11/30/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
CONWAY - Demario Beck had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead Coastal Carolina to an 88-59 win over Methodist University.
It was Beck's first double-double of the season and he became the third Chanticleer to record the feat this season.
Beck was joined in double digits as Elijah Wilson scored 16 and Jaylen Shaw added 13.
Wilson took another step up the career-scoring leaderboard by moving into fifth place and he now has 1,502 career points. He becomes only the fifth player in CCU history to reach 1,500 points.
The Chants (3-5) had a season-high 18 assists on their 32 field goals. Shaw had six to lead the passing and Colton Ray-St Cyr added five.
All 13 players saw significant time on the floor as the Chanticleers led by as many as 35 points in the second half.
11 of the players scored while Coastal shot 46 percent from the field for the game. CCU hit 11 three point field goals and hit 36 percent of those and also hit 13 of its 17 free throws for 77 percent.
The Chants defense held the visitors to 35 percent shooting for the game and kept the Monarchs (1-5) three point shooters in check as they only managed to hit three of their 23 attempts (13%).
Davion Ayabarreno was the lone Monarch to reach double digits scoring 13 for the game.
Coastal shot 50 percent in the opening 20 minutes, including knocking down eight of its 19 three point attempts on its way to the locker room with a 49-20 lead.
Wilson had 14 points and Beck added 10 in the first half. CCU also hit all 11 of its free throws and added 11 assists on the 15 first half field goals.
CCU's defense held the visiting Monarchs to 18 percent shooting (6-33) with Ayabarreno leading the way with seven first half points.
The Chanticleers will play game three of the current five-game home stand when they host UNC Asheville Saturday, December 3 at 7 p.m.
