CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Jarrell Brantley had 22 points, 10 rebounds and made a 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds remaining to lift College of Charleston over Coastal Carolina, 73-71, on Friday night at TD Arena.
 
Charleston (11-2) has won eight straight, while Coastal Carolina (6-6) has lost two of its last three.
 
Brantley was 9-of-18 from the floor and collected his fourth double-double of the season. Grant Riller added 20 points, four assists and two steals for the Cougars.
 
Zac Cuthbertson had 19 points, 11 rebounds and five assists to lead the Chanticleers. Ajay Sanders and Trevion Brown scored 13 points apiece and David Kralj chipped in 10.
 
Cuthbertson scored nine points and Sanders added five during a 14-3 run to give the Chanticleers a 66-63 lead with 3:42 remaining. The Cougars regained the lead, 69-68, before Brown made a 3 with 1:04 left and the Chanticleers had a 71-69 advantage with 1:04 to play.
 
Brantley then split a pair of free throws before hitting the game winner.
 
CofC will enjoy some time off during the holiday break, before defending its Colonial Athletic Association title with the conference opener ahead at UNCW on Saturday, Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. (ET) in Wilmington, N.C.
 
POSTGAME NOTES
• College of Charleston went with the starting lineup of Zep Jasper, Grant Riller, Brevin Galloway, Jarrell Brantley and Nick Harris (11-2).
• With the win, College of Charleston improved to 37-13 in the all-time series with Coastal Carolina. The Cougars have now won three-straight games in the series. Each of the last six being decided in single digits including Friday's contest (+2).
• Jarrell Brantley recorded his fourth double-double of the season with a game-high 22 points and 10 rebounds versus Coastal Carolina. It was his third double-double in the last four-game stretch versus Georgia College, VCU, Siena and Coastal. He has now tabulated 1,541 career points, which is tied for seventh on the all-time career scoring list with former great Dontaye Draper (1,541 points).
• Grant Riller extended his double-digit scoring streak to seven games with 20 points and a team-best four assists against Coastal Carolina. He has scored 20+ points in a game on nine occasions this season.
• Zep Jasper went a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line – all at the end of the game – to lead the Cougars to victory over the Chanticleers. He tallied nine points in the winning cause.
• CofC matched an 11-2 start in the first 13 games of the season next to the 2003-04 squad, which also went 11-2 under former head coach Tom Herrion.
• The Cougars extended their home-court win streak to 22 games, which is the third-longest in the nation and tied for the third-longest in program history.
• CofC made only seven turnovers in the ballgame, which was the second-fewest this season in a single game.
 
POSTGAME QUOTES
College of Charleston Head Coach Earl Grant
On the game …
"I told the players at shootaround, 'I anticipate a 40-minute battle. That's my anticipation and we need to be ready for it.' Obviously, my spirit told me the truth. It was a 40-minute battle. We scrapped through with a shot at the end. We got the rebound. I thought about calling a timeout, but My stomach told me to let them play. Zep (Jasper) made the right play and Jarrell (Brantley) knocked the shot down. We won the game. It was a really hard-fought game. I'm happy that we came out at the right side of it."
 
On the play of Zep Jasper at the end of the game …
"He just stepped up. We were down two-or-three points. He stepped up multiple times and made free throws over and over again. Six in a row. To be in that situation late in the game and in that type of atmosphere – says a lot about his maturity. He's not really a freshman anymore, because he's had to play so much in the first 10 games. He played like a veteran today."

College of Charleston Redshirt Freshman Guard Zep Jasper
On the last play of the game with 10 seconds left …
"Like JB (Jarrell Brantley) said, it wasn't really pressure. We work on that (end-of-game situations) every day in practice. I looked at the clock and we had nine seconds on the clock. I just knew I could take my time. I knew if I could drive and kick, we do that everyday in practice. I knew if I could get to the basket, I was looking for the shooters. Drive and kick is all I knew.

College of Charleston Senior Forward Jarrell Brantley
On his game-winning shot …
"Honestly, this guy right here (Zep Jasper) made it really easy for me. All I had to do was step-in and shoot it. He took all of the pressure. He beat the press on his own. He got down and made the right read. That's a hell of a pass from a freshman. But, that's the kind of guys we have on our team right now. We have a lot of young guys and a lot of depth. I was fortunate that we were able to make the play to keep this streak alive."
 
On the home-court advantage …
"The fans are a big help for us. They are probably one of the biggest reasons why we win. Everytime we are in our home arena, we feel comfortable. These guys are doing a good job of fighting and keeping our culture and tradition (of winning) alive."