Cougars Bounce Back at Elon

Saturday, January 25

Elon, NC

7:00 PM

College of Charleston

16-5,6-2CAA

Elon

14-7,5-3CAA

Col. of Charleston

Elon

1/25/2025 9:29:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

ELON, N.C. – The College of Charleston men's basketball team got back in the win column with a 76-62 win at Elon on Saturday night.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Derrin Boyd opened the game with a corner three before the Cougars fell cold from the field, going 1-8 during a three-minute stretch.
After falling behind 16-10, a 7-0 run highlighted by a trey from AJ Smith pushed Charleston back in front with just under ten minutes to play in the half.
Three straight makes in the paint by Elijah Jones and a CJ Fulton triple helped Charleston enter the locker room up 35-29. Smith led the Cougars with eight points in the frame.
Smith went on a personal 6-2 run to open the second half and help push the Cougar lead to ten at 45-35 with 15 minutes remaining.
Charleston extended the lead to 61-46, shooting 61% from the field in the second half to secure the 76-62 win.

.@_ajsmithjr on a 6-2 run ?? pic.twitter.com/dXQW51CRib
— Charleston Basketball (@CofCBasketball) January 26, 2025

KEY COUGARS

Smith matched his Cougar-high with 20 points.
Ante Brzovic notched his 15^th career double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds while Lazar Djokovic recorded his second career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds
Boyd rounded out the double-figure scorers with ten for his 12^th straight in double-figures.

2H 14:51 | CofC 49, Elon 38

Ante with 12 on the night ???? pic.twitter.com/RV0qmNYmws
— Charleston Basketball (@CofCBasketball) January 26, 2025

GAME NOTES

Charleston outrebounded Elon, who entered the contest averaging the sixth most rebounds per game in the nation, 40-33.
The Cougars shot 49% from the field compared to the Phoenix's 42%.
Charleston recorded ten steals, the fifth time this season in double-digits.
The Cougars caused 13 Elon turnovers and capitalized with 22 points off the miscues.
The game marked Fulton's 100^th career start.
This is the sixth straight win Charleston over Elon and the first home loss for the Phoenix this season.

UP NEXT

The Cougars, now 16-5 and 6-2 in league play, will welcome Stony Brook to TD Arena on Thursday, January 30 for a rematch of last season's CAA Championship. Action is set for 6:00 p.m.
The contest will mark the season debut for Charleston on CBS Sports Network.