personal foul
18:52		AJ Smith misses two point jump shot
18:50		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
18:26	+2	Kebba Njie makes two point hook shot	32-33
17:56		Quentin Millora-Brown turnover (lost ball) (Kebba Njie steals)
17:52	+2	Markus Burton makes two point layup (Braeden Shrewsberry assists)	32-35
17:50		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
17:50		TV timeout
17:23		Elijah Morgan misses two point jump shot
17:21		Madison Durr offensive rebound
17:19		Madison Durr misses two point jump shot
17:17		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
16:59		Tae Davis turnover (bad pass) (Keynan Davis steals)
16:47		Kebba Njie shooting foul (Quentin Millora-Brown draws the foul)
16:47	+1	Quentin Millora-Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-35
16:47	+1	Quentin Millora-Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-35
16:38		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
16:36		AJ Smith defensive rebound
16:30		AJ Smith misses two point layup
16:28		Keynan Davis offensive rebound
16:27		Keynan Davis misses two point layup
16:25		Tae Davis defensive rebound
16:23		Markus Burton turnover (out of bounds)
16:04		Tae Davis personal foul
16:00	+3	Elijah Morgan makes three point jump shot (Quentin Millora-Brown assists)	37-35
15:47		Markus Burton turnover (traveling)
15:47		TV timeout
15:30		Quentin Millora-Brown offensive foul
15:30		Quentin Millora-Brown turnover (offensive foul)
15:20		J.R. Konieczny turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Morgan steals)
15:17	+2	Elijah Morgan makes two point layup	39-35
14:55		Tae Davis misses three point jump shot
14:53		J.R. Konieczny offensive rebound
14:52		Elijah Morgan personal foul
14:41		Markus Burton turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Morgan steals)
14:37		Elijah Morgan misses three point jump shot
14:35		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
14:20		J.R. Konieczny misses three point jump shot
14:18		AJ Smith defensive rebound
14:07		Keynan Davis misses three point jump shot
14:05		Carey Booth defensive rebound
13:53		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
13:51		J.R. Konieczny offensive rebound
13:41		J.R. Konieczny misses two point jump shot
13:40		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
13:40		Kebba Njie personal foul
13:19	+2	AJ Smith makes two point jump shot	41-35
13:05	+2	J.R. Konieczny makes two point jump shot	41-37
12:43	+2	AJ Smith makes two point layup	43-37
12:20		Markus Burton misses two point jump shot
12:18		Madison Durr defensive rebound
12:10		Markus Burton shooting foul (Madison Durr draws the foul)
12:10	+1	Madison Durr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-37
12:10	+1	Madison Durr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-37
11:52		Madison Durr shooting foul (Tae Davis draws the foul)
11:52		TV timeout
11:52		Tae Davis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:52		Tae Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:52		Marcus Pigram defensive rebound
11:50		Tae Davis personal foul
11:26		Tae Davis blocks Madison Durr's two point layup
11:24		Tae Davis defensive rebound
11:17		Tae Davis offensive foul
11:17		Tae Davis turnover (offensive foul)
11:03		AJ Smith misses two point jump shot
11:01		Kebba Njie defensive rebound
10:40		Kebba Njie misses two point jump shot
10:38		AJ Smith defensive rebound
10:18	+3	Elijah Morgan makes three point jump shot	48-37
10:09		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
9:54		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
9:52		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
9:25		Matt Zona blocks Keynan Davis's two point layup
9:23		Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
9:18		Markus Burton misses two point layup
9:16		AJ Smith defensive rebound
9:12	+2	AJ Smith makes two point layup	50-37
9:12		Markus Burton shooting foul (AJ Smith draws the foul)
9:12	+1	AJ Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-37
8:54		Tony Sanders Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:52		Bulldogs defensive rebound
8:36		Winston Hill misses three point jump shot
8:34		Braeden Shrewsberry defensive rebound
