Men's Basketball Drops Non-Conference Battle at South Florida

Wednesday, December 10

Tampa, Fla.

7:00 PM

College of Charleston

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South Florida

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Men's Basketball Drops Non-Conference Battle at South Florida

12/10/2025 9:52:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

TAMPA, Fla. – The College of Charleston men's basketball team dropped a non-conference battle at South Florida 81-75 on Wednesday at the Yuengling Center.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Charleston started the contest on a 6-0 run, shooting a perfect 4-4 from the field through the first media timeout to take an 11-5 lead.
The Cougars continued the offensive pressure, shooting 90% from the floor to kickstart an 8-0 run behind back-to-back makes from Chris Davis Jr. to take a 26-15 lead, their largest of the game with 10:58 to play.
South Florida took their first lead of the game 27-26 with eight minutes left to play before going on a 24-0 run to take a 40-27 lead.
The Cougars climbed back behind successful trips to the charity stripe from Jlynn Counter and Jaxon Prunty and a Martin Kalu triple to cut the deficit to three at 46-43 entering the locker room. Counter led Charleston with 13 points in the frame, while Chol Machot recorded five blocks.
Machot tied the contest 48-48 on his third triple of the season to open the second half before the teams traded points through a series of runs.
South Florida pulled away 77-71 with three minutes to play, holding the Cougars scoreless from the field for over three minutes to seal the victory.

KEY COUGARS

Counter led Charleston with 19 points, six assists, and four rebounds.
Connor Hickman contributed 15 points and five rebounds.
Machot recorded six blocks, the third most in a single game in school history.
Christian Reeves and Prunty each grabbed a team-high six rebounds
Prunty was a perfect 6-6 from the charity stripe.

GAME NOTES

The Cougars shot 37% from the field compared to 41% from the Bulls.
South Florida won the rebounding battle 47-42.
The contest featured five ties, with Charleston largest lead coming at 11. South Florida's largest lead was 13.

UP NEXT

Charleston, now 4-6, will host Charlotte on Sunday, December 14. Action is set for 4:00 p.m. at TD Arena
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