Charleston Southern stuns Miami in basketball

Charleston Southern, a 25-point underdog, pulled one of college basketballs early season shockers, upsetting the University of Miami 83-79 on Nov.

30 in Coral Gables, Fla.

The Buccaneers put together their most complete game of the early season, winning for only the second time to improve to 2-7.

The win was CSUs first over a Power 4 program since beating Missouri in Dec.

2019.

Guard RJ Johnson paced the Buccaneers with a game-high 23 points, dishing out five assists.

Thompson Camara had his second straight career-high with 21 points, connecting on five 3-pointers for the second consecutive outing.

Forward Taje' Kelly added a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds.

CSU men drop 91-67 decision to Georgia Tech CSU had one of its best games shootingwise, connecting on 51 percent of its total shots and making 11-of-24 shots from beyond the arc.

The Buccaneers also outrebounded the Hurricanes 35-29.

The win was no fluke as CSU led for most of the contest.

The Buccaneers grabbed a first-half lead with more than 12 minutes remaining and held a 45-37 advantage at the break.

The lead swelled to 13 points at 55-42 within the first four minutes of the second half, and CSU led or was tied until the 2:53 mark of the half when the Hurricanes took their first lead of the second half at 76-75.

With the Bucs down 79-75 with 2:11 remaining, Daylen Berry and Johnson knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers with Johnsons try giving CSU an 81-79 lead with 56 seconds left in the game.

Berry sealed the win with two free throws with 13 seconds remaining.

CSU will play just its second home game of the season on Tuesday, hosting UT-Martin.

The Bucs then hit the road again with a four-game stretch.

Charleston Southern no match for Furman.

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