High Point, N.C. - Charleston Southern traveled to play in an early Big South matchup Monday, against the High Point Panthers at the Millis Athletic Center. The Bucs dominated the second half scoring 45 points on route to a 62-52 win. With the win, CSU moved past the .500 mark for the first time this season, improving to 4-3 with a 1-0 Big South record. High Point dropped to 2-4 on the season and 0-1 within the conference.

Jamarco Warren poured in a career high 29 points including 6 treys and a perfect 7-7 from the line. Omar Carter also reached double figures with 16 points and 6 rebounds. Kelvin Martin struggled with his shot, but cleaned up the glass with a game high 13 boards. For the Panthers, Earnest Bridges had 15 points and 7 rebounds on 6-9 shooting.

The first half was a defensive battle, with both teams struggling to get into an offensive rhythm. High Point started off hot, jumping out to an 9-0 lead on their home court. CSU managed to put their first point on the board five minutes into the game with a Tovi Bailey free throw. The Bucs settled in with a defensive effort of their own, to go on a 9-2 run from that point, thanks to a three from Austin Johnson and an old fashioned three point play from Warren.

CSU traded baskets over the next few minutes, tying the game twice, and a Giedrius Knysas layup put the score at 17-17 with 3:51 left in the half. The Panthers scored on a last second jumper, to take a 19-17 lead, and the Bucs went into the locker room down just two, despite shooting 20 percent from the floor.

Head Coach Barclay Radebaugh must have said something to inspire his offense in the 15 minute intermission. The second half was a different story, as CSU doubled their score in the first seven minutes. The Bucs took their first lead at the 14:45 mark with a Warren three, putting the score at 29-26. That was part of a 17-2 run by Charleston Southern, capped off by another Warren three with 9:16 left to play.

CSU would go on to lead by as many as 18 after Carter scored 2 of his 14 second half points with 4:32 on the clock. CSU outscored High Point 45-33 in the second half to end with a 62-52 win.

The Bucs came up with their best defensive game of the young season, holding the Panthers to just 2-26 shooting from behind the arc. CSU also had their lowest turnover total with just 9 on the game.

Charleston Southern will enjoy a 12 day break before coming back to the CSU Field House on December 13th, to play Covenant College in a non-conference matchup.