No. 23 Cougars Extend Nation's Longest Winning Streak

Wednesday, January 4

Greensboro, NC

5:00 PM

College of Charleston

15-1,3-0CAA

North Carolina A&T

6-10,1-2CAA

Col. of Charleston

N.C. A&T

No. 23 Cougars Extend Nation's Longest Winning Streak

1/4/2023 7:41:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The No. 23 College of Charleston men's basketball team extended the nation's longest winning streak to 14 on Thursday night as they defeated North Carolina A&T, 92-79.

The teams played back-and-forth basketball to start the contest as two early Raekwon Horton triples were key in responding to the Aggies' punches. Charleston went on a 9-0 run to take a 23-14 edge midway through the first frame with buckets from five different Cougar scorers.

The Aggies followed the Cougars burst with a 9-0 run of their own to come within two at 25-23 before a slam dunk by Ben Burnham silenced the Corbett Center along with two Ryan Larson 3-pointers to help the Cougars go on a 12-2 run and regain an 11-point advantage at 39-27, their largest of the game.

Charleston created 15 points off eight offensive rebounds in the first half to enter the locker room up 51-31 after a 53% shooting performance.

Pat Kelsey's squad started the second half on a 6-0 run and continued to dominate in all facets of the game to secure their 14^th victory of the season.

Key Cougars

Bolon recorded his first double-double as a Cougar with 22 points and ten rebounds
Ante Brzovic and Pat Robinson III each contributed 12 points followed by Horton and Burnham with 11 to total five Cougars scoring in double-digits.
Babacar Faye was a defensive presence, grabbing seven rebounds.

Game Notes

Charleston grabbed 13 offensive rebounds that led to 19 second chance points.
The Cougars bench contributed 40 points. Charleston ranks among the nation's leaders in bench points per game.
Charleston holds the nation's longest winning streak at 14 as ten different Cougars scored in the game.
This was the first meeting between the programs as CAA competitors.

Up Next

The Cougars will return to TD Arena to host Delaware on Saturday, January 7. Action is set for 5:00 p.m.
The game will be the second consecutive contest for the Cougars to be broadcast live CBS Sports Network.