Chattanooga
College of Charleston
Mocs Fall 79-73 at College of Charleston
2/14/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
CofC quickly answered with back-to-back three-pointers by Tony White, Jr., in less than 20 seconds. Two Jermaine Johnson free throws at 8:04 pushed the Cougars back into the lead, 19-18. A Bridgewaters jumper with one second left cut the CofC lead to 35-30 at the break.
The Cougars jumped out to a 45-32 advantage out of the break starting the half on a 10-2 run.
A Kevin Goffney layup with 2:37 go closed it to five points at 72-67. Marcus Watts then followed his own missed three-point attempt with a layup at 2:30 to close the margin to three at 72-69.
Two White, Jr. free throws followed by a Bridgewaters kept the margin at three with 1:22 remaining. After Marcus Hammond missed two free throws, the Mocs were unable to corral the rebound which led to two made free throws by Dustin Scott with 33 seconds left. White, Jr. led the charge at the line making all eight of his free throw attempts for CofC as the Cougars hit 11-of-14 from the line down the stretch to preserve the victory.
Bridgewaters led all scorers with 21 points while Doaks added 20 points to go with a career-high 16 rebounds. It was his fifth “double-double” on the year, sixth of his career.
The Cougars were led by White, Jr., and Andrew Goudelock with 17 apiece. Scott added 11 points, nine boards, five assists and four blocks, while Jermaine Johnson chipped in 13 points and 10 rebounds.
The Mocs shot a season-high 82 shots, but hit just 34.1 percent from the field compared to 44.4 percent for CofC.
NOTES:
>Keyron Sheard made his second start of the year in place of senior Kevin Bridgewaters at point guard.
>Khalil Hartwell returned to the starting lineup for the first time since injuring his knee at Davidson (1/19/08). He missed four games and came off the bench in the last two. He has an ACL Deficiency in his knee which basically is playing without one after a tear.
>Nicchaeus Doaks extended his double-digit steak to 12 games.
