Charleston Cougars at Elon Phoenix
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Kalu's 19 lead Charleston past Elon 85-81
Kalu shot 6 for 10 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Cougars (9-6, 2-0 Coastal Athletic Association). Jlynn Counter scored 16 points while going 3 of 9 and 10 of 10 from the free-throw line and added nine rebounds and nine assists. Chol Machot had 15 points and shot 6 of 10 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line.
Bryson Cokley led the Phoenix (9-6, 1-1) in scoring, finishing with 23 points. Chandler Cuthrell added 17 points and six rebounds for Elon. Isaac Harrell finished with 12 points.
Kalu scored 12 points in the first half for Charleston, who led 41-33 at halftime. Charleston used an 8-0 run in the second half to build a 14-point lead at 52-38 with 15:08 left in the half before finishing off the win.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 85 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 85 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Bryson Cokley makes 23-foot turnaround jump shot | 85 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Bryson Cokley Offensive Rebound. | 85 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Randall Pettus II misses 23-foot three point jumper | 85 - 78 |
Statistics
 COFC |
 ELON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-59 | FG | 30-68 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 7-23 | 3PT | 8-28 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 26-29 | FT | 13-20 |
| 90 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 13 | Assists | 19 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fouls | 20 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 2 |
| 2 | Lead Changes | 2 |
| 89 | Percent Led | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Elon, NC
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2025-26 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | 9-2 | - | 16-8 |
| UNC Wilmington | 8-2 | 0.5 | 19-4 |
| Hofstra | 7-5 | 2.5 | 16-9 |
| Stony Brook | 7-5 | 2.5 | 15-10 |
| Drexel | 7-5 | 2.5 | 13-12 |
| Monmouth | 6-5 | 3 | 12-12 |
| William & Mary | 6-6 | 3.5 | 15-9 |
| Campbell | 6-6 | 3.5 | 12-13 |
| Hampton | 6-6 | 3.5 | 12-13 |
| Towson | 5-7 | 4.5 | 13-12 |
| Elon | 5-7 | 4.5 | 13-12 |
| North Carolina A&T | 2-10 | 7.5 | 9-14 |
| Northeastern | 2-10 | 7.5 | 6-17 |