Men's Basketball Southern Conference

CofC Tops ASU, 91-87

College of Charleston 91, Appalachian State 87

 

BOONE, N.C. - Tony White, Jr.'s three pointer with 1.6 seconds left lifted the College of Charleston to a thrilling 91-87 Southern Conference win over Appalachian State before 1,455 at the Holmes Center on Monday.

The Cougars have won at least 19 games in 25 of the last 30 seasons. Appalachian State fell to 10-15 and 7-10.

White's heroics were needed after the Mountaineers erased an 83-69 Charleston lead with 2:51 left. Marcus Wright capped an 18-3 run with a pair of free throws with 14.6 seconds left that gave ASU an 87-86 lead.

After a Cougar timeout with 11.2 seconds left, Andrew Goudelock's pass found White wide open for the game-winner from the right baseline. Matt Sundberg iced the game with a pair of free throws with 0.4 seconds left after and ASU turnover.

Jeremy Simmons had his first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.  Goudelock finished with a team-high 17 points to lead seven Cougars in double figures. 

 

Kellen Brand led ASU with a game-high 22 points. Donald Sims scored 13 points for ASU, while Isaac Butts recorded seven points and seven rebounds.