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Smith scores 18 off the bench, Charleston knocks off Saint Joseph's 78-75

AP
Dec 10, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (AP) AJ Smith led Charleston over Saint Joseph's on Tuesday night with 18 points off of the bench in a 78-75 victory.

Xzayvier Brown missed a 3-pointer and the chance to tie it for the Hawks.

Smith shot 6 of 10 from the field and 5 for 5 from the line for the Cougars (7-2). Ante Brzovic scored 17 points while shooting 6 for 17 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line. Deywilk Tavarez shot 4 for 7, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with 10 points.

The Hawks (6-4, 1-0 Atlantic 10 Conference) were led in scoring by Rasheer Fleming, who finished with 26 points and two steals. Saint Joseph's (PA) also got 14 points and six assists from Brown. Derek Simpson also had 11 points, seven rebounds, six assists and two steals.

Brzovic scored nine points in the first half and Charleston went into halftime trailing 43-36. Charleston used a 15-2 second-half run to come back from an 11-point deficit and take the lead at 67-65 with 6:21 remaining in the half before finishing off the victory. Smith scored 12 second-half points.

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1st Half
CHAR
Cougars
36
JOES
Hawks
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Hawks gains possession)
19:49		Justice Ajogbor turnover (bad pass) (Derrin Boyd steals)
19:11		Lazar Djokovic misses three point jump shot
19:11		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
19:11	+3	Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot (Xzayvier Brown assists)	0-3
19:03		Ante Brzovic misses three point jump shot
19:01		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
18:48		Xzayvier Brown turnover
18:48		Xzayvier Brown personal foul
18:39		Derrin Boyd misses three point jump shot
18:37		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
18:31		Derek Simpson turnover (bad pass)
18:21		Deywilk Tavarez misses two point jump shot
18:19		Erik Reynolds II defensive rebound
18:00		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
17:58		Derek Simpson offensive rebound
17:54	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	0-5
17:42		CJ Fulton misses three point jump shot
17:40		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
17:28	+3	Xzayvier Brown makes three point jump shot (Erik Reynolds II assists)	0-8
17:02	+2	Derrin Boyd makes two point layup (Ante Brzovic assists)	2-8
16:38	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point layup	2-10
16:24	+3	Deywilk Tavarez makes three point jump shot (CJ Fulton assists)	5-10
16:24		Dasear Haskins misses two point layup
16:24		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
16:24		Ante Brzovic misses two point layup
16:22		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
15:45	+3	Rasheer Fleming makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	5-13
15:37		Derrin Boyd turnover (bad pass)
15:37		TV timeout
15:17		Justice Ajogbor misses two point layup
15:15		Deywilk Tavarez defensive rebound
15:00	+2	Deywilk Tavarez makes two point jump shot	7-13
14:47		Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot
14:45		Justice Ajogbor offensive rebound
14:35		Rasheer Fleming misses two point layup
14:33		Ante Brzovic defensive rebound
14:28	+2	AJ Smith makes two point jump shot (Derrin Boyd assists)	9-13
14:10		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
14:08		Derrin Boyd defensive rebound
13:58	+2	Ante Brzovic makes two point jump shot	11-13
13:37		Dasear Haskins misses three point jump shot
13:35		Deywilk Tavarez defensive rebound
13:29		AJ Smith misses two point jump shot
13:27		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
13:23		AJ Smith personal foul
13:07		Dasear Haskins turnover (lost ball) (Djordje Curcic steals)
12:44		Deywilk Tavarez turnover (lost ball) (Derek Simpson steals)
12:39	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup (Dasear Haskins assists)	11-15
12:23	+3	Djordje Curcic makes three point jump shot (Deywilk Tavarez assists)	14-15
12:09		CJ Fulton shooting foul (Rasheer Fleming draws the foul)
12:09		Rasheer Fleming misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:09	+1	Rasheer Fleming makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-16
11:51		Lazar Djokovic misses three point jump shot
11:49		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
11:37		TV timeout
11:23		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
11:21		CJ Fulton defensive rebound
11:07	+3	Ante Brzovic makes three point jump shot (CJ Fulton assists)	17-16
10:52	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point dunk (Anthony Finkley assists)	17-18
10:36		Ante Brzovic misses two point layup
10:34		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
10:23	+3	Anthony Finkley makes three point jump shot (Erik Reynolds II assists)	17-21
