Cougars Secure Double Bye with Senior Day Win

Saturday, February 21

Charleston, S.C.

4:00 PM

College of Charleston

19-10,12-4CAA

Monmouth

14-14,8-7CAA

Monmouth

Col. of Charleston

2/21/2026 7:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The College of Charleston men's basketball team secured at least a top four seed and double-bye in the upcoming 2026 CAA Men's Basketball Championship with a 74-63 win over Monmouth to close out the home slate for the season at TD Arena.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The teams traded buckets to start the contest, knotted up at 12-12 with 13 minutes to play in the opening frame.
Charleston took a 35-29 lead on a Connor Hickman triple with 4:20 left to play, the largest lead of the game for either team. The Cougars maintained the edge taking a 39-25 advantage into the locker room. Charleston had 24 points in the paint after 20 minutes led by Christian Reeves with 11 points.

CDJ ARE YOU KIDDING ?? pic.twitter.com/YwIQ0hrpuG
— Charleston Basketball (@CofCBasketball) February 21, 2026

Martin Kalu sank a triple to start the second half for Charleston, whose defense caused three Monmouth turnovers in the opening minutes to push a 7-0 Cougar run. Monmouth responded with a 7-0 run of their own to cut the deficit to two points before a Chol Machot old-fashioned three-point play extended the Charleston led back to four.

Second half underway from TD ?? pic.twitter.com/L2bTNXZ2po
— Charleston Basketball (@CofCBasketball) February 21, 2026

Chris Davis Jr. took over scoring back-to-back triples to kickstart a 13-2 Charleston run. The Cougars never looked back on their way to the program's third straight victory.

KEY COUGARS

Reeves had a game-high 19 points to go with ten rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season.
Davis Jr. recorded a career-best 16 points with four rebounds in 30 minutes of action.

2H 7:30 | CofC 61, MU 48

Largest lead of the day for the Cougs on the C. Reeves slam ?? pic.twitter.com/7g2vgukC1H
— Charleston Basketball (@CofCBasketball) February 21, 2026

Jlynn Counter added 14 points, six assists, and four rebounds.
Machot matched Counter with 14 points of his own, going 6-9 from the field.
Kalu recorded three steals and five rebounds.

GAME NOTES

Charleston out shot Monmouth 46% to 43%. The teams had an even 45 rebounds a piece.
The Cougars committed eight turnovers, the 11^th time this season Chris Mack's squad has given up ten or less.
Charleston had 21 total assists on 27 made field goals
The Cougars remain unbeaten on the year when leading at halftime.

UP NEXT

Charleston, now 19-10 overall and 12-4 in league play, will travel to Hampton to take on the Pirates on Thursday, February 26. Action is set for 11:00 a.m. in Virginia.

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