Wofford 68, Coll. of Charleston 59

Wofford 68, Coll. of Charleston 59

Published Jan. 28, 2012 5:12 p.m. ET

Brad Loesing scored 18 points and Karl Cochran added 15 as Wofford beat College of Charleston 68-59 on Saturday for its fifth straight win.

Cochran, who scored 10 of his points in the first half, also grabbed seven rebounds while Loesing dished eight assists and shot 7 of 11 from the floor.

Charleston led 3-2 in the first half, but it was the last time the Cougars would see the lead, as Cochran made a jumper to spark a 21-10 run and give the Terriers (14-8, 7-3 Southern Conference) a 24-12 lead.

Wofford took a 28-19 lead into halftime and matched the Cougars (12-9, 4-6) basket for basket in the second half.

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Trent Wiedeman led Charleston with 18 points but the Cougars shot 37.9 percent (22 of 58) from the field and received no points from the bench. Charleston's bench went a combined 0 for 8 from the field.

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