10:09		Anthony Finkley blocks Derrin Boyd's two point layup
10:07		Anthony Finkley defensive rebound
9:55		Anthony Finkley offensive foul
9:55		Anthony Finkley turnover (offensive foul)
9:45	+2	CJ Fulton makes two point layup (Derrin Boyd assists)	19-21
9:45		Hawks 30 second timeout
9:23	+3	Xzayvier Brown makes three point jump shot	19-24
9:05	+2	Ante Brzovic makes two point layup (CJ Fulton assists)	21-24
8:52		AJ Smith personal foul
8:49	+2	Justice Ajogbor makes two point dunk (Erik Reynolds II assists)	21-26
8:31		Shawn Simmons II shooting foul (Ante Brzovic draws the foul)
8:31	+1	Ante Brzovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-26
8:31	+1	Ante Brzovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-26
8:19		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
8:17		CJ Fulton defensive rebound
8:02	+2	Djordje Curcic makes two point layup (CJ Fulton assists)	25-26
7:43		Shawn Simmons II turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Jones steals)
7:32		Elijah Jones misses two point layup
7:30		Erik Reynolds II defensive rebound
7:20		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
7:18		Elijah Jones defensive rebound
7:13		Deywilk Tavarez misses three point jump shot
7:11		Hawks defensive rebound
7:11		TV timeout
6:55		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
6:53		Rasheer Fleming offensive rebound
6:38	+3	Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot (Erik Reynolds II assists)	25-29
6:29		Deywilk Tavarez misses three point jump shot
6:29		Elijah Jones offensive rebound
6:29		Justice Ajogbor blocks Ante Brzovic's two point layup
6:27		Cougars offensive rebound
6:27		Derek Simpson personal foul
6:24		Deywilk Tavarez turnover (lost ball) (Xzayvier Brown steals)
6:19	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point layup (Xzayvier Brown assists)	25-31
6:19		Derrin Boyd shooting foul (Rasheer Fleming draws the foul)
6:19	+1	Rasheer Fleming makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-32
5:55		Ante Brzovic turnover (traveling)
5:42		Erik Reynolds II turnover (lost ball) (Lazar Djokovic steals)
5:12		Ante Brzovic turnover (lost ball) (Justice Ajogbor steals)
5:12	+2	Justice Ajogbor makes two point layup (Erik Reynolds II assists)	25-34
4:57		Djordje Curcic misses three point jump shot
4:55		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
4:45		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
4:43		Derek Simpson offensive rebound
4:32		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
4:30		CJ Fulton defensive rebound
4:26	+2	Lazar Djokovic makes two point dunk (CJ Fulton assists)	27-34
4:26		Erik Reynolds II shooting foul
4:26	+1	Lazar Djokovic makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-34
4:26		Cougars 30 second timeout
4:26		TV timeout
4:17		Xzayvier Brown misses two point layup
4:15		Rasheer Fleming offensive rebound
4:10		Anthony Finkley misses three point jump shot
4:08		Deywilk Tavarez defensive rebound
3:42	+2	Lazar Djokovic makes two point layup (Derrin Boyd assists)	30-34
3:23		Derrin Boyd shooting foul (Erik Reynolds II draws the foul)
3:23	+1	Erik Reynolds II makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-35
3:23	+1	Erik Reynolds II makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-36
3:14		AJ Smith misses two point jump shot
3:12		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
3:06		Erik Reynolds II misses two point jump shot
3:04		AJ Smith defensive rebound
2:58		Anthony Finkley shooting foul (AJ Smith draws the foul)
2:58	+1	AJ Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-36
2:58	+1	AJ Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-36
2:44	+3	Rasheer Fleming makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	32-39
2:32	+2	CJ Fulton makes two point layup	34-39
2:12		Deywilk Tavarez personal foul
2:01		Shawn Simmons II misses two point layup
1:59		Shawn Simmons II offensive rebound
1:54		Shawn Simmons II misses two point jump shot
1:54		Shawn Simmons II offensive rebound
1:54	+2	Shawn Simmons II makes two point layup	34-41
1:43		Erik Reynolds II blocks Derrin Boyd's two point jump shot
1:41		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
1:23	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	34-43
1:07		CJ Fulton misses three point jump shot
1:05		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
0:49		Shawn Simmons II turnover (lost ball) (CJ Fulton steals)
0:44		Shawn Simmons II flagrant 1 (AJ Smith draws the foul)
0:44	+1	AJ Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-43
0:44	+1	AJ Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-43
0:32		Derrin Boyd misses three point jump shot
0:30		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
0:02		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
0:00		Deywilk Tavarez defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CHAR
Cougars
42
JOES
Hawks
32

