The No. 18 Charleston Cougars (19-1, 7-0 CAA), one of the NCAA’s top scoring teams, head to face the Monmouth Hawks (1-17, 0-5 CAA) on Thursday. Charleston dominated the William & Mary Tribe 82-54 at TD Arena on Monday, their 18th straight win.
Ante Brzovic was the top scorer with 17 points. Dalton Bolon chipped in with 15 points. The Cougars are first in the Colonial Athletic Conference.
Monmouth dropped their ninth in a row in blowout fashion on Saturday at SECU Arena, falling to the Towson Tigers 68-48. Myles Foster had 14 points in the losing effort, leading the team. The Hawks slipped to 13th in the Colonial Athletic Conference.
The Cougars have been led this season by Bolon, who is averaging 13.7 points per game. Meanwhile, Brzovic is grabbing 5.1 rebounds per game, and Ryan Larson is dishing 4.2 assists. Foster has been the primary provider for the Hawks on offense, averaging 12.0 points per game.
Foster also has averaged 6.4 rebounds per game. Myles Ruth has doled out 2.5 assists per game. With 80.3 points per game, the Cougars are one of the highest-scoring offenses in the NCAA (29th).
In the last 10 games, Charleston is 10-0 with an average margin of +15.0 (80.7-65.7). Monmouth has a 1-9 record over the last 10, allowing 74.9 points per game on average while scoring only 54.2 (-20.7 margin). The Hawks are averaging 57.1 ppg for the full season while allowing 78.8.
COUGARS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Dalton Bolon: 25.2 | 19.3 | +5.9
Points per game:
Dalton Bolon: 17.4 | 13.7 | +3.7
Pat Robinson III: 7.0 | 9.8 | -2.8
Rebounds per game:
Ante Brzovic: 6.6 | 5.1 | +1.5
HAWKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Andrew Ball: 12.2 | 8.5 | +3.7
Jack Holmstrom: 2.6 | 5.7 | -3.1
Points per game:
Myles Ruth: 4.0 | 7.3 | -3.3
SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:
Charleston
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