Thursday, February 1
Charleston, S.C.
7:00 PM
College of Charleston
15-7,6-3CAA
74
vs
80
UNCW
15-6,6-3CAA
1
2
F
UNCW
34
46
80
Col. of Charleston
37
37
74
Smith Scores 1,000 Career Points in Loss to Seahawks
2/1/2024 10:12:00 PM | Men's Basketball
CHARLESTON, S.C. - The College of Charleston men's basketball team fell to UNCW 80-74 Thursday night in Charleston.
After a slow offensive start from both teams, the Cougars were able to push to an early seven-point lead before the Seahawks rallied back to tie the game with a 6-0 run. Ante Brzovic hit back-to-back triples and Reyne Smith followed with one of his own to push to a 22-18 edge.
Both teams took advantage of an offensive surge, trading nine straight baskets.
UNCW took their first lead of the night with three minutes left in the first half but was short lived as Kobe Rodgers immediately tied it at 30-30 with a jumper off the fast break. Rodgers then hit a three in the final minute to take a 37-34 advantage into the locker room.
Smith hit a triple early in the second half to give the Cougars their largest lead of the night at 44-38. The Seahawks fought back to retake the lead at 61-58 with seven minutes left.
In a battle to the end, James Scott made a clutch block then converted at the charity stripe on the other end to tie the game at 66-66 with five minutes left. After trading baskets yet again, the Seahawks hit a triple with under two minutes left to push their lead to five.
Smith drained another trey with 17 seconds left to cut the CofC deficit to three, but UNCW made clutch free throws in the final minutes to secure their win.
Key Cougars
After a slow offensive start from both teams, the Cougars were able to push to an early seven-point lead before the Seahawks rallied back to tie the game with a 6-0 run. Ante Brzovic hit back-to-back triples and Reyne Smith followed with one of his own to push to a 22-18 edge.
Both teams took advantage of an offensive surge, trading nine straight baskets.
UNCW took their first lead of the night with three minutes left in the first half but was short lived as Kobe Rodgers immediately tied it at 30-30 with a jumper off the fast break. Rodgers then hit a three in the final minute to take a 37-34 advantage into the locker room.
Smith hit a triple early in the second half to give the Cougars their largest lead of the night at 44-38. The Seahawks fought back to retake the lead at 61-58 with seven minutes left.
In a battle to the end, James Scott made a clutch block then converted at the charity stripe on the other end to tie the game at 66-66 with five minutes left. After trading baskets yet again, the Seahawks hit a triple with under two minutes left to push their lead to five.
Smith drained another trey with 17 seconds left to cut the CofC deficit to three, but UNCW made clutch free throws in the final minutes to secure their win.
Key Cougars
- Smith scored a three pointer in the opening minutes followed by a free throw to reach 1000 career points alongside his 18 on the night.
- Rodgers scored a team-high 20 points followed by Ben Burnham with 11 points and 7 rebounds. Brzovic was the final Cougar in double-figures with ten points.
- Frankie Policelli grabbed a season high 9 rebounds.
- Charleston was outrebounded for just the fifth time this season, 42-39.
- The Cougars bench, one of the best in the nation, outscored the Seahawks bench 29-22
- The Cougars, now 15-7 and 6-2 in CAA play, head to Virginia to face William & Mary Saturday. Tip-off is set for 2:00 p.m. in Williamsburg.
Team Stats
UNCW
CC
FG%
.426
.406
3FG%
.250
.375
FT%
.818
.722
RB
42
39
TO
7
10
STL
5
2
Game Leaders
Pts
20
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
18
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
F
/ Men's Basketball
F
/ Men's Basketball
F
/ Men's BasketballG
/ Men's Basketball
F
/ Men's Basketball
G
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