Cougars Pull Away Late at Northeastern

Saturday, January 31

Boston, Mass.

2:00 PM

College of Charleston

15-8,8-2CAA

Northeastern

6-15,2-8CAA

Col. of Charleston

Northeastern

1/31/2026 4:51:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

BOSTON, Mass. – The College of Charleston men's basketball team ended the game on a 13-2 run to top Northeastern 89-84 on Saturday afternoon in Boston. With the win, the Cougars move to 15-8 overall and 8-2 in CAA play earning the program's fourth straight victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Jlynn Counter and Chris Davis Jr. provided early offense for Charleston before a 7-0 Husky run gave Northeastern a 20-14 edge with 12 minutes to play.
Northeastern took their largest lead of the contest at 33-25 with the Cougars going 0-6 from the field during the same stretch. Martin Kalu, Connor Hickman, and Christian Reeves combined 4-4 from the field to cut the deficit to one at 33-32 with three minutes remaining in the half. The teams traded points from there to send Charleston to the locker room down 40-38. Hickman, Reeves and Counter all contributed six points in the frame.
The Cougars regained the lead five minutes into second half at 50-49 after a Christian Reeves block on the defensive end led to a Martin Kalu fast break layup. The teams again traded points for majority of the second half, coming 8-9 from the field during the stretch with neither squad taking more than a three-point lead.

Reeves block --> Kalu lay

Cougs back in front ?? pic.twitter.com/6G39bbTvrr
— Charleston Basketball (@CofCBasketball) January 31, 2026

The Cougars took their largest lead of the game at 82-78 with a minute to play on a Counter floater. Charleston ended the game on a 13-2 run, with all 13 points belonging to Counter, while going 10-12 from the field to secure the win.

KEY COUGARS

Counter recorded his second straight double-double with 28 points and 11 assists, a new career-high for the graduate student.
Reeves contributed 17 points and nine rebounds.
Chol Machot was a perfect 6-6 from the field for 12 points.
Kalu added nine points followed by Hickman with eight for Charleston.

Mood pic.twitter.com/pvrzN7h42Z
— Charleston Basketball (@CofCBasketball) January 31, 2026

GAME NOTES

Charleston shot 53% from the field compared to 49% from the Huskies.
Northeastern won the rebounding battle 37-35.
The Cougars committed a season-low five turnovers.
Charleston made 26 trips to the free throw line compared to just five for Northeastern.
This is Charleston's fifth win this season when trailing at the half. Chris Mack's program is now 7-0 in games decided by five points or less.
The Cougar bench outscored the Huskies 21-2.
Charleston held the lead for 8:16.

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