GAMEDAY Mens Basketball
Charleston 82, William & Mary 54
Associated Press
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Ante Brzovic scored 17 points and Dalton Bolon added 15 points as No. 18 College of Charleston won its 18th straight with an 82-54 victory over William & Mary.
The Cougars (19-1, 7-0 Colonial Athletic Association), whose 19 wins are the most in Division I, extended the nation's longest winning streak and remained a perfect 13-0 at home this season.
William & Mary (8-11, 3-3) fell behind in a hurry and had their two-game win streak snapped.
Charleston didn't shoot the ball particularly well - hitting just 38 percent from floor - but that didn't stop the Cougars from connecting on a season high 16 3-pointers against the Tribe.
College of Charleston dominated the glass, grabbing 18 offensive rebounds that led to 18 second-chance points.
Charleston came out hot, scoring on their first six offensive possessions, quickly built a double-digit lead. Reyne Smith's 3-pointer gave the Cougars a 14-2 lead less than four minutes into the game.
Charleston continued to increase its advantage throughout the first half, using a 12-3 run and grabbed a 33-14 lead on Brzovic's putback with 8:31 to play in the first half.
The second half was much of the same as the Cougars built a 32-point edge.
Ben Burnham came off the bench to chip in 13 points, while Smith finished with 13, including four 3-pointers.
William & Mary was led by Ben Wight's 14 points.
BIG PICTURE
William & Mary: The Tribe came in with two straight victories and the CAA rookie of the week award winner Charlie Williams. But the team was quickly in the hole as Charleston opened a 13-point lead less than five minutes in.
College of Charleston: The Cougars have continued their success in long-range shooting. They connected on a season's best 16 3-pointers a game after getting 15 in a win over Elon this past Saturday.
January 16, 2023
| William & Mary | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| N. Collier | F | 29 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| B. Wight | F | 22 | 6-12 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 3-7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| A. Nelson | G | 29 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| C. Mullins | G | 25 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| G. Dorsey | G | 24 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| M. Case | 21 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| C. Lowe | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| C. Williams | 13 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| J. Milkereit | 10 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| M. Ayesa | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. Rice | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M. Hicks | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 200 | 25-58 (.431) |
4-6 (.667) |
0-12 (.000) |
7-36 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 54 | |
| Charleston | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| A. Brzovic | F | 18 | 5-14 | 5-6 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| J. Scott | G | 25 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Larson | G | 24 | 1-8 | 1-2 | 0-7 | 3-7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| R. Smith | G | 23 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| D. Bolon | G | 19 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| R. Horton | 21 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 2-8 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| P. Robinson III | 18 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| B. Burnham | 17 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 2-8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | |
| B. Faye | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| C. Lampten | 7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| A. Comer | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| F. Idlett | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| S. Legg | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| J. Miller | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D. Ritter | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Totals | 198 | 29-76 (.382) |
8-11 (.727) |
16-45 (.356) |
19-46 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 82 | |
