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Charleston edges Monmouth 79-78 in OT in Coastal Athletic Association Tournament quarterfinal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ante Brzovic had 22 points and Derrin Boyd scored four of his 16 in overtime to lead Charleston to a 79-78 victory over Monmouth on Sunday night in a Coastal Athletic Association Tournament quarterfinal.

The third-seeded Cougars (24-8) will play No. 2 seed UNC Wilmington in a Monday semifinal. Top-seed Towson squares off against No. 12 seed Delaware in the other semifinal.

AJ Smith had 12 points in the first half to lead Charleston to a 34-33 advantage at the intermission. Brzovic scored 18 in the second half and his layup with 17 seconds left sent the game to OT tied at 72.