Tyler Mrus scored a career-high 27 points and senior Keynan Davis added 14 points to lead four players in double figures as The Citadel cruised to a 100-57 victory over Erskine before a crowd of 1,241 at McAlister Field House on Nov. 6.

The Bulldogs (1-1) got off to a quick start behind the shooting of Mrus and sophomore Marcos Gonzales and never looked back.

Mrus and Gonzales combined for 11 points during a 12-2 run early in the first half as The Citadel was able to quickly build a double-digit lead.

Gonzales’ driving layup gave the Bulldogs a 16-4 advantage with 13:45 to play in the first half.

The Citadel held a 44-28 lead at halftime.

It was more of the same in the second half as the Bulldogs extended their lead to as many as 40 points over the final 20 minutes of the game.

Mrus connected on 10 of 16 shots from the field, including 7 of 10 from 3-point range.

Erskine was led by Justen Goudelock’s 16 points.

Key stats

• The Citadel had a fast start in the first half but was even hotter coming out of the locker room after halftime.

The Bulldogs built a 30-point lead early in the second half, making 11 of their first 12 shots from the field after intermission.

That included five straight 3-pointers from the Bulldogs to start the second half.

• After getting badly outrebounded in the opener against Loyola-Chicago, the Bulldogs responded dominated the glass against the smaller Flying Fleet players.

The Bulldogs held a 51-21 rebounding advantage.

• The Bulldogs shot 55.7 percent from the floor.

• The Citadel had 22 assists and 10 steals and committed just 12 turnovers. The Bulldogs forced 18 Erskine turnovers.

Notes

• Freshman Aaron Ekwere played just 19 minutes for the Bulldogs but had a productive game.

The 6-6 Ekwere, who is from Tampree, Finland, made all six of his field goal attempts to finish with 14 points. He had seven rebounds, three assists and two steals.