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Deywilk Tavarez turnover (bad pass)
19:27		Justice Ajogbor misses two point layup
19:25		Ante Brzovic defensive rebound
19:14		CJ Fulton turnover (bad pass) (Derek Simpson steals)
19:09	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	36-45
19:09		Deywilk Tavarez shooting foul (Rasheer Fleming draws the foul)
19:09		Rasheer Fleming misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:09		Deywilk Tavarez defensive rebound
18:52	+2	Ante Brzovic makes two point jump shot (Deywilk Tavarez assists)	38-45
18:26		Justice Ajogbor misses two point jump shot
18:24		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
18:15	+3	Ante Brzovic makes three point jump shot (CJ Fulton assists)	41-45
17:54	+2	Xzayvier Brown makes two point layup	41-47
17:40		Ante Brzovic turnover (bad pass) (Erik Reynolds II steals)
17:26		Derek Simpson turnover (bad pass) (CJ Fulton steals)
17:17		Lazar Djokovic misses three point jump shot
17:15		Hawks defensive rebound
16:55		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
16:53		Hawks offensive rebound
16:52		Ante Brzovic personal foul
16:45		Justice Ajogbor turnover (lost ball) (CJ Fulton steals)
16:36	+3	Derrin Boyd makes three point jump shot (CJ Fulton assists)	44-47
16:18		Ante Brzovic shooting foul (Derek Simpson draws the foul)
16:18		Derek Simpson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:18	+1	Derek Simpson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-48
16:06		Lazar Djokovic misses three point jump shot
16:04		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
15:46		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
15:44		Lazar Djokovic defensive rebound
15:35		Justice Ajogbor blocks Derrin Boyd's two point layup
15:33		Derrin Boyd offensive rebound
15:23		Ante Brzovic misses three point jump shot
15:21		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
15:12	+3	Rasheer Fleming makes three point jump shot (Xzayvier Brown assists)	44-51
15:01		Justice Ajogbor blocks Ante Brzovic's two point layup
14:59		Erik Reynolds II defensive rebound
14:49	+2	Dasear Haskins makes two point layup (Erik Reynolds II assists)	44-53
14:41	+3	Deywilk Tavarez makes three point jump shot (Lazar Djokovic assists)	47-53
14:19		Erik Reynolds II turnover (bad pass) (Lazar Djokovic steals)
14:09	+3	CJ Fulton makes three point jump shot	50-53
14:02		Hawks 30 second timeout
14:02		TV timeout
13:39		Anthony Finkley turnover (bad pass) (Deywilk Tavarez steals)
13:33		Djordje Curcic misses three point jump shot
13:31		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
13:09		Dasear Haskins misses three point jump shot
13:07		AJ Smith defensive rebound
13:03		Dasear Haskins blocks AJ Smith's two point layup
13:01		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
12:49	+2	Xzayvier Brown makes two point layup (Derek Simpson assists)	50-55
12:41		Rasheer Fleming blocks CJ Fulton's two point layup
12:41		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
12:41		Deywilk Tavarez personal foul
12:41		TV timeout
12:32	+3	Dasear Haskins makes three point jump shot (Xzayvier Brown assists)	50-58
12:17	+2	Deywilk Tavarez makes two point jump shot	52-58
12:08	+3	Rasheer Fleming makes three point jump shot (Xzayvier Brown assists)	52-61
11:50		Dasear Haskins personal foul
11:50		TV timeout
11:49		Djordje Curcic misses three point jump shot
11:47		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
11:34	+2	Dasear Haskins makes two point layup (Anthony Finkley assists)	52-63
11:20		AJ Smith misses two point jump shot
11:18		Erik Reynolds II defensive rebound
11:01		Anthony Finkley misses two point layup
10:59		Derek Simpson offensive rebound
10:54		Dasear Haskins misses three point jump shot
10:52		Cougars defensive rebound
10:40		Ante Brzovic misses two point jump shot
10:38		Cougars offensive rebound
10:30	+2	Justas Stonkus makes two point layup (Ante Brzovic assists)	54-63
