Box Score Wofford-CofC Box Score
CHARLESTON, SC – The Wofford College men’s basketball team fell 70-60 to the College of Charleston on Thursday night at Kresse Arena. Wofford tied the game at 33-33 early in the second half, but the Cougars were able to build a ten point lead for most of the remainder of the period.
The Terriers are 8-8 overall and 1-5 in SoCon play. The College of Charleston improves to 9-8 on the season and 4-3 in conference play. The Terriers were led by Shane Nichols with 19 points and Noah Dahlman with eight points. The Cougars were led by Jermaine Johnson with 17 points and Andrew Goudelock with 16 points. Wofford was led on the glass by Noah Dahlman and the Cougars were led by Jermaine Johnson with twelve boards.
“They outrebounded us by 14 and hit 52 percent from the floor – that is the game,” said head coach Mike Young. “We just could not get over the hump in the second half once we were down by seven. We could not do anything from there. At times tonight in the second half it looked like we had heavy legs. If we can do what we are supposed to do and hang in there, we will be fine.”
The Cougars scored first, but at three by Shane Nichols gave the Terriers a lead at 19:10 in the first half. After a short run by College of Charleston, Wofford was able to regain the lead at 12-11 with another three-pointer by Shane Nichols at 13:40. The game was tied at 15-15 after a three-point shot by Matt Estep at 11:40.
College of Charleston used back-to-back three-pointers by Andrew Goudelock to take a 31-22 lead with 3:47 to go in the opening half. Wofford was able to make an 8-2 run in the final 3:20 of the game, highlighted by two three-pointers by Shane Nichols. The Cougars took a 33-30 lead into the locker room at the half.
The Terriers scored the first three points in the second half to tied the game at 33-33. The Cougars were then able to build a 46-37 lead at 14:32 after three pointers by three different players.
Both teams then went almost four minutes without scoring until Konimba Diarra scored for the Cougars at 10:54 for an eleven point lead. The lead remained at ten points for most of the next five minutes. Shane Nichols hit three foul shots to cut the lead to 57-50 at 4:52, but it was matched at the other end by Marcus Hammond to again take a ten point lead. However Shane Nichols took a shot from way out side the arc for three and a 60-53 score with 3:20 left in the game.
The College of Charleston added to the lead with a basket by Jermaine Johnson at 2:20 for a 62-53 advantage. A three-pointer by Shane Nichols cut the lead again to eight points, but the Cougars were solid from the free throw line in the last 1:30 of the game. The College of Charleston ended the game with a 70-60 advantage.
The Terriers have now lost their last five conference games. Wofford shot 38.8% from the floor and 42.1% from three. The Terriers were 82.4% from the line. The Cougars were 52.9% from the floor and 57.1% from behind the arc and from the free throw line. The College of Charleston had a 37-23 advantage on the boards.
The Terriers will remain in Charleston and face The Citadel on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 pm. Following a road game at Georgia Southern on January 24, Wofford will host Western Carolina on January 26 at 7:00 pm.
