Cougars Win Comeback Thriller Over Seahawks

Sunday, March 1

Wilmington, N.C.

7:00 PM

College of Charleston

21-10,14-4CAA

UNCW

25-5,14-3CAA

Col. of Charleston

UNCW

3/1/2026 10:21:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

WILMINGTON, N.C. – The College of Charleston men's basketball team overcame a 15-point first half deficit to defeat UNCW 79-76 on Sunday night in Wilmington. With the win, Charleston concludes the regular season 21-10 on the year and will be the No. 2 seed in the upcoming 2026 Air Force Reserve CAA Men's Basketball Championship.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Colby Duggan put Charleston on the board first with a corner three as the Cougars held UNCW scoreless for the opening three and a half minutes of play.

DOOOOGAN ?? Cougs first on the board ?? pic.twitter.com/pFXtantCPY
— Charleston Basketball (@CofCBasketball) March 2, 2026

Defense was on display as both teams struggled from the field early with the Seahawks leading 13-10 at the 11-minute mark.
UNCW used a 9-0 run while holding Charleston scoreless for nearly three minutes to take a 35-23 lead into the locker room. Duggan led the Cougars with six points at the break.
Charleston held UNCW 0-6 from the field to start the second half before Jlynn Counter kickstarted a 10-2 Charleston run to cut the deficit to four at 46-42 with 13 minutes to play.

10-2 run Cougs ?? pic.twitter.com/KCocl9vcjc
— Charleston Basketball (@CofCBasketball) March 2, 2026

The teams traded points again until Connor Hickman cut the Seahawk led to two at 63-61 with four minutes to play before Chris Davis Jr. tied it on the next possession for a new career-high. Charleston held UNCW scoreless from the field for nearly five minutes while going on a 12-1 run capped by another Hickman triple.

2H 3:54 | CofC 61, UNCW 63

The Vet pic.twitter.com/9S1O30oL9q
— Charleston Basketball (@CofCBasketball) March 2, 2026

The Cougars never looked back after taking the lead, going 5-6 from the field to end the contest along with successful trips to the charity stripe from Hickman and Martin Kalu.

KEY COUGARS

Counter had a game-high 23 points with 20 coming in the second half. The point guard added seven assists to add to his CAA leading total.
Davis Jr. reached a new career-high with 17 points.
Hickman contributed ten points including two clutch triples down the stretch.
Christian Reeves led the rebounding efforts with six boards.

2H 48.8 | CofC 72, UNCW 69

C. REEVES AND-1 ?? pic.twitter.com/m97WwbzvD6
— Charleston Basketball (@CofCBasketball) March 2, 2026

GAME NOTES

Charleston narrowly outshot UNCW 43% to 42%. The Cougars scored 54 of their 79 points in the second half, shooting 53% from the field in the final 20 minutes.
The Seahawks won the rebounding battle 47-28.
The Cougars committed zero turnovers in the second half.
Charleston made ten three pointers for the eighth time this season.
The win is the Cougars sixth of the season when trailing at the half and snaps a six-game losing streak to the Seahawks.

UP NEXT

Charleston will await the final bracket for the 2026 Air Force Reserve CAA Men's Basketball Championship. The Cougars will start play on Sunday, March 8 in Washington, D.C.

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