No. 18 Charleston takes over in 2nd half, wins 19th straight
AP
Jan 19, 2023
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) Reyne Smith made seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points, Dalton Bolon added 15 points and No. 18 Charleston won its 19th straight with a 69-55 victory over Monmouth Hawks on Thursday night.
The Cougars (20-1, 8-0 Colonial Athletic Association), whose 20 wins are the most in Division I, extended the nation's longest winning streak. Charleston is ranked in the AP Top 25 poll for the third consecutive week, jumping four spots this week for its highest ranking since being No. 16 in the 1998-99 season.
Charleston trailed 31-28 at halftime after making just eight field goals and turning it over eight times. Smith kept the Cougars close with three 3-pointers and Bolon added 10 points. Monmouth led for 16 minutes, 34 seconds in the first half.
''It was just, `What's the score?' and everybody said 0-0,'' Charleston coach Pat Kelsey said about his halftime message in a postgame radio interview. ''I said the challenge is how you respond. We've responded a lot to success throughout the course of the last couple of months. We had to respond to a little bit of adversity.''
Charleston made seven of its first 14 shots of the second half to build a 48-39 lead after eight minutes. The Cougars went on a 13-0 run during the stretch with two 3-pointers apiece from Smith and Ben Burnham.
Pat Robinson III gave Charleston its first double-digit lead at 54-44 with 8:19 left in the second half after a personal 5-0 run. Monmouth got as close as seven with five minutes to go before Smith made his seventh 3-pointer to go ahead by 10 again.
Charleston finished 19 of 53 from the field (36%) with 15 turnovers. The Cougars were coming off consecutive games with at least 15 made 3-pointers, but were 12 of 30 against Monmouth.
''As we know, every team, every venue we go into, it will be their biggest game on their schedule right now,'' Kelsey added. ''We're going to get everybody's best shot and we got a heck of a shot from them in the first half.''
All seven of Smith's field goals were from long range and he also made all six of his free throws. Bolon, the reigning CAA player of the week, was 4 of 12 from the field and Ante Brzovic, who scored 17 points in each of the past two games, was held to six points.
Andrew Ball scored 16 points and Myles Foster added 15 for Monmouth (1-18, 0-6). Foster made Monmouth's lone free throw, in just seven attempts, compared to Charleston's 19 for 28.
The Hawks remain winless at home, with their lone win coming at Manhattan on Dec. 4.
UP NEXT
Charleston continues its road trip to Boston where it will face Northeastern on Saturday.
Monmouth hosts Hampton on Saturday.
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1st Half
CHAR
Cougars
28
MONM
Hawks
31
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Jaylon Scott vs. Klemen Vuga (Cougars gains possession)
19:42
Jack Collins personal foul (Cougars draws the foul)
19:33
Jack Collins blocks Dalton Bolon's two point layup
19:33
Jakari Spence defensive rebound
19:22
+2
Myles Foster makes two point layup (Jack Collins assists)
0-2
19:15
Ryan Larson turnover (lost ball)
19:02
Jack Collins misses three point jump shot
19:00
Reyne Smith defensive rebound
18:53
+3
Ante Brzovic makes three point jump shot (Reyne Smith assists)
3-2
18:28
Jack Collins misses three point jump shot
18:26
Ante Brzovic defensive rebound
18:18
Ryan Larson misses three point jump shot
18:16
Andrew Ball defensive rebound
17:54
Andrew Ball misses two point jump shot
17:52
Dalton Bolon defensive rebound
17:40
Reyne Smith misses two point jump shot
17:38
Jakari Spence defensive rebound
17:34
+2
Andrew Ball makes two point layup (Jakari Spence assists)
3-4
17:35
Reyne Smith shooting foul (Andrew Ball draws the foul)
17:35
Andrew Ball misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:35
Dalton Bolon defensive rebound
17:35
Klemen Vuga personal foul (Cougars draws the foul)
17:14
Dalton Bolon misses two point jump shot
17:12
Klemen Vuga defensive rebound
16:59
+2
Myles Foster makes two point layup
3-6
16:52
+3
Reyne Smith makes three point jump shot (Ryan Larson assists)
6-6
16:24
Jakari Spence turnover (Babacar Faye steals)
16:19
Dalton Bolon turnover (bad pass)
16:06
+2
Andrew Ball makes two point jump shot (Myles Foster assists)
6-8
15:47
+2
Babacar Faye makes two point dunk (Ryan Larson assists)
8-8
15:15
Jack Collins misses two point jump shot
15:13
Myles Foster offensive rebound
15:13
TV timeout
15:04
+3
Andrew Ball makes three point jump shot (Myles Ruth assists)
8-11
14:40
Babacar Faye turnover (3-second violation)
14:13
+2
Myles Foster makes two point layup (Myles Ruth assists)
8-13
14:05
Ben Burnham turnover (traveling)
13:51
Klemen Vuga misses two point jump shot
13:49
Raekwon Horton defensive rebound
13:49
Andrew Ball personal foul (Cougars draws the foul)
13:33
Ante Brzovic misses three point jump shot
13:31
