May's 20 lead Towson past Charleston 82-78
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- — Christian May's 20 points helped Towson defeat Charleston 82-78 on Thursday night.
May was 6-of-11 shooting, including 5 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the foul line for the Tigers (10-8, 3-2 Coastal Athletic Association). Nendah Tarke added 18 points while shooting 7 for 16 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line, with seven rebounds and five assists. Dylan Williamson was 5-of-6 shooting and 1 of 6 from the foul line to finish with 13 points.
Kobe Rodgers led the way for the Cougars (13-5, 4-1) with 24 points. Ben Burnham added 13 points and eight rebounds for Charleston. Ante Brzovic also had 12 points and nine rebounds. The Cougars broke a nine-game winning streak with the loss.
Towson went into the half tied with Charleston 38-38. Williamson put up 12 points in the half. Towson pulled off the victory after a 7-0 second-half run erased a two-point deficit and gave them the lead at 59-54 with 10:10 remaining in the half. May scored 14 second-half points.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Lee Cassell
- Brian O'Connell
- Ted Valentine
2023-24 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Charleston | 15-3 | - | 27-8 |
Drexel | 13-5 | 2 | 20-12 |
UNC Wilmington | 12-6 | 3 | 21-10 |
Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 20-13 |
Towson | 11-7 | 4 | 20-14 |
Delaware | 10-8 | 5 | 19-14 |
Stony Brook | 10-8 | 5 | 20-15 |
Monmouth | 10-8 | 5 | 18-15 |
Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 14-18 |
Northeastern | 7-11 | 8 | 12-20 |
Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 13-19 |
North Carolina A&T | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
William & Mary | 4-14 | 11 | 10-23 |
Hampton | 3-15 | 12 | 9-24 |