Charleston Cougars at James Madison Dukes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
81 - 78
Charleston keeps CAA lead, beats James Madison in OT, 81-78
Charleston (21-6, 12-3) won its ninth straight to remain atop the CAA standings, a game ahead of Northeastern.
Jarrell Brantley converted two free throws with 1:28 left in regulation to tie the game at 69-69. JMU's Ramone Snowden missed a free throw for the lead with :21 left, Charleston's Joe Chealey missed from deep with a second left and the game went to overtime.
Riller scored eight of his 32 points in overtime and posted his fourth career 30-point performance. Brantley recorded his 19th career double-double with 20 points and a team-high 12 rebounds. Cameron Johnson had his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 boards.
Matt Lewis had a career night, scoring 33 points for the fourth-best freshman performance in James Madison (8-19, 4-10) history. Darius Banks added 17 points.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 78 |
| 3rd 0:01 | James Madison Deadball Team Rebound. | 81 - 78 |
| 3rd 0:21 | Grant Riller Steal. | 78 - 78 |
| 3rd 1:21 | Ramone Snowden Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 76 |
| 3rd 1:21 | Jarrell Brantley missed Free Throw. | 74 - 76 |
Statistics
 COFC |
 JMU |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-60 | FG | 26-60 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 8-21 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 20-25 | FT | 18-21 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 11 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 19 | Fouls | 26 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Harrisonburg, VA
Attendance: 2,454 | 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 |
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |