Charleston Cougars at Northeastern Huskies
· NCAA Men's Basketball
69 - 64
Chealey, Riller help Charleston down Northeastern 69-64
Charleston (17-6, 8-3) had four players reach double figures: Jarrell Brantley and Grant Riller scored 13 each, Riller converting a three-point play with 1:46 remaining for a five-point lead. Cameron Johnson added 11 points, Nick Harris 10 rebounds. Chealey and Riller each had three steals.
The Cougars are tied atop the CAA with William & Mary, which also won Thursday. The teams face off February 8.
The Cougars controlled the paint, scoring 40 points from close-in to Northeastern's 22. The Huskies (14-9, 7-4) drained eight 3-pointers to three for Charleston, but also turned the ball over 11 times, which were turned into 17 points.
Northeastern's Donnell Gresham was at the line with four seconds remaining, made the first one and tried to miss the second and set up a tying basket, but his throw missed the rim and the turnover gave Charleston the final possession. Gresham led Northeastern with 18 points, Vasa Pusica added 11.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 69 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Joe Chealey made Free Throw. | 69 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Joe Chealey made Free Throw. | 68 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Foul on Shawn Occeus. | 67 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Donnell Gresham Jr. Turnover. | 67 - 64 |
Statistics
 COFC |
 NE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-55 | FG | 19-51 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 2-16 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 13 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 17-20 | FT | 18-21 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 7 | Assists | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 17 | Fouls | 18 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 1,106 | 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 |