8:27		Quentin Millora-Brown shooting foul (Braeden Shrewsberry draws the foul)
8:27	+1	Braeden Shrewsberry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-38
8:27	+1	Braeden Shrewsberry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-39
8:08		Winston Hill misses two point jump shot
8:06		Fighting Irish defensive rebound
7:58		Braeden Shrewsberry misses three point jump shot
7:56		AJ Smith defensive rebound
7:49	+2	AJ Smith makes two point layup	53-39
7:34		Braeden Shrewsberry turnover (bad pass) (Keynan Davis steals)
7:30	+2	Madison Durr makes two point layup (AJ Smith assists)	55-39
7:29		Fighting Irish 30 second timeout
7:29		TV timeout
7:23		AJ Smith personal foul
7:15	+2	Carey Booth makes two point jump shot (J.R. Konieczny assists)	55-41
7:01		Elijah Morgan turnover (traveling)
6:52		Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
6:50		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
6:21	+2	Quentin Millora-Brown makes two point hook shot	57-41
6:08		Carey Booth misses two point jump shot
6:06		AJ Smith defensive rebound
6:00		AJ Smith turnover (lost ball) (J.R. Konieczny steals)
5:57	+2	Markus Burton makes two point jump shot	57-43
5:57		Elijah Morgan shooting foul (Markus Burton draws the foul)
5:57		Markus Burton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:57		Winston Hill defensive rebound
5:38		Raheem Braiton personal foul
5:38	+1	Winston Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-43
5:38		Winston Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:38		J.R. Konieczny defensive rebound
5:25		J.R. Konieczny misses three point jump shot
5:23		Matt Zona offensive rebound
5:16		Markus Burton misses three point jump shot
5:14		Madison Durr defensive rebound
5:00		J.R. Konieczny personal foul
5:00	+1	Madison Durr makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-43
5:00	+1	Madison Durr makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-43
4:47		J.R. Konieczny misses three point jump shot
4:45		AJ Smith defensive rebound
4:28		Keynan Davis misses three point jump shot
4:26		Markus Burton defensive rebound
4:26		AJ Smith personal foul
4:26	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-44
4:26	+1	Markus Burton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-45
4:20		Alex Wade personal foul
4:20	+1	Elijah Morgan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-45
4:20		Elijah Morgan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:20		Matt Zona defensive rebound
3:59		Matt Zona misses three point jump shot
3:57		Raheem Braiton offensive rebound
3:54		Raheem Braiton misses two point jump shot
3:52		Madison Durr defensive rebound
3:50		Madison Durr turnover (lost ball)
3:49		TV timeout
3:24		Quentin Millora-Brown shooting foul (Carey Booth draws the foul)
3:24		Carey Booth misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:24		Carey Booth misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:24		Winston Hill defensive rebound
3:20		Winston Hill turnover (bad pass) (J.R. Konieczny steals)
3:14		J.R. Konieczny misses three point jump shot
3:12		Winston Hill defensive rebound
2:49	+2	AJ Smith makes two point layup (Winston Hill assists)	63-45
2:31		Carey Booth misses three point jump shot
2:29		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
2:01		AJ Smith misses three point jump shot
1:59		Winston Hill offensive rebound
1:57	+2	Winston Hill makes two point layup	65-45
1:49		Carey Booth offensive foul
1:49		Carey Booth turnover (offensive foul)
1:27		Elijah Morgan misses two point layup
1:25		Quentin Millora-Brown offensive rebound
1:24		JT Kelly personal foul
1:24		Quentin Millora-Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:24		Quentin Millora-Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:24		Thomas Crowe defensive rebound
1:04		Alex Wade misses two point jump shot
1:02		Quentin Millora-Brown defensive rebound
0:53		Bulldogs 30 second timeout
0:42		Levi Birkholz misses two point jump shot
0:40		Quinn Nielsen offensive rebound
0:39		Quinn Nielsen turnover (lost ball) (Alex Wade steals)
0:19		JT Kelly misses three point jump shot
0:17		Bulldogs defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Bulldogs defensive rebound