10:17		Erik Reynolds II misses two point jump shot
10:15		Justas Stonkus defensive rebound
10:00	+3	AJ Smith makes three point jump shot (CJ Fulton assists)	57-63
9:30		Rasheer Fleming misses two point layup
9:28		Ante Brzovic defensive rebound
9:12	+2	Ante Brzovic makes two point layup	59-63
9:12		Rasheer Fleming shooting foul (Ante Brzovic draws the foul)
9:12	+1	Ante Brzovic makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-63
9:00		Erik Reynolds II turnover (out of bounds)
8:37		Ante Brzovic misses two point jump shot
8:35		Erik Reynolds II defensive rebound
8:06		Xzayvier Brown misses two point jump shot
8:04		Anthony Finkley offensive rebound
8:01		TV timeout
7:46		Xzayvier Brown misses two point jump shot
7:44		Justice Ajogbor offensive rebound
7:38	+2	Justice Ajogbor makes two point layup	60-65
7:29	+3	Justas Stonkus makes three point jump shot (CJ Fulton assists)	63-65
7:03		Xzayvier Brown misses two point layup
7:01		Ante Brzovic defensive rebound
6:52	+2	AJ Smith makes two point layup (Ante Brzovic assists)	65-65
6:42		Hawks 30 second timeout
6:27		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
6:25		Derrin Boyd defensive rebound
6:21		Derek Simpson shooting foul (Derrin Boyd draws the foul)
6:21	+1	Derrin Boyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-65
6:21	+1	Derrin Boyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-65
5:59	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point dunk (Xzayvier Brown assists)	67-67
5:41	+2	Derrin Boyd makes two point jump shot	69-67
5:26		Xzayvier Brown turnover (bad pass) (CJ Fulton steals)
5:07		Justice Ajogbor shooting foul (AJ Smith draws the foul)
5:07	+1	AJ Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-67
5:07		Justas Stonkus turnover (lane violation)
4:50		Derek Simpson misses two point layup
4:48		Derrin Boyd defensive rebound
4:26		Ante Brzovic turnover (lost ball) (Rasheer Fleming steals)
4:15	+2	Xzayvier Brown makes two point layup	70-69
3:57	+2	AJ Smith makes two point layup (Ante Brzovic assists)	72-69
3:41		Erik Reynolds II turnover (lost ball) (AJ Smith steals)
3:41		Derek Simpson shooting foul (Justas Stonkus draws the foul)
3:41		TV timeout
3:38	+1	Justas Stonkus makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-69
3:38	+1	Justas Stonkus makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-69
3:16	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup (Rasheer Fleming assists)	74-71
3:16		Derrin Boyd shooting foul (Derek Simpson draws the foul)
3:16		Derek Simpson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:16		AJ Smith defensive rebound
3:02		CJ Fulton turnover (bad pass) (Rasheer Fleming steals)
2:50		Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot
2:48		Justas Stonkus defensive rebound
2:22		Ante Brzovic misses two point jump shot
2:20		Anthony Finkley defensive rebound
2:14		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
2:12		CJ Fulton defensive rebound
2:00		Cougars 30 second timeout
1:48		Rasheer Fleming personal foul (Ante Brzovic draws the foul)
1:26		Ante Brzovic misses two point jump shot
1:24		AJ Smith offensive rebound
1:22	+2	AJ Smith makes two point layup	76-71
1:22		Anthony Finkley shooting foul (AJ Smith draws the foul)
1:22		Justas Stonkus turnover (lane violation)
1:22	+2	Xzayvier Brown makes two point layup	76-73
0:48	+2	AJ Smith makes two point jump shot	78-73
0:39	+2	Rasheer Fleming makes two point layup	78-75
0:39		AJ Smith shooting foul (Rasheer Fleming draws the foul)
0:39		Cougars 60 second timeout
0:39		Rasheer Fleming misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:39		Derrin Boyd defensive rebound
0:11		Ante Brzovic misses two point jump shot
0:09		Derek Simpson defensive rebound
0:05		Hawks 60 second timeout
0:05		Cougars 30 second timeout
0:03		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
0:03		Justas Stonkus defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Justas Stonkus defensive rebound