Late Surge Sinks Dukes at College of Charleston

Thursday, January 31

Charleston, S.C.

7 p.m.

James Madison University

9-14, 2-8CAA

College of Charleston

17-6, 6-4CAA

James Madison

Col. of Charleston

1/31/2019 11:01:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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CHARLESTON, S.C. - College of Charleston closed with an 18-2 run on Thursday evening, pulling away from James Madison to hand the Dukes a 70-53 loss in Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball at TD Arena.

The Dukes (9-14, 2-8 CAA) came out strong, holding the Cougars (17-6, 6-4 CAA) in check to only trail by two points at halftime, but Charleston blitzed the second half, going 14-of-24 (58.3 percent) from the field to pull away across the final eight minutes.

Senior Stuckey Mosley continued his run of strong play, racking up 22 points with the help of five three-pointers to post his second straight 20-point effort and eighth of the season, while adding six boards. Sophomores Matt Lewis and Dwight Wilson chipped in 12 points apiece.

In a back-and-forth contest, neither team led by double-digits for the first 35 minutes of play. Mosley buried a three-pointer with 7:49 left to pull the Dukes within one at 52-51, but the Cougars would go on an 18-2 run to wrap up the contest and close out the Dukes.

Senior Grant Riller scored a game-high 24 points to lead Charleston, while senior Jarrell Brantley added 22 points and five boards.

QUOTING COACH ROWE
"I'm proud of the fight this team has and we showed that tonight, but we still need to find a way to play 40 complete minutes. That's a really good basketball team we faced tonight on its home court and they showed what happens when you commit turnovers and don't make plays in the big moments."

QUICK HITS
- Senior guard Stuckey Mosley scored 22 points on Thursday, leaving him with 984 points at JMU and just 16 points away from becoming the 31st player to score 1,000 points in a Dukes uniform.
- The Dukes outrebounded College of Charleston by a 36-26 margin, pulling down 12 offensive boards on the night.
- Sophomore Greg Jones provided big minutes off the bench, pulling down four offensive rebounds and four defensive rebounds to match his career high with eight.
- Sophomore Matt Lewis blocked two shots for the first time in his career.

UP NEXT
The Dukes will close their southern road trip on Saturday, Feb. 2, as they head north to UNCW for a 7 p.m. matchup in Wilmington, N.C. On Thursday night, the Seahawks dropped a 77-76 decision to Towson on a pair of free throws in the closing seconds on their home court to fall to 8-15 (4-6 CAA) on the year.