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Scoreboard

Deywilk Tavarez
85
Northeastern NE 10-9,2-4 CAA
87
Winner Col. of Charleston CC 15-4,5-1 CAA
Northeastern NE
10-9,2-4 CAA
85
Final
87
Col. of Charleston CC
15-4,5-1 CAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Northeastern NE 43 42 85
Col. of Charleston CC 45 42 87

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Cougars Top Huskies in Late Game Thriller

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston men's basketball team held on for an 87-85 win over Northeastern on Saturday at TD Arena to move to 5-1 in conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Cougars and Huskies went a combined 11 for 14 from the field to start the. CJ Fulton dished out his 500th career assist to a cutting Ante Brzovic eight minutes into the half.
  • After going nine minutes without a stoppage in play, Deywilk Tavarez sank a triple to give Charleston their first lead of the game at 22-20 with ten minutes to play.  He extended the lead to 25-20 with another trey just a minute later.
  • Three straight Cougar triples from Lazar Djokovic, Tavarez, and Derrin Boyd helped give Charleston a 39-31 edge with three minutes to play.
  • Both teams shot over 50% in the frame, combining again for 9 of 12 from the field to end the half with Charleston on top 45-43. Tavarez had 17 points in the half on his way to a new career-high.
  • After falling behind 55-49, a 45 second 6-0 Charleston run highlighted by an AJ Smith old fashioned three-point play put the Cougars within one at 58-57.
  • The Cougars kept climbing back before back-to-back threes from Tavarez and Boyd tied the game at 67-67 and took the lead on another Boyd bucket.
  • Charleston built the lead to 84-78 with two minutes remaining. A 7-2 Northeastern run made it a one-point game with 11 seconds left before a Fulton make from the free throw line and stellar defense sealed the Cougar win.


KEY COUGARS
  • Tavarez had a career-high 32 points, going 11-17 from the field and 8-9 from behind the arc with four rebounds and zero turnovers.
  • Brzovic recorded his ninth 20+ point performance this season with 24 points and nine rebounds.
  • Boyd was the third Cougar in double-figures with 16 points and six rebounds.
  • Fulton became the third Cougar to record 500 career assists, joining Anthony Johnson and AJ Harris in the record books.


GAME NOTES
  • Charleston's 22 assists are tied for the most in a single game this season, as are the Cougar's six turnovers for lowest mark this season.
  • Charleston shot over 50% from the field for the fifth time this season.
  • The win marks the seventh time this season the Cougars have made 10+ triples.


UP NEXT
  • The Cougars, now 15-4 overall and 5-1 in CAA play, return to action on Thursday, January 23 when UNCW makes the trip to TD Arena. Action is set for 7:00 p.m.
  • Fans are encouraged to wear white to support the Cougars vs. the Seahawks in the Cougar Jam!
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