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Johnson has 20 in Charleston's 112-66 win against Newberry
By The Associated Press
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) --- Tavari Johnson's 20 points helped Charleston defeat
Newberry 112-66 on Friday.
Johnson had three steals for the Cougars (2-0). Eli Ellis scored 15 points and
added seven rebounds. Ben Bradford had 14 points and shot 4 for 7 (1 for 3 from
3-point range) and 5 of 7 from the free-throw line.
Stanislaw Romer led the way for Newberry with 12 points. Matthew Foor scored
seven points and grabbed two steals, and Landon Harrison had seven points.
Charleston took the lead with 19:33 remaining in the first half and did not
trail again. Johnson led his team in scoring with 17 points in the first half
to help put them up 52-27 at the break. Charleston pulled away with a 7-0 run
in the second half to extend a 29-point lead to 36 points. They outscored
Newberry by 21 points in the final half, as Martin Kalu led the way with a
team-high 11 second-half points.
Up next
Charleston visits Temple in its next matchup on Wednesday.
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