Charleston (SC) earns 77-69 victory against Towson
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Deywilk Tavarez's 20 points helped Charleston defeat Towson 77-69 on Saturday.
Tavarez added seven rebounds for the Cougars (12-3, 2-0 Coastal Athletic Association). AJ Smith scored 20 points, shooting 6 for 8 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line. Ante Brzovic had 16 points and shot 4 of 12 from the field and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line.
Tyler Tejada led the Tigers (6-9, 1-1) in scoring, finishing with 22 points. Tomiwa Sulaiman added 15 points for Towson. Mekhi Lowery also had 10 points and six rebounds.
Charleston took the lead with 19:17 to go in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 39-30 at halftime, with Tavarez racking up 13 points. Charleston turned a six-point second-half lead into a 13-point advantage with a 9-2 run to make it a 59-46 lead with 10:34 left in the half.
These two teams both play Thursday. Charleston visits Hofstra and Towson hosts Northeastern.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Tyler Tejada vs. Ante Brzovic (Tyler Tejada gains possession) | Â | |
19:28 | Â | Dylan Williamson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:26 | Â | Ante Brzovic defensive rebound | Â | |
19:17 | +2 | AJ Smith makes two point driving layup (Ante Brzovic assists) | 0-2 | |
18:59 | Â | Christian May misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:57 | Â | Messiah Jones offensive rebound | Â | |
18:47 | Â | Nendah Tarke misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:45 | Â | Derrin Boyd defensive rebound | Â | |
18:34 | +2 | Deywilk Tavarez makes two point driving layup (Derrin Boyd assists) | 0-4 | |
18:24 | Â | Messiah Jones misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
18:22 | Â | Deywilk Tavarez defensive rebound | Â | |
18:10 | +2 | Deywilk Tavarez makes two point driving layup | 0-6 | |
18:09 | Â | Tigers 30 second timeout | Â | |
17:46 | Â | Tomiwa Sulaiman misses two point driving layup | Â | |
17:44 | Â | Ante Brzovic defensive rebound | Â | |
17:32 | Â | Deywilk Tavarez turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
17:10 | Â | Tomiwa Sulaiman misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | Â | |
17:08 | Â | Caleb Embeya offensive rebound | Â | |
16:55 | +2 | Christian May makes two point pullup jump shot | 2-6 | |
16:47 | +2 | Ante Brzovic makes two point driving layup (CJ Fulton assists) | 2-8 | |
16:29 | +3 | Christian May makes three point jump shot (Rahdir Hicks assists) | 5-8 | |
16:13 | Â | Ante Brzovic turnover (traveling) | Â | |
15:58 | Â | Christian May misses two point driving layup | Â | |
15:56 | Â | Caleb Embeya offensive rebound | Â | |
15:55 | Â | Ante Brzovic shooting foul (Caleb Embeya draws the foul) | Â | |
15:55 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:55 | +1 | Caleb Embeya makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-8 | |
15:55 | Â | Caleb Embeya misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
15:55 | Â | Ante Brzovic defensive rebound | Â | |
15:34 | +2 | Ante Brzovic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 6-10 | |
15:06 | Â | Christian May misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
15:04 | Â | Derrin Boyd defensive rebound | Â | |
14:58 | +3 | Derrin Boyd makes three point jump shot | 6-13 | |
14:32 | Â | Caleb Embeya misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
14:30 | Â | Caleb Embeya offensive rebound | Â | |
14:30 | Â | Caleb Embeya misses two point driving layup | Â | |
14:28 | Â | Deywilk Tavarez defensive rebound | Â | |
14:20 | Â | Mekhi Lowery personal foul (Deywilk Tavarez draws the foul) | Â | |
13:59 | Â | Justas Stonkus misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:57 | Â | Elijah Jones offensive rebound | Â | |
13:44 | Â | Ante Brzovic misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
13:42 | Â | Caleb Embeya defensive rebound | Â | |
13:31 | +3 | Tyler Tejada makes three point jump shot | 9-13 | |
13:18 | Â | Mekhi Lowery blocks Justas Stonkus's two point driving layup | Â | |
13:16 | Â | Nendah Tarke defensive rebound | Â | |
13:03 | +2 | Nendah Tarke makes two point driving layup | 11-13 | |
12:50 | Â | Derrin Boyd misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:48 | Â | Tyler Tejada defensive rebound | Â | |
12:37 | Â | Nendah Tarke misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:35 | Â | Ante Brzovic defensive rebound | Â | |
12:23 | +2 | Derrin Boyd makes two point driving reverse layup (Deywilk Tavarez assists) | 11-15 | |
12:03 | +2 | Tyler Tejada makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Caleb Embeya assists) | 13-15 | |
