WCU at CofC Notes and Stats
2/8/2009 5:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Western Carolina (12-11, 7-6 SoCon)
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College of Charleston (17-6, 9-4 SoCon)
Feb. 11, 2009 ? Carolina First Arena (5,100) ? 7:00
WTMZ 910-AM ? CofCSports.com
Fast Break Points ...
? The Cougars are coming off a 77-75 win at Davidson on Saturday ...
? The Cougars trailed by 14 with just under 14 minutes left in the game ...
? Jermaine Johnson has 1,194 points and 875 rebounds ... he's just the fourth Cougar with at least 1,100 points and 850 rebounds in their careers...
? Johnson had 11 points and 12 rebounds, his 7th double-double of the season and the 26th of his career ...
? The Cougars broke Davidson's 43-game SoCon and 27-game home winning streaks ... the Wildcats were attempting to break the league's all-time record of 44 straight wins by West Virginia during the Jerry West era (1956-60) ...
? The Cougars outrebounded the Wildcats 50-31 overall, 19-11 on the offensive glass ...
? Tony White, Jr. hit 30 straight FTs ... the school's new NCAA record ... Jermel President held the record over two seasons ... President's streak (13 total games) began when he hit the last of two free throws in Charleston's 72-63 win over Florida International in the Trans America championship game at Kresse Arena on Feb. 28, 1998 ... it ended when he missed his first FT attempt at Georgia Southern on Dec. 28 1998 (CofC won 61-57) ...
? The Cougars play host to The Citadel on Saturday at 4 p.m. ...
