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WCU Edges CofC, 70-68

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WCU Edges CofC, 70-68

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) - Richie Gordon scored 22 points, including the game-winning layup, to lead Western Carolina to a 70-68 victory over College of Charleston on Thursday night.

Gordon was 10-for-11 from the field and scored seven of the last eight points for the Catamounts (12-10, 7-5 Southern Conference), who won their sixth straight home game.

Western Carolina snapped the Cougars' 13-0 streak when leading at halftime. Charleston (16-6, 8-4) led 36-33 at halftime and 51-43 with 14:34 left.

The Catamounts pulled ahead 64-63 on a Gordon jumper with 5:32 left. Andrew Goudelock, (Lilburn, Ga.) who led the Cougars with 18 points, tied the game at 68 on a 3-pointer with 55 seconds remaining. Gordon answered with his layup with 15 seconds left.

The Cougars play at Davidson on ESPN2 on Saturday at 6:00.

Charleston's Tony White Jr. (Knoxville, Tenn.) missed his first free throw, ending his school-record streak of 30 straight.

Dustin Scott (Jamestown, S.C.) had 16 points and a career-best five blocks.  Goudelock led CofC with 18 points while Donavan Monroe (Waxhaw, N.C.) pulled a career-best seven rebounds.

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Andrew Goudelock

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Players Mentioned

Andrew Goudelock

#3 Andrew Goudelock

6' 1"
Sophomore
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Donavan Monroe

#1 Donavan Monroe

6' 1"
Sophomore
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