Game Information
Date / Time: Thursday, Feb. 9, 2019 / 5:00 p.m. (ET)
Site: San Marcos, Texas /  Strahan Arena at University Events Center (10,000)
Audio Broadcast: Chanticleer Sports Network
Radio: WRNN 99.5 "Hot Talk"
Online Audio Link: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/coastal/
Talent: Chris Burgin (play-by-play) 
Online: ESPN+
Talent:  Brant Freeman (play-by-play); Cordell Patrick (analyst)
Live Stats: GoCCUsports.com
Twitter Updates: @GoCCUSports, @CoastalMBB

Opening Tip
• Coastal Carolina's loss at Texas Arlington stopped its five-game winning streak.
• The winning streak was the longest winning streak since CCU had won seven consecutive games during the 2015-16 season.
• CCU will now look to get back on the winning trek in an environment where they have had past success.
• While Texas State has a 5-2 lead in the overall series, both of CCU's wins in the series have come in the Strahan Arena, including last season's 56-54 overtime thriller.
• When the two teams met earlier this season in Conway, Texas State won a 61-58 thriller when they hit a three-point field goal with one second left in the game.
• CCU has lost consecutive games in the series, losing last season in Conway and then dropping a game in the Sun Belt Tournament to the Bobcats in the semifinals.
• CCU's freshmen duo of DeVante Jones and Ebrima Dibba continue to get better each game ... They were the only Chants to reach double digits against Texas Arlington scoring 15 and 12 points respectively.
• CCU enters the game tied for second place, one game out of first place.
• Following today's game, the Chants have one more game on the current road trip and that will be at Appalachian State ... The two teams are scheduled to play Saturday, Feb. 16 in Boone, N.C. ... The game is set to begin at 2 p.m. (ET) and can be seen live on ESPN+.

About Texas State
• Texas State enters the game with an overall record of 18-5.
• The Bobcats are one of three teams tied at the top of the Sun Belt Conference with a 7-3 conference record.
• Texas State had lost consecutive games before a late victory over Appalachian State 74-71 to break the two-game losing streak.
• Texas State has the league's top defense only allowing 64 points per game.
• All-Sun Belt performer Nigel Pearson is the Bobcats leading scorer averaging 18.2 points per game ... He is shooting 45 percent from the field and knocking down 42 percent of his three-point field goals.
• Tre Nottingham is the other Bobcat averaging double figures ... He averages 14 points per game while shooting 39 percent from the field and 33 percent from beyond the three-point line.
• Jaylen Shead is one of the top point guards in the conference ... While he averages 7.5 points per game, he is second in the league in assists with 114 ... He averages five per game which is also second in the conference. 
• Part of Texas State's success has been on their defense causing turnovers and picking up steals ... They have forced their opponents into 355 turnovers and have 171 steals ... They have six players who have registered double-digits in turnovers and Pearson's 32 leads the way.
• Texas State is also one of the top rebounding team's in the league and Alex Peacock's 6.4 rebounds per game is the team-leader.
• TSU's league-leading defense only allows its opponents to shoot 40 percent from the field and 36 percent on it's three-point attempts.
• Texas State's 11.2 scoring margin is tops in the Sun Belt.

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