Monmouth Hawks at Charleston Cougars
· CAA Championship - Quarterfinal
Charleston edges Monmouth 79-78 in OT in Coastal Athletic Association Tournament quarterfinal
The third-seeded Cougars (24-8) will play No. 2 seed UNC Wilmington in a Monday semifinal. Top-seed Towson squares off against No. 12 seed Delaware in the other semifinal.
AJ Smith had 12 points in the first half to lead Charleston to a 34-33 advantage at the intermission. Brzovic scored 18 in the second half and his layup with 17 seconds left sent the game to OT tied at 72. Boyd made two foul shots with 13 seconds left in the extra period to put the Cougars up by three. Jaret Valencia had a layup in the final second for Monmouth.
Brzovic also snagged eight rebounds for the Cougars. Smith had 17 points.
The sixth-seeded Hawks (13-20) were led by Abdi Bashir Jr. with 24 points and four assists. Jack Collins added 15 points and six rebounds. Cornelius Robinson Jr. totaled nine points, nine rebounds and four assists.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:00 | End of 1st OT | 78 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:00 | Jaret Valencia made Layup. Assisted by Cornelius Robinson III. | 78 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:13 | Elijah Jones subbing in for Charleston | 76 - 79 |
| 3rd 0:13 | Ante Brzovic subbing out for Charleston | 76 - 79 |
Statistics
 MONM |
 COFC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-70 | FG | 25-55 |
| 41.4 | Field Goal % | 45.5 |
| 10-28 | 3PT | 5-18 |
| 35.7 | Three Point % | 27.8 |
| 10-12 | FT | 24-32 |
| 83.3 | Free Throw % | 75.0 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 16 | Assists | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 6 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 2,580 | Capacity:
2024-25 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towson | 16-2 | - | 22-11 |
| UNC Wilmington | 14-4 | 2 | 27-8 |
| Charleston | 13-5 | 3 | 24-9 |
| William & Mary | 11-7 | 5 | 17-15 |
| Campbell | 10-8 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Monmouth | 10-8 | 6 | 13-20 |
| Drexel | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Northeastern | 9-9 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Elon | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Hampton | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Hofstra | 6-12 | 10 | 15-18 |
| Delaware | 5-13 | 11 | 16-20 |
| Stony Brook | 4-14 | 12 | 8-24 |
| North Carolina A&T | 3-15 | 13 | 7-25 |