CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Mocs were on the verge of getting blown out before a strong second half pulled them within 10 points in an eventual 86-74 loss at The College of Charleston.
Charleston sophomore forward Matt Sundberg had a career night with 17 points which broke his previous career high of 10 points set last season.
Tony White Jr led Charleston with 19 and Andrew Goudelock added 17 points as well.
DeAntre Jefferson led UTC with 13 points. Ty Patterson and Ricky Taylor scored 11 points and Ridge McKeither had 10 points.
Charleston (15-8, 10-2) led 43-24 after the Mocs shot just 34.6 percent in the first half with 10 turnovers.
UTC trailed 59-30 with 16 minutes to go before they went on an extended 29-10 run to pull within 10 points on two occasions with 8:41 to go.
But Charleston responded with a 13-5 run to provide itself with a comfortable cushion down the stretch.
See Friday’s Times Free Press for more coverage.