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Each team missed six shots in overtime, and WCU suffered a costly turnover. Rogers fouled Puckett going for a loose ball setting up the game-winning free throws.
Largent was again short on a shot at the buzzer.
Citadel led 29-26 at halftime.
Neither team shot well with Western hitting 40 percent of its field goal tries and the Bulldogs making just 32.4 percent.
Seven rebounds apiece by Cantrell and Clyde Wormley helped Citadel to a 47-41 advantage on the boards. WCU's Willie Freeman was the game's top rebounder with 11.
Roy came up with five assists and four steals.
Rogers and Kori Hatcher both handed out five assists for the Cats.
Western committed 20 turnovers, and Citadel had 15.
Completing the WCU scoring were Rogers and Freeman with eight apiece, Hatcher with seven and Ricky Gandy with two.
A basket by VMI's Eric Mann with 1:19 remaining proved to be the difference as the Keydets held on for their 70-69 victory.
The Cats battled back from a 14-point deficit early in the second half and took their only lead of the game when Rogers converted a three-point play for a 69-68 edge at the 1:36 mark.
VMI answered on the ensuing possession when Mann nailed a turnaround 10-footer in the lane and was fouled by Freeman. The free throw was no good, but Western could not capitalize and missed its last four shots.
Mann scored 12 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. Daron Pressley also had 12 points while Jeremy Harper and Nick Richardson netted 10 apiece.
Largent led all scorers with 24 points. Rogers finished with 14, and Freeman had 10 points and 12 rebounds.
VMI was on top 39-28 at intermission.
Renard Phillips handed out six assists for the Keydets.
Hatcher dished out eight assists, and Rogers came up with four steals.
VMI made 48.3 percent of its field goal tries compared to WCU's 39.2 percent. The Cats stayed in the game by making 21 of 26 free throws while the Keydets went six of 14.
VMI had a 35-32 rebounding edge.
Turnovers were almost even with the Keydets having 22 and WCU committing 20.
Rounding out the WCU scoring were Hatcher with seven, Todd Seibert with five, Gandy with four, Neil Rasnake with three and Brempong with two.
Emeka Erege scored 23 points leading Davidson to its 74-57 win in the Ramsey Center. Jason Dickens finished with 18 points, and Chris Pearson had 11 points and 14 boards.
Largent paced WCU with 16 points. Brempong followed with 13, and Rogers had 11.
Western trailed 40-21 at halftime and came no closer than 54-41 on a Rogers free throw at the 7:14 mark.
The Wildcats jumped in front 8-2 and led the rest of the way.
Davidson shot 41.1 percent from the floor, and WCU made just 32.7 percent of its field goal attempts.
The Wildcats had a 45-41 rebounding advantage. Brempong led WCU with eight boards.
Rogers had four assists and three steals.
Davidson committed 22 turnovers, and Western had 21.
Completing the WCU scoring were Freeman with eight, Hatcher with six and Gandy with three.
The Cats were scheduled to play Belmont at home at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Results were not known at Herald press time. They will return to conference action with a 7 p.m. home game Saturday against East Tennessee and a 7:15 p.m. contest Monday at College of Charleston.
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