Charleston welcomes Newberry to TD Arena on Friday, Nov. 6. Action is set for 7 p.m. Everett German and Danny Johnson will have the call.

CofC Sports Media

The College of Charleston men's basketball defeated Southern Wesleyan 111-55 Monday evening at TD Arena. Four Cougars eclipsed double figures in the victory, including Conner Groce, who ripped off 11 points in six minutes of action.

Level at 18, Charleston used a 13-4 run to jump out to a 31-22 advantage and never looked back. The Cougars closed out the half on a dominant 21-2 run, backed by back-to-back dunks from Xavier Abreu and Martin Kalu.

Eli Ellis paced the offense at the break, going 6-8 from the field with 16 points while Kobe Edwards was 5-8 with 10 points. Charleston continued its hot hand in the second half, shooting 61.4 percent. Over a 10:13 span during the final 20, the Cougars went on a 33-10 run.

14 different Cougars picked up points in Monday's victory. Charleston had an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3:1 with 27 assists and just 9 turnovers. Tavari Johnson (7) and Kobe Edwards (6) combined to dish out near half of the assists.

Groce's 11 points Monday matched his season total at Akron. The guard was an efficient 5-6. Abreu led the team with 7 field goal makes in his Charleston debut.
Ben Bradford made 5 shots in 9 attempts, good for 12 points in 11 minutes of action.

Charleston improved to 11-1 in the all-time series with Southern Wesleyan and are a perfect 8-0 in home contests. Head coach John Groce earned his first victory leading Charleston and the 378th of his coaching career.

CofC's 111 points are the most in a regulation game at TD Arena. The 111 points are also the second-most in a regulation game in the Division I Era. The record is 116, set on Dec. 4, 1993, versus Charleston Southern. The mark is also good for ninth in program history.

Charleston welcomes Newberry to TD Arena on Friday, Nov. 6. Action is set for 7 p.m. Everett German and Danny Johnson will have the call.

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