CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Tashan Newsome scored 22 points, including a three-point play with 29.5 seconds left in overtime for the winning margin, as Gardner-Webb defeated Big South Conference leader Charleston Southern 74-73 Wednesday night.
Mathiang Muo, whose 3-pointer for Charleston Southern with 3.2 seconds left in regulation forced overtime, missed a jumper with 11 seconds left in the extra period, then missed again just before the buzzer after two deflections by the Gardner-Webb defense.
The Runnin' Bulldogs (12-10, 4-4) ended an eight-game winning streak by the Buccaneers (12-7, 7-1) and have won back-to-back Big South road games for the first time since the 2008-09 season.
Newsome also had 10 rebounds for Gardner-Webb, while Jarvis Davis added 14 points and Tyler Strange 13.
Saah Nimley had 27 points, including 5 of 10 3-pointers, and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Charleston Southern. Muo had 14 points, including eight in the final 1:02 of regulation.
| Scoreboard | ||||
| Final | 1 | 2 | OT | T |
| Gardner-Webb (12-10) « | 26 | 41 | 7 | 74 |
| Charleston Southern (12-7) | 24 | 43 | 6 | 73 |
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| Gardner-Webb Bulldogs | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| K. Hartley, F | 38 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| J. Hill, F | 27 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| T. Newsome, G | 36 | 10-18 | 1-1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| D. Harper, G | 34 | 0-5 | 5-8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| T. Strange, G | 30 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Davis | 19 | 4-7 | 5-5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| M. Landis | 16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| O. Branch | 11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Byron | 10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| I. Ivey | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 26-56 | 14-19 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 74 | |
| 46.4% | 73.7% | ||||||
| Charleston Southern Buccaneers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| M. Muo, F | 38 | 4-12 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| A. Fullah, F | 24 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| J. Sexton, G | 43 | 4-12 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| S. Nimley, G | 41 | 8-21 | 6-7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 27 |
| A. Harper, G | 38 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| P. Gombwer | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| S. Strickland | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| M. Bernard | 7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-67 | 13-17 | 40 | 11 | 14 | 73 | |
| 37.3% | 76.5% | ||||||
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