11:40 | +2 | Elijah Jones makes two point cutting layup (Ante Brzovic assists) | 13-17 | |
11:13 | Â | Derrin Boyd shooting foul (Nendah Tarke draws the foul) | Â | |
11:13 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:13 | +1 | Nendah Tarke makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-17 | |
11:13 | Â | Nendah Tarke misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
11:13 | Â | AJ Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
10:53 | Â | CJ Fulton turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
10:34 | Â | Tyler Tejada misses two point fadeaway jump shot | Â | |
10:32 | Â | CJ Fulton defensive rebound | Â | |
10:19 | +2 | Ante Brzovic makes two point driving hook shot (CJ Fulton assists) | 14-19 | |
9:51 | Â | Dylan Williamson misses two point driving layup | Â | |
9:49 | Â | Ante Brzovic defensive rebound | Â | |
9:49 | Â | Tomiwa Sulaiman personal foul (Ante Brzovic draws the foul) | Â | |
9:31 | Â | Ante Brzovic misses two point driving layup | Â | |
9:29 | Â | Messiah Jones defensive rebound | Â | |
9:20 | +2 | Tomiwa Sulaiman makes two point driving bank jump shot | 16-19 | |
9:02 | +3 | Deywilk Tavarez makes three point jump shot | 16-22 | |
8:43 | +2 | Dylan Williamson makes two point cutting layup (Messiah Jones assists) | 18-22 | |
8:27 | Â | CJ Fulton misses two point floating jump shot | Â | |
8:25 | Â | Ante Brzovic offensive rebound | Â | |
8:14 | +2 | AJ Smith makes two point driving layup (CJ Fulton assists) | 18-24 | |
8:01 | Â | Messiah Jones turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
7:48 | +3 | AJ Smith makes three point jump shot (Adam Comer assists) | 18-27 | |
7:32 | Â | Christian May misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:30 | Â | Adam Comer defensive rebound | Â | |
7:20 | Â | Abdou Samb personal foul (Adam Comer draws the foul) | Â | |
7:17 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:14 | +2 | Derrin Boyd makes two point cutting layup (CJ Fulton assists) | 18-29 | |
6:53 | +2 | Mekhi Lowery makes two point driving hook shot | 20-29 | |
6:33 | Â | Tyler Tejada shooting foul (AJ Smith draws the foul) | Â | |
6:33 | +1 | AJ Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-30 | |
6:33 | +1 | AJ Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-31 | |
6:14 | Â | Tyler Tejada misses two point stepback jump shot | Â | |
6:12 | Â | Derrin Boyd defensive rebound | Â | |
6:06 | Â | Rahdir Hicks personal foul (Derrin Boyd draws the foul) | Â | |
5:46 | Â | Ante Brzovic misses two point turnaround hook shot | Â | |
5:44 | Â | Caleb Embeya defensive rebound | Â | |
5:27 | +2 | Tyler Tejada makes two point driving layup (Tomiwa Sulaiman assists) | 22-31 | |
5:15 | Â | Ante Brzovic misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:13 | Â | Cougars offensive rebound | Â | |
5:12 | Â | Deywilk Tavarez misses two point driving layup | Â | |
5:10 | Â | Tomiwa Sulaiman defensive rebound | Â | |
5:10 | Â | Deywilk Tavarez personal foul (Tomiwa Sulaiman draws the foul) | Â | |
4:51 | Â | Dylan Williamson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:49 | Â | Ante Brzovic defensive rebound | Â | |
4:34 | Â | Djordje Curcic misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:32 | Â | Caleb Embeya defensive rebound | Â | |
4:24 | Â | AJ Smith personal foul (Tomiwa Sulaiman draws the foul) | Â | |
4:18 | +2 | Tyler Tejada makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 24-31 | |
3:48 | +3 | Deywilk Tavarez makes three point jump shot (Derrin Boyd assists) | 24-34 | |
3:18 | +2 | Tyler Tejada makes two point pullup jump shot | 26-34 | |
3:00 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:43 | +3 | Deywilk Tavarez makes three point jump shot | 26-37 | |
2:14 | Â | Dylan Williamson misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
2:12 | Â | Abdou Samb offensive rebound | Â | |
2:08 | Â | Tyler Tejada turnover (lost ball) (AJ Smith steals) | Â | |
1:59 | +2 | AJ Smith makes two point driving layup (Ante Brzovic assists) | 26-39 | |
1:31 | Â | Jump ball. Dylan Williamson vs. CJ Fulton (CJ Fulton gains possession) | Â | |
1:31 | Â | Dylan Williamson turnover (lost ball) (CJ Fulton steals) | Â | |
1:21 | Â | Derrin Boyd turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
0:52 | +2 | Mekhi Lowery makes two point pullup jump shot | 28-39 | |
0:30 | Â | Deywilk Tavarez turnover (lost ball) (Mekhi Lowery steals) | Â | |
0:20 | +2 | Tomiwa Sulaiman makes two point cutting layup (Nendah Tarke assists) | 30-39 | |
0:06 | Â | Nendah Tarke personal foul (CJ Fulton draws the foul) | Â | |
0:06 | Â | Cougars 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Ante Brzovic misses two point driving layup | Â | |
0:00 | Â | AJ Smith offensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |