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CHARLESTON, S.C. – The six-game winning streak by the Wofford College men’s basketball team came to an end on a last second shot by Tony White, Jr. as the College of Charleston won 70-68 on Friday night at Carolina First Arena. The score was tied four times in the final three minutes, but the Cougars had the final shot with 1.9 seconds on the clock.
Wofford is 13-8 on the season and 5-3 in the SoCon, while the College of Charleston is 13-6 overall and 8-0 in the conference. The Terriers were led by Noah Dahlman with 23 points, while Tim Johnson had a double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds. For the College of Charleston, Willis Hall had 16 points and Donavan Monroe added 15 points as four Cougars scored in double figures.
“This was another great basketball game between our two schools,” said head coach Mike Young. “We have great respect and admiration for Coach Cremins and his class kids. It was great to watch. It was a great atmosphere tonight and the fans certainly got their money’s worth. I thought we did a phenomenal job guarding Goudelock, one of the premier players in our conference. We came up a possession short and ran out of time. We have a few things I wish we had handled better, but our kids played very hard and wish we had gotten the better end of the stick. We didn’t, and we will keep moving.”
The Terriers scored first on a lay-up by Noah Dahlman and added a three by Junior Salters for a 5-2 lead. The game was tied at seven, then the Cougars pushed the lead to 15-11 with 12:59 on the clock. Wofford came back with a bucket from Noah Dahlman and a dunk by Tim Johnson to make it a 15-13 game at 11:03.
A three by Kevin Giltner gave Wofford the lead at 18-17 at the 9:20 mark. Another three by Giltner at 7:20 made the Terrier lead 25-22, but the Cougars went on a quick 7-0 run to regain the advantage at 29-25. The College of Charleston run ended up being 17-2 after a three by Andrew Goudelock with 2:05 left in the half for a 37-27 lead. Tim Johnson ended up hitting the last two shots of the half for the Terriers to make it a 37-31 game at the half.
Wofford scored first in the second half, but Donovan Monroe scored the first six points of the half for the Cougars and the College of Charleston had a 43-37 lead at the 14:36 mark. A three by Andrew Goudelock two minutes later gave the Cougars a 48-38 advantage. Wofford cut into the lead and at the 9:42 mark the score was 50-45 after a lay-up by Noah Dahlman.
Dahlman put back a missed free throw to cut the lead to 52-48 with 8:30 left in the second half. After a three by Matt Sundberg gave the Cougars a 59-53 lead, Terry Martin and Tim Johnson scored for Wofford to make it a 59-57 game with five left.
The College of Charleston lead remained at two points at 61-59 with 3:21 on the clock. Wofford tied it at 61 with a basket by Cameron Rundles. The game was tied again at 63 and at 65 with just 82 seconds left. The Cougars regained the lead with a bucket by Willis Hall.
Each team then was one-of-one from the line for a 68-66 score with 32 seconds on the clock. Noah Dahlman hit two free throws to tie the game again at 68. The Cougars held the ball for the final shot and Tony White, Jr. hit a lay-up with 1.8 left to secure the win.
Wofford shot 44.1% from the floor and were 21.4% from three. From the free throw line, the Terriers were 59.1%. The College of Charleston was 46.3% overall and were 28.6% from behind the arc. They were 87.5% from the line. Wofford had a 40-29 lead on the glass.
Noah Dahlman scored in double-figures for the 21st time this season and has led the team in scoring in 16 games. The loss ended a six-game winning streak for Wofford, which was the longest since moving to NCAA Division I. It was the third-straight game against College of Charleston that was decided by two points.
The Terriers return home Monday night to host Chattanooga at 7:00 pm, the first of four-straight conference home games at Benjamin Johnson Arena.
