CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Monmouth men's basketball team fell to College of Charleston, 74-63, on Saturday afternoon in Charleston, S.C.
A pair of early connections from beyond the arc, including one from Stefanos Spartalis, gave the Hawks an 8-6 edge nearly five minutes in. Down by one, Monmouth scored six in a row to go up, 18-13 with 10:41 to go in the stanza. The Cougars used a 10-2 stretch of their own to retake the lead and eventually went ahead by four, 30-26. A pair of threes from Jinup Dobuol got the Hawks within a pair, 37-35. College of Charleston took a 39-35 lead at the break on a late basket. Spartalis scored a team-best nine points in the first 20 minutes.
The Cougars extended the lead to nine early in the second period before Jason Rivera-Torres hit from three, which sparked a 7-0 Monmouth run to get back within two, 46-44 with 13:50 to play.
Charleston scored 13 of the game's next 15 points, opening a 13-point lead before. Justin Ray did his best to ignite another Monmouth run, scoring the team's next eight points, but the Cougars went punch for punch and maintained an 11-point lead with 3:42 to play.
Monmouth was unable to get closer than nine in the final minutes, as the Cougars closed out the 74-63 victory.
Notes
- Stefanos Spartalis scored 13 points for the second straight game, reaching double figures for the 14th game this season
- Spartalis collected nine rebounds and has 19 boards over his last two performances.
- Jason Rivera-Torres scored 13 points, hit three three-pointers and grabbed four rebounds.
- Kavion McClain matched his season-high with six assists for the Hawks.
- Jack Collins grabbed seven rebounds, the most boards for the senior since Jan. 10 against Hofstra.
- Jinup Dobuol matched his career-high with two three-pointers in the contest.
- The game featured four ties and six lead changes.
Up Next
- Monmouth returns home to host Stony Brook on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. That game will be broadcast on SNY and FloCollege and will serve as the Hawks' Black History Month contest.
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