Anthony Stitt News

Ridgeway High School guard Johnathan Burroughs-Cook has verbally committed to basketball at College of Charleston next season.

CofC head coach Doug Wojcik applauds his team against Georgia Southern Saturday, Feb.

The Patriots will be moving on thanks to a last second tip-in from Erik Copes . With Charleston threatening to take the game, up six with 1 minute, 48 seconds left, Jonathon Arledge recovered a rebound and laid the ball back in to cut the lead to four.

Erik Copes shot 7-of-8 from the field for 14 points, including the game-winning tip-in with one second remaining to lift the George Mason Patriots to a thrilling 78-77 win over the College of Charleston Cougars in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational at TD Bank Arena.

The College of Charleston men's basketball team hosts George Mason in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational presented by Buick on Tuesday, March 19 at 7 p.m. at TD Arena.