SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Senior Karl Cochran joined Robert Mickle (1981-85) as the only Terriers to earn 1,500 points, 500 rebounds and 250 assists and the Wofford men's basketball team earned a 66-45 victory over Presbyterian, Wednesday night at Benjamin Johnson Arena.
 
Heading into the game, Cochran was three points and two assists shy of the trifecta. He hit his first 3-point attempt to reach 1,500 and later registered his 250th assist at the 3:15 mark of the first half. Cochran recorded his 500th rebound in Saturday's game at William & Mary and now has 1,508 points, 511 rebounds and exactly 250 assists.
 
Mickle was in attendance to witness Cochran join him in the 1,500-500-250-club. The '85 graduate was recognized at halftime after finishing his career nearly 30 years ago with 1,572 points, 569 rebounds and 264 assists.
 
"Karl has been such an unbelievable contribution to this program," said head coach Mike Young. "We've had a lot of good players around here, and for a 6-foot guard to accomplish an achievement like this is remarkable."

Cochran and junior Spencer Collins finished the game with 11 points each.

However, they were outdone by sophomoreJaylen Allen, who dropped a career-high 16 points to lead all Terriers. Allen was 6-of-11 shooting and 4-of-6 from three, also collecting five boards.
 
Wofford (6-2) used a 27-5 run that spanned 12 minutes of the second half to put away Presbyterian (3-5). The Blue Hose had gotten within one possession with 15:22 left, before a triple by sophomore Eric Garcia sparked the big run that ended in a 64-39 Wofford lead.
 
Offensive rebounds and 3-point shooting contributed to the blowout. The Terriers collected 16 on the offensive glass to outscore PC 17-0 in second-chance points. Wofford also tied a season-high with 11 made threes to shoot 46 percent from beyond the arc (11-24).
 
The Terriers outshot the Blue Hose 39.7 percent to 37.8 percent from the floor. Wofford also had a 40-31 edge in rebounds and won the turnover battle 17-7, earning 22 points off PC's turnovers.
 
The win improved the Terriers to 96-67 in the all-time local series. It was the first meeting in either program's Division I era and the first since January 23, 1995.

"When I came here in 1989, Presbyterian was our biggest rival," Young added. "We had some real knock-down, drag-out meetings with them. I really think a lot of Coach Nibert and I'm glad it worked out to get PC back on the schedule."
 
Wofford jumped out to a 12-5 lead with its defense holding strong through the opening 10 minutes. Presbyterian started 2-of-9 from the field as the Terriers looked much better after allowing William & Mary to shoot 66 percent in Saturday's loss.
 
On offensive end, Wofford struggled around the basket but made up for it from long range. The Terriers were good for six of their first nine 3-point attempts to go up 26-18. Allen led the charge by hitting three of his first four.
 
It was an eight-point game at the half with Wofford in front 32-24. Allen led all scorers with nine points, while Cochran and Collins had six apiece. Garcia had four assists and would go on to record a career-high seven.
 
After opening the second half with the first five points, the Terriers weathered a 10-0 PC run that ended with two of Jordan Downing's game-high 17 points. It brought the game to within just three points for the first time since the 14-minute mark of the first half.
 
Cochran missed a jumper on the ensuing Wofford possession, but senior Lee Skinner was there for the offensive rebound. He kicked it out to Garcia who buried the triple to extend the lead back to six.
 
Garcia and Allen carried the Terriers the rest of the way, combining for 15 points in 25-5 run. The sophomore duo hit four 3-pointers during the span as Wofford ran away with largest Division I win of the season.
 
The Terriers stay at home to take on Florida National on Saturday. Game time has been changed to 2:30 p.m. at Benjamin Johnson Arena.
 
Postgame Notes:
- Karl Cochran became the 12th Terrier to reach 1,500 career points, and just the second with Robert Mickle to also go for 500 rebounds and 250 assists.
- Jaylen Allen scored a career-high 16 points. His previous high was 13, which he posted twice as a freshman.
- Eric Garcia recorded a career-high seven assists. His previous high was six, which he did twice as a freshman and once earlier this year at Fairfield (Nov. 21).
- Wofford extended its series lead over Presbyterian to 96-67. It was the first meeting between the two schools since January of 1995, and the first of either team's Division I era.
- Wofford head coach Mike Young and Presbyterian head coach Gregg Nibert faced off for the first time as head coaches. Both are in their 26th season at their respective schools, with Young becoming head coach in 2002.