Men's Basketball Defeats Anderson, 81-61, in Exhibition Play
11/11/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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CONWAY, S.C. -- The Coastal Carolina men's basketball team opened the era of new head coach Buzz Peterson with an 81-61 exhibition win over visiting Anderson, Nov. 11. This was CCU's only exhibition game prior to the 2005-06 regular season.
Anderson scored the first point of the game and led 3-2 early in the contest. However, the Chanticleers took the lead for good on a layup by sophomore forward Chad Ferguson (North Las Vegas, Nev./Cheyenne) with 16:50 to go in the first half. The visiting Trojans kept it close for the next six minutes before CCU put on a surge to build the lead at eight with nine minutes to go in the half at 22-14. The squads exchanged baskets and CCU eventually went into the locker room with a 41-32 halftime lead.
The Chants took off at the start of the second half, scoring 15 points unanswered to make it 56-32 with 14:31 to go in the game. Anderson did cut it to 17 on two occasions in the second half and even to 15 with just more than two minutes left in the contest. However, CCU did score seven of the last nine points of the game for the 20-point victory.
Coastal shot 47.5 percent (29-for-61) for the contest, while Anderson shot 45.1 percent (23-for-51) in the game. However, the difference in the game was turnovers, as the Chanticleers forced 34 Trojan turnovers and converted them into 41 points. CCU also recorded five blocked shots in the game.
CCU was led by senior guard Pele Paelay (Derwood, Md./Magruder) with 21 points, scoring on 8-for-14 from the field, and added six rebounds and six steals. Sophomore guard Jack Leasure (Rochester, N.Y./McQuaid Jesuit) chipped in 20 points, while Ferguson had eight points and nine rebounds.
Anderson was led by guard J.R. Howell with 15 points, while guard Alfred Boykin had 10 points. Center Randy Javois had eight rebounds and a game-high 10 rebounds.
The Chants open the 2005-06 regular season at Jacksonville State, Mon., Nov. 21 at 7 p.m.
