GAMEDAY Mens Basketball
Charleston 78, Elon 60
(AP Photo/Mic Smith)
Associated Press
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Dalton Bolon made six 3s and scored 21 points as No. 22 College of Charleston extended the nation's longest win streak to 17 games with a 78-60 victory over Elon.
Ante Brzovic added 17 points for the Cougars (18-1, 6-0 Colonial Athletic Association), who struggled early but rallied after halftime to turn back Elon (2-16, 0-5).
Trailing by two points at halftime, the Cougars went on a 22-6 run, with Bolton's 3 making it 54-40 with 11:35 left.
Charleston had a season-high 15 3-pointers. At one point, it connected on six straight 3s.
Reyne Smith, who was 4 of 13 on 3s, finished with 14 points and Ryan Larson had 12 for the Cougars.
Max Mackinnon led Elon with 17 points.
Despite not having defeated a Division I team all season, the Phoenix gave the ranked Cougars all they could handle in the opening half.
Shooting better than 60 percent from the floor, Elon opened up a 23-14 lead on Sam Sherry's layup midway through the first half.
The Cougars answered with a 12-2 run tied it at 26 on a tip-in by Charles Lampten. Elon led 34-32 at the break.
BIG PICTURE
Elon: The Phoenix figured to be overmatched from the get-go, yet hung in for a half as they continue looking for their first CAA win - and victory over a Division I - opponent this season.
College of Charleston: The Cougars came out flat after a highly charged 71-69 victory at UNC Wilmington this past Wednesday. They found themselves along with their outside shooting in time to prevent one of the season's biggest surprises.
January 14, 2023
| Elon | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| J. Gillens-Butler | F | 23 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Z. Ervin | F | 20 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| S. Sherry | C | 26 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| M. Mackinnon | G | 33 | 7-10 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1-13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| S. Halloran | G | 31 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| T. Watson | 25 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| J. Bowen III | 15 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| L. Pratt | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| J. Michael | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 197 | 21-48 (.438) |
12-16 (.750) |
6-21 (.286) |
6-37 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 60 | |
| Charleston | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| A. Brzovic | F | 23 | 6-10 | 4-4 | 1-2 | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| D. Bolon | G | 32 | 7-14 | 1-2 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 |
| R. Larson | G | 30 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| R. Smith | G | 28 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 4-13 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| J. Scott | G | 27 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6-11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| R. Horton | 19 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| P. Robinson III | 13 | 0-7 | 1-2 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| B. Faye | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| B. Burnham | 8 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| C. Lampten | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals | 197 | 27-70 (.386) |
9-16 (.563) |
15-45 (.333) |
16-38 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 78 | |
