Johnson Scores 32 in Win at Temple - College of Charleston Athletics

Wednesday, November 11

Philadelphia, Pa.

6:30 PM

College of Charleston

3-0,0-0CAA

Temple

1-2,0-0American

Team	1	2	F
Col. of Charleston	46	45	91
Temple	28	53	81

Tavari Johnson smiling Nov. 11 at Temple.

11/11/2026 11:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Tavari Johnson recorded his third career 30-point game as College of Charleston men's basketball went on the road and beat Temple 91-81 Wednesday evening at the Liacouras Center.

The Cougars improved to 3-0 with the win while the Owls fall to 1-2 after losing its second straight contest at home.

Johnson went 13-16 from the field and a perfect 5-5 from three en route to 32 points against the Owls. Ben Bradford dropped 19 points and 7 rebounds while Max Green added 15 points with 11 coming from the charity stripe.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Johnson scored Charleston's first 12 points of the ballgame, all coming within the opening five minutes of action.
CofC kept its fast-paced offense, going up 30-10 on a Max Green free throw at the 8:19 mark of the opening half.
The Cougars went into the break with a 46-28 lead after shooting 58.6 percent.
Johnson accounted for 18 first half points, shooting 7-8 from the field and 3-3 from beyond the arc.
Kobe Edwards was a perfect 3-3 with 7 points in five minutes before half.
17 of Bradford's 19 points came across the final 20 where he went 5-9 from the field, 7-8 from the line while also grabbing all 7 of his boards.
Charleston as a team went 15-19 at the charity stripe in the second half of play.

KEY COUGARS

Charleston shot 57.4 percent from the floor Wednesday and went 23-29 from the line.
Eli Ellis paced the Cougars with a plus-20 in 24 minutes, adding 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
Bradford collected 3 of Charleston's 4 steals against Temple.
The trio of Johnson, Bradford and Green had 41 of Charleston's 45 points over the final 20 minutes, shooting 13-19.

GAME NOTES

Charleston played Temple for the third time in school history Wednesday and first true road contest. The Cougars now hold a 2-1 advantage in the series.
Johnson picked up his third career 30-point contest, previously done twice while at Akron.
Johnson's other 30-point games were 35 on Nov. 24, 2025, against Yale and 32 on Jan. 17, 2025, versus Western Michigan.
Over the last two contests, Johnson is 20-32 and 10-15 from three.
Green had a career-high 11 free throw makes Wednesday.
Charleston has had a player record 16-plus points in all three games. Johnson has at least 17 in back-to-back contests.
Charleston has shot 57.3 percent-or-better in all three games.

UP NEXT
Charleston returns home to face SC State on Nov. 15. Tip-off from TD Arena is set for 2 p.m. Everett German and Danny Johnson will have the call.

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