CONWAY – The Chanticleers start Sun Belt action on the road starting with a 7 p.m. tip at Troy.

Coastal Carolina (6-6) at Troy (7-5) 
Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019 • 7:00 p.m. ET
Troy, Ala. • Trojan Arena (5,200) 
Radio: CCU Radio Broadcast | WRNN 99.5 FM (Flagship) | Listen Online
Series History: Troy leads the series 3-1
Last Meeting: Troy won 66-65 in Conway (02/15/18)

Opening Tip
• CCU begins the Sun Belt Conference portion of the season on the road, where they have played eight of their first 12 games.
• This will be the fifth time the two teams have met in the series and Troy owns a 3-1 lead in the series.
• Last season each team won on the other team's home court; CCU won 74-73 at Troy and the Trojans turned the trick winning 66-65 in Conway.
• CCU is looking for its second true road win of the season; the lone road win came at Campbell; they Chants did pick up a neutral court win over UNC Asheville at the KEMI Northern Kentucky Tournament.
• Including today's game and Saturday's road game at South Alabama, the Chants will have played 10 of its first 14 games away from the HTC Center.
• Senior Zac Cuthbertson continues to lead the Chants in scoring (20.1) and in rebounding (9.1).
• Cuthbertson is among the league leaders in scoring (5th); rebounding (t-1st); field goal percentage (2nd); assists (t-10th); blocked shots (12th); assist/turnover ratio (9th); offensive rebounds (7th); defensive rebounds (1st) and double-doubles (1st).
• CCU's defense is one of four Sun Belt teams that are allowing less than 69 points per game.
• The Chants are second in the conference in rebound margin (4.8).
• Following today's game, the Chants will end the first weekend of Sun Belt play road games at South Alabama, Saturday, Jan. 5 at 3:05 p.m...CCU will be back home to host Texas State, Thursday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m.

About Troy
• The Trojans enter the game with a 7-5 record and are coming off a 71-63 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the team's final non-conference game.
• Troy is one of the hottest teams in the conference winning four consecutive games.
• All-Sun Belt player Jordan Varnado leads the team in scoring (17.3 ppg) and in blocks with 12 ... He is shooting 48 percent from the field and 80 percent at the free throw line ... He is second on the team in rebounding (7.3).
• Alex Hicks is having a breakout season for Troy, he is averaging 12.5 points per game and leads the Trojans in rebounds at 7.8 per game ... He is shooting 56 percent from the field.
• The third player averaging in double digits is BJ Miller who is averaging 11.3 points per game ... He is the team's leading field goal shooter hitting 63 percent of his field goals and is deadly on three-point field goals knocking down 59 percent and is shooting 80 percent at the free throw line.

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