1 | 2 | T | |
---|---|---|---|
CHSO | 31 | 46 | 77 |
LONG | 33 | 32 | 65 |
Charleston Southern pulls away to win 77-65
FARMVILLE, Va. -- Cortez Mitchell scored 17 points and Christian Keeling added 15 to lead Charleston Southern over Longwood 77-65 on Thursday night.
Travis McConico added 14 points and Jordan Jones 10 for the Buccaneers (12-14, 7-8 Big South), who swept the season series from the Lancers (6-22, 3-12). Charleston Southern was only 3 of 12 from the arc but outscored Longwood 46-28 in the paint even though outrebounded 40-39.
Trailing by two at halftime, the Buccaneers got 11 points each from Mitchell and McConico in the second half with a 9-0 run capped by five straight points from Phlandrous Fleming snapping a 50-all tie. A jumper from Cortez with 3:09 remaining gave Charleston Southern a double-digit lead for good at 69-58.
Isaiah Walton made four 3-pointers and scored 24 points for Longwood, which has lost nine straight. B.K. Ashe added 14 points and Damarion Geter totaled 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Nathan Quick
- Jason Page
- Fred Davis
2023-24 Big South Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
High Point | 13-3 | - | 27-9 |
UNC Asheville | 12-4 | 1 | 22-12 |
Gardner-Webb | 11-5 | 2 | 17-16 |
Winthrop | 8-8 | 5 | 17-15 |
Longwood | 6-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
Presbyterian | 6-10 | 7 | 14-19 |
Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 7 | 10-20 |
Radford | 5-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 8 | 10-20 |