Towson Tigers at Charleston Cougars
· CAA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL
59 - 67
Charleston beats Towson 67-59 behind Chealey's 29 points
The No. 2 seeded Cougars advance to Monday night's championship game against top-seeded UNC-Wilmington (28-5), which beat William & Mary 105-94 on Sunday.
Trailing 26-21 at halftime, the Cougars closed to 43-41 on Chealey's free throw with 7:38 to play. Chealey hit three straight 3s and Charleston tied it at 50 on Arnaud William Adala Moto's free throw, then led 55-50 after Johnson and Jarrell Brantley each made layups.
Towson closed to 55-54 on Adala Moto's layup, but Johnson hit his big 3 and followed it with a layup for a 63-54 Charleston lead with 50 seconds left. Towson closed to 66-59 on Eddie Keith II's 3-pointer, but got no closer.
Grant Riller scored 12, Brantley added 10, and the Cougars held the Tigers to 35 percent shooting from the floor.
Adala Moto led Towson (20-13) with 14 points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Jarrell Brantley Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Eddie Keith II missed Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Joe Chealey made Free Throw. | 59 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Charleston Deadball Team Rebound. | 59 - 66 |
Statistics
 TOW |
 COFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-54 | FG | 21-43 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 4-15 | 3PT | 7-16 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 17-29 | FT | 18-26 |
| 59 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 5 | Assists | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 23 | Fouls | 21 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: North Charleston, SC
Attendance: 4,708 | Capacity:
2025-26 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Wilmington | 15-3 | - | 27-7 |
| Charleston | 14-4 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 24-11 |
| Monmouth | 11-7 | 4 | 19-15 |
| William & Mary | 10-8 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Drexel | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Towson | 9-9 | 6 | 19-15 |
| Stony Brook | 9-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 16-18 |
| Hampton | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| North Carolina A&T | 4-14 | 11 | 11-19 |
| Northeastern | 2-16 | 13 | 7-24 |