Andrew Ball defensive rebound
13:02
Myles Ruth misses two point jump shot
13:00
Raekwon Horton defensive rebound
12:55
Raekwon Horton turnover (lost ball)
12:36
Andrew Ball misses two point jump shot
12:34
Hawks offensive rebound
12:16
Jaylon Scott personal foul (Hawks draws the foul)
12:00
Myles Foster turnover (traveling)
12:00
TV timeout
11:41
Jack Collins blocks Ante Brzovic's two point layup
11:39
Myles Foster defensive rebound
11:20
Tahron Allen misses two point jump shot
11:18
Ryan Larson defensive rebound
11:09
Dalton Bolon misses three point jump shot
11:07
Myles Foster defensive rebound
10:59
Myles Ruth misses two point layup
10:57
Ryan Larson defensive rebound
10:53
Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
10:51
Ryan Larson offensive rebound
10:48
Ante Brzovic turnover (lost ball)
10:48
Cougars 30 second timeout
10:35
Tahron Allen turnover (Ryan Larson steals)
10:22
Ante Brzovic misses two point layup
10:20
Ante Brzovic offensive rebound
10:19
+2
Dalton Bolon makes two point layup (Ryan Larson assists)
10-13
10:19
Jack Holmstrom personal foul (Dalton Bolon draws the foul)
10:19
+1
Dalton Bolon makes regular free throw 1 of 1
11-13
10:01
+2
Klemen Vuga makes two point layup
11-15
9:50
Klemen Vuga blocks Ante Brzovic's two point layup
9:50
Cougars offensive rebound
9:38
+3
Reyne Smith makes three point jump shot (Dalton Bolon assists)
14-15
9:21
Charles Lampten personal foul (Hawks draws the foul)
9:05
Myles Foster misses two point jump shot
9:03
Charles Lampten defensive rebound
8:59
Dalton Bolon misses three point jump shot
8:57
Hawks defensive rebound
8:39
Klemen Vuga misses three point jump shot
8:37
Raekwon Horton defensive rebound
8:33
Myles Foster personal foul (Cougars draws the foul)
8:23
Reyne Smith misses three point jump shot
8:21
Myles Foster defensive rebound
8:00
+3
Jack Collins makes three point jump shot
14-18
7:45
Klemen Vuga blocks Raekwon Horton's two point layup
7:44
Cougars offensive rebound
7:44
TV timeout
7:29
Raekwon Horton misses three point jump shot
7:27
Hawks defensive rebound
7:05
Babacar Faye personal foul (Hawks draws the foul)
6:48
Klemen Vuga misses two point layup
6:46
Babacar Faye defensive rebound
6:43
Babacar Faye turnover (Myles Foster steals)
6:43
Raekwon Horton personal foul (Hawks draws the foul)
6:26
Myles Foster misses two point layup
6:24
Raekwon Horton defensive rebound
6:00
Pat Robinson III misses three point jump shot
5:58
Klemen Vuga defensive rebound
5:51
+3
Jack Collins makes three point jump shot (Jarvis Vaughan assists)
14-21
5:39
Myles Foster personal foul (Pat Robinson III draws the foul)
5:39
+1
Pat Robinson III makes regular free throw 1 of 2
15-21
5:39
Pat Robinson III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:39
Klemen Vuga defensive rebound
5:31
Jarvis Vaughan turnover (traveling)
5:14
Pat Robinson III turnover (Andrew Ball steals)
5:06
+2
Amaan Sandhu makes two point layup (Jack Collins assists)
15-23
4:56
Ben Burnham misses three point jump shot
4:54
Ante Brzovic offensive rebound
4:54
Jack Collins personal foul (Cougars draws the foul)
4:54
+1
Ante Brzovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-23
4:54
Ante Brzovic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:54
Amaan Sandhu defensive rebound
4:48
+2
Klemen Vuga makes two point layup (Jakari Spence assists)
16-25
4:28
Ante Brzovic misses two point dunk
4:26
Andrew Ball defensive rebound
4:19
Andrew Ball misses three point jump shot
4:17
Amaan Sandhu offensive rebound
3:58
Jakari Spence misses three point jump shot
3:56
Ryan Larson defensive rebound
3:52
+2
Ante Brzovic makes two point layup (Ryan Larson assists)
18-25
3:52
Jakari Spence shooting foul (Ante Brzovic draws the foul)
3:52
TV timeout
3:52
Ante Brzovic misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:52
Andrew Ball defensive rebound
3:31
Amaan Sandhu offensive foul (Cougars draws the foul)
3:31
Amaan Sandhu turnover (offensive foul)
3:18
Ryan Larson misses three point jump shot
3:16
Klemen Vuga defensive rebound
3:08
Andrew Ball misses two point jump shot
3:06
Jack Holmstrom offensive rebound
2:55
Dalton Bolon personal foul (Hawks draws the foul)
2:55
+2
Myles Ruth makes two point jump shot
18-27
2:39
+3
Reyne Smith makes three point jump shot (Ryan Larson assists)
21-27
2:06
Jakari Spence misses two point jump shot
2:04
Jaylon Scott defensive rebound
1:52
Jack Holmstrom personal foul (Dalton Bolon draws the foul)
1:52
+1
Dalton Bolon makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-27
1:52
+1
Dalton Bolon makes regular free throw 2 of 2
23-27
1:31
Andrew Ball misses three point jump shot
1:29
Tahron Allen offensive rebound
1:20
+2
Tahron Allen makes two point jump shot (Andrew Ball assists)
23-29
1:11
+3
Dalton Bolon makes three point jump shot
26-29
0:46
Ante Brzovic blocks Klemen Vuga's two point layup
0:45
Klemen Vuga offensive rebound
0:38
Tahron Allen misses two point jump shot
0:36
Dalton Bolon defensive rebound
0:36
Tahron Allen personal foul (Cougars draws the foul)
