Men's Basketball Tops North Carolina A&T

Thursday, February 19

Greensboro, N.C.

7:00 PM

College of Charleston

18-10,11-4CAA

North Carolina A&T

10-15,3-11CAA

Col. of Charleston

N.C. A&T

2/19/2026 9:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The College of Charleston men's basketball team defeated North Carolina A&T 74-61 on Thursday night in Greensboro. With the win, the Cougars move to 18-10 overall and 11-4 in CAA play.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Charleston jumped out to a 10-0 lead behind makes from Christian Reeves, Chris Davis Jr., Martin Kalu, and Jlynn Counter, not letting North Carolina A&T attempt any second chance shots through the opening four minutes of play.

1H 15:51 | CofC 10, NC A&T 0

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After holding the Aggies scoreless for over three minutes, back-to-back Connor Hickman threes gave the Cougars a 23-9 lead with nine minutes to play.

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North Carolina A&T followed the drought with an 8-0 run to cut the Charleston lead to six. The Cougars regained momentum to end the half on a 9-0 run of their own behind a Davis Jr. three at the buzzer to take a 41-26 lead in to the break.
The Cougars took their largest lead of the game at 47-30 before the first media timeout of the second half. After Charleston led by as much as 23, the Aggies went on an 18-0 run to cut the deficit to four with eight minutes to play after the Cougars went scoreless for six minutes.
Charleston answered as they had all night, using a 7-0 run over ninety seconds to regain a 12-point edge and control the remainder of the game.

KEY COUGARS

Counter had a game-high 16 points to go with seven assists and four rebounds.
Davis Jr. recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and a career-high ten rebounds.
Reeves grabbed seven rebounds, adding 13 points.

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— Charleston Basketball (@CofCBasketball) February 20, 2026

GAME NOTES

Charleston shot 44% from the field compared to 41% from the Aggies. The Cougars shots 53% from three in the first half.
The Cougars won the rebounding battle 38-35 and assisted on 19 of 27 made field goals.
Charleston has not lost a contest this season when leading at the half.

UP NEXT

Charleston will host Monmouth on Saturday, February 21 in the Cougars' final home contest of the season. Action is set for 4:00 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.

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