CHARLESTON, S.C. – The No. 18 College of Charleston men's basketball team's 20-game win streak came to an end on Saturday night at TD Arena as the Hofstra Pride defeated the Cougars 85-81.

Charleston stormed out to a 6-0 lead in a stretch that included two driving layups by Ante Brzovic. Hofstra responded with a 6-0 run of their own to tie the game four minutes into the contest.

The Cougars made four straight from the field to pull ahead and take a 19-13 edge and extended it to 24-18 as Raekwon Horton sank Charleston's first triple of the day 11 minutes into the game.

Hofstra took their first lead of the game 34-33 with four minutes left in the frame before a Ryan Larson layup gave it immediately back to Charleston. With ten seconds remaining, Larson found Brzovic on a perfectly placed pass for a slam dunk to give CofC a 46-44 halftime advantage. Pat Robinson III led the Cougars with 11 points in the frame.

The teams traded points and leads to open the second period before Hofstra took a 70-73 lead, their largest of the game thus far. Charleston went cold during a five-minute stretch, going 1-for-9 from the field.

From that point on, Hofstra had an answer for every potential Cougar comeback ultimately leading to the upset victory in Charleston.

Key Cougars

• Brzovic led Charleston with 18 points and eight rebounds followed by Larson with 15 points and five rebounds.
• Robinson III and Reyne Smith each contributed 11 points while Dalton Bolon grabbed nine rebounds

Game Notes

• This marks Charleston's first loss since November 11, 2022 vs. North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
• Hofstra is only the second team this season to shoot 50% or higher against the Cougars, the other being the Tar Heels.
• Charleston outrebounded Hofstra 41-36.

Up Next

• The Cougars will travel to Drexel to take on the Dragons on Thursday, February 2. Action is set for 7:00 p.m. in Philadelphia.