Towson Tigers at Charleston Cougars
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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Riller's thriller leads Charleston past Towson 54-53
Riller's layup with 2:46 to go brought the Cougars within 51-49. Tobias Howard extended the lead to four with his jump shot with 80 seconds to go. Riller reduced the deficit to one with a 3-pointer. Zep Jesper intentionally fouled Howard sending him to the free-throw and he missed the front-end of a 1-and-1 and Charleston (18-6, 7-4 Colonial Athletic Association) secured the rebound with 23 seconds left, setting up Riller's shot.
The Tigers (8-16, 4-7) called timeout with 10 seconds to go. Brian Fobbs missed a jump shot and Nakye Sanders missed after gathering the offensive rebound ending the game.
Jesper also finished with 12 points with four 3s and Jarrell Brantley grabbed nine rebounds.
Tobias Howard and Allen Betrand each scored 10 for the Tigers.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Zep Jasper Defensive Rebound. | 53 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Nakye Sanders missed Jumper. | 53 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Nakye Sanders Offensive Rebound. | 53 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Brian Fobbs missed Jumper. | 53 - 54 |
Statistics
 TOW |
 COFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-45 | FG | 20-51 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 5-14 | 3PT | 9-22 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 8-14 | FT | 5-9 |
| 57 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 7 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Charleston, SC
Attendance: 4,194 | 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 |