Men's Basketball Defeats Chowan at Home, 81-59
12/19/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Men's Basketball Defeats Chowan at Home, 81-59
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CONWAY, SC – The Coastal Carolina men’s basketball team fought through a sluggish shooting game but came away with a 81-59 win over visiting Chowan, Dec. 19 in Kimbel Arena. With its fourth consecutive home victory, the Chanticleers entered the holiday break with a 4-4 mark, while the Braves fell to 3-8. The last time CCU went into the break at .500 or better was the 2002-03 season, when Coastal was 5-4 heading into the Christmas holiday. The Chanticleers came out in strong fashion, opening the game with an 11-2 run over the first three minutes of the first half. However, Chowan scrapped throughout the opening period, keeping the deficit under double figures the entire half. The visiting Braves cut the margin to just two at 24-22 with 5:57 to play on a Marcus Artis jumper. The Chanticleers then closed the half out strong, going on an 13-6 run, capped off by guard Jack Leasure’s three-pointer to end the half, and CCU entered the lockerroom with a 37-28 halftime advantage. The game remained close in the early minutes of the second half, but back-to-back triples by Leasure pushed the margin to 15 at 51-36 with 14:52 to play. CCU led 53-40 with 11:26 to go and went on a 9-0 run from there over the next three minutes to make the lead 62-40. Chowan continued to fight, but Coastal’s lead never went below 14 the remainder of the game. Coastal shot 45.5 percent (30-for-66) for the game, including a solid 60.7 percent (17-for-28) in the second half. CCU was an even better 50.0 percent (14-for-28) from the three-point arc and outrebounded the visitors 41-30. Leasure led all scorers with 29 points, including a career-best nine three pointers, the second most in school history. Guard Pele Paelay had 20 points and a team-high seven rebounds, while forward Moses Sonko added 16 points. Chowan was led by Artis with 11 points, while guard Trayvon Lathan was the only other Brave in double figures with 10 points. Coastal returns from the holiday break to host Ohio Valley at Kimbel Arena, Wed., Dec. 28 at 7 p.m.
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CONWAY, SC – The Coastal Carolina men’s basketball team fought through a sluggish shooting game but came away with a 81-59 win over visiting Chowan, Dec. 19 in Kimbel Arena. With its fourth consecutive home victory, the Chanticleers entered the holiday break with a 4-4 mark, while the Braves fell to 3-8. The last time CCU went into the break at .500 or better was the 2002-03 season, when Coastal was 5-4 heading into the Christmas holiday. The Chanticleers came out in strong fashion, opening the game with an 11-2 run over the first three minutes of the first half. However, Chowan scrapped throughout the opening period, keeping the deficit under double figures the entire half. The visiting Braves cut the margin to just two at 24-22 with 5:57 to play on a Marcus Artis jumper. The Chanticleers then closed the half out strong, going on an 13-6 run, capped off by guard Jack Leasure’s three-pointer to end the half, and CCU entered the lockerroom with a 37-28 halftime advantage. The game remained close in the early minutes of the second half, but back-to-back triples by Leasure pushed the margin to 15 at 51-36 with 14:52 to play. CCU led 53-40 with 11:26 to go and went on a 9-0 run from there over the next three minutes to make the lead 62-40. Chowan continued to fight, but Coastal’s lead never went below 14 the remainder of the game. Coastal shot 45.5 percent (30-for-66) for the game, including a solid 60.7 percent (17-for-28) in the second half. CCU was an even better 50.0 percent (14-for-28) from the three-point arc and outrebounded the visitors 41-30. Leasure led all scorers with 29 points, including a career-best nine three pointers, the second most in school history. Guard Pele Paelay had 20 points and a team-high seven rebounds, while forward Moses Sonko added 16 points. Chowan was led by Artis with 11 points, while guard Trayvon Lathan was the only other Brave in double figures with 10 points. Coastal returns from the holiday break to host Ohio Valley at Kimbel Arena, Wed., Dec. 28 at 7 p.m.
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