CHARLESTON, S.C. – Grant Riller poured in a season-high 31 points as College of Charleston remained an unbeaten 4-0 in Colonial Athletic Association play with an 85-69 victory over James Madison on Saturday night before a crowd of 4,224 fans at TD Arena.
 
Riller drained 11-of-19 shots from the floor and added nine rebounds, four assists and two steals for the Cougars (10-6, 4-0), who have now won five in a row. He moved into second all-time on the school's career scoring list surpassing former CofC great Ken Gustafson (1971-75), who was in attendance at the game.
 
Brevin Galloway added 21 points on a career-best 7-of-10 shooting from long range. The duo accounted for 61 percent of Charleston's offense, while the team's bench added 13.
 
CofC led 47-35 at halftime and shot 52.9 percent from the floor including a season-high 13-of-23 from beyond the arc.
 
The Dukes (8-7, 1-3 CAA) were led in scoring by Dwight Wilson, who turned in a double-double with 23 points and 14 rebounds.
 
The Cougars will play their next two conference games on the road starting off at former Southern Conference rival Elon (4-12, 0-3 CAA) on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. (ET) in Elon, N.C.
 
POSTGAME NOTES
• For the sixth-straight game, College of Charleston went with the starting lineup of Zep Jasper, Grant Riller, Brevin Galloway, Jaylen McManus and Sam Miller (5-1).
• With the win, College of Charleston improved to 10-5 in the all-time series with James Madison. The Cougars have now won seven of the last eight meetings between the two schools.
• Grant Riller registered his first 30-point game of the season with a game-high 31 points on 11-of-19 shooting from the field and two 3-pointers against JMU. He is now the sole school-record holder for most career 30-point games (12). Riller also surpassed former CofC all-time leading scorer Ken Gustafson (1971-75) for second on the school's all-time career scoring list with his first points of the second half of play. He has now tallied 2,151 career points to date and is 421 points away from current all-time scoring leader Andrew Goudelock (2007-11), who broke Gustafson's 36-year-old record in 2011.
• Brevin Galloway recorded 21 points including 18 in the first half of play versus James Madison. It was one shy of his career high. He has now scored in double figures in six of the team's last seven contests. Galloway shot a career-best 7-of-10 from long range.
• The Cougars scored a season-high 85 points behind Riller and Galloway's 31-and 21-point performance against the Dukes and turned in their third largest margin of victory versus an opponent this season (+16).
• Defensively, CofC also held its fifth-straight opponent in the 60s.
• Charleston drained a season-best 13 three-pointers and shot a season-best 56.5 percent from beyond the arc against the Dukes.
 
POSTGAME QUOTES
College of Charleston Head Coach Earl Grant
On the game …
"I thought our guys played really hard. They had a competitive spirit about 'em. Fourth game in seven days. We showed great endurance and inner strength. We have a lot to build on from this game today. I thought our bench gave us a good lift allowing us to continue to keep up our intensity. We have to keep building on it."
 
On Brevin Galloway's first half …
"He is our green-light shooter. He has been shooting well all year. That's what we recruited him to do. He delivered tonight. He played great and did some unbelievable things. He made some timely, big-time shots."
 
College of Charleston Senior Guard Grant Riller
On moving into second all-time in career scoring behind Andrew Goudelock …
"It's an achievement that I will probably look back on later down the road and appreciate a little bit more. It's a blessing and honor that my coaches and teammates trust me enough to take the shots that I take and let me play so free."
 
On looking for his shot more so in league play …
"I think it's just coming through the offense. Just trying to take what the defense gives me. But, at the same time, making the right basketball play. That's what I focus on the most."
 
College of Charleston Junior Guard Brevin Galloway
On his explosive first half and 7-for-10 shooting from long range …
"Honestly, during the game, my first shot was an airball. After that I thought, 'no shot will be uglier than that. They are going in after this one.' After the airball, nothing was going to be worse than that, so I kept shooting it."