Balanced Attack Leads Cougars to Sixth Straight Victory

Monday, January 5

Charleston, S.C.

7:00 PM

College of Charleston

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William & Mary

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William & Mary

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Balanced Attack Leads Cougars to Sixth Straight Victory

1/5/2026 10:24:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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CHARLESTON, S.C. – Four Cougars scored in double-figures as the College of Charleston men's basketball team earned their sixth straight victory, an 88-79 triumph over William & Mary to remain undefeated in conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Chol Machot opened the game with back-to-back emphatic dunks before William & Mary went on an 8-0 run to take the 11-4 lead at the first media timeout.
The Cougars proceeded to go on a 11-1 run to take a 15-12 lead in a stretch that featured swarming defense from Christian Reeves in the post.

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— Charleston Basketball (@CofCBasketball) January 6, 2026

Charleston held William & Mary to 1-13 from the field in the midst of a 22-4 run to take a 46-32 lead entering the locker room. Martin Kalu and Chris Davis Jr. led the Cougars with eight points each in the opening twenty minutes while holding the Tribe to 24% from the field.
William & Mary opened the half with nine straight points before cutting the deficit to one at 48-47. Kalu kickstarted a momentum shift with back-to-back buckets for a 10-0 swing in favor of Charleston with 13 minutes remaining in the game.
Charleston the lead for the remainder of the contest with back-to-back triples from Connor Hickman and Colby Duggan shutting the door on W&M in the final minute of action.

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— Charleston Basketball (@CofCBasketball) January 6, 2026

KEY COUGARS

Duggan and Kalu led the Charleston offense with 17 points each followed by CAA Player of the Week Jlynn Counter with 16 and Chris Davis Jr. with 11.
Reeves and Machot grabbed ten rebounds apiece. Reeves swatted a career-high four blocks while Machot added one, marking his 11^th straight game with a block.
Counter dished out a game-high six assists to go with six rebounds.
Duggan matched his career-high four assists in his third game back from injury.

2H 13:48 | CofC 58, W&M 50

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— Charleston Basketball (@CofCBasketball) January 6, 2026

GAME NOTES

Charleston shot 47% from the field compared to 33% from the Tribe. The Cougars held W&M to their lowest first half total so far this season.
The Cougars had 47 rebounds, the most for the program this season against Division I competition.
Charleston tied their season high with 11 threes made.
The Cougars move to 13-10 all-time against the Tribe with eight straight wins at home in Charleston.
Chris Mack's program has won six contests in a row, the longest streak of the Mack era so far.

UP NEXT

Charleston, now 10-6 overall and 3-0 in conference play, will return to TD Arena on Saturday, January 10 to host the Hampton Pirates. Action is set for 5:00 p.m. in Charleston.

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