Johnson Scores 20 in Homecoming Win - College of Charleston Athletics

Friday, November 6

Charleston, S.C.

7:00 PM

College of Charleston

2-0,0-0CAA

112

Newberry

0-0,0-0SAC

Team	1	2	F
Newberry	27	39	66
Col. of Charleston	52	60	112

Tavari Johnson dribbling against the defender Nov. 6 vs Newberry.

11/6/2026 11:11:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

CHARLESTON, S.C. – College of Charleston men's basketball improved to 2-0 on the year with a 112-66 victory against Newberry Friday evening at TD Arena.

Five different Cougars surpassed double figures, paced by Tavari Johnson's 20-point affair.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Johnson rode a hot hand in the first half, posting 17 points on 6-12 with four makes from beyond the arc in 12 minutes of action.
Johnson had 11 of the team's first 18 points of the contest after a triple less than five minutes in gave the Cougars an 18-0 advantage.
CofC continued to push the floor over the opening 20, sinking six treys to pair with 8 steals.
Charleston once again shot strong over the final 20, making a 70.6 percent of its shots.
Djordje Curcic picked up 7 points in seven minutes in the second half, including the three that broke Monday's TD Arena record for points in a regulation game.
The Cougars went 15-21 at the charity stripe with Martin Kalu and Ben Bradford combining for nine of the makes.

KEY COUGARS

Johnson led a high-paced Cougar offense with 20 points while Eli Ellis (15), Bradford (14), Kalu (11) and Braden Pierce (10) also reached double digits.
Ellis went 7-10 to pair with 7 rebounds.
Five different Cougars had multiple steals Friday.
15 of Charleston's 46 rebounds came on the offensive side of the floor.
Pierce had 10 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks in the win.
Max Green finished the contest plus-34 in 23 minutes of action.

GAME NOTES

Charleston and Newberry met for 109th time in school history. The Cougars are now a perfect 3-0 versus the Wolves in the Division I Era.
Charleston broke Monday's record for most points in a regulation game at TD Arena with 112 Friday night.
The instance marked the first time since Dec. 1993 that CofC recorded back-to-back 100-point contests.
CofC's 16 steals Friday set a TD Arena record for the Cougars.
The mark is also the most in a game since Nov. 21, 2005, when the College recorded 16 steals versus Lees-McRae.

UP NEXT
Charleston hits the road for the first time this season with a trip up north to take on Temple Nov. 11. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. with the game airing live on ESPN+. Everett German will have the radio call on 94.7 FM/910 AM and The Varsity Network app.

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