Game Information
Date / Time: Saturday, March 2, 2019 / 3:00 p.m. (ET)
Site: Monroe, La. / Fant Ewing Coliseum (7,000)
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: Graham Doty (play-by-play); Mike Vining (analyst)
Live Stats: GoCCUsports.com
Twitter Updates: @GoCCUSports, @CoastalMBB

Opening Tip
• CCU enters the game coming off a loss at Louisiana.
• CCU enters the game in seventh place in the conference, one game behind
Louisiana Monroe in the standings.
• This is the sixth meeting between the two teams.
• The Chanticleers own a 4-1 record in the series ... CCU is 2-0 in Conway,
including a 92-81 win at the HTC Center back on Jan. 31.
• The series includes two games on neutral courts, both CCU victories.
• This is the fourth time the two teams have met since CCU joined the Sun Belt
Conference, CCU is 2-1 in those games against ULM.
• The Chants are fighting for one of the top six spots at the end of the regular
season ... Those six teams will receive a first-round bye in the tournament and
will go directly to New Orleans to begin conference tournament action.
• Zac Cuthbertson is still continuing his trek toward 1,000 career points ... He
only had six points in Thursday's loss, meaning he still needs 62 points to
reach the milestone.
• Should he reach 1,000 points, he would become the 22nd player in CCU history
to reach the milestone.
• Even more impressive, he would become only the third person to score 1,000
points in just two years ... Howard White (1974-76) scored 1,321 points and
Manuel Jessup (1976-78) scored 1,124.
• CCU will head back home for its final two regular season games of the season
starting with South Alabama Thursday at 7 p.m.

About Louisiana Monroe
• Louisiana Monroe enters today's action with a 15-12 overall record.
• The Warhawks are tied for fifth in the conference with an 8-7 Sun Belt record ... One game in front of the Chanticleers.
• ULM was picked to finish tied for fourth in the Sun Belt in the pre-season coaches poll.
• They are coming off a hard-fought 81-75 win over Appalachian State Thursday night.
• Their win over Appalachian State ran their record at home to 12-1 on the season ... That lone loss was a 78-72 loss
to South Alabama.
• Louisiana Monroe has the leading scorer in the conference in Daishon Smith, scoring over 22 points per game.
• He is a transfer in from Wichita State and after sitting out last year has taken the Sun Belt by storm ... Not only does
he lead the conference in scoring, he is fifth in assists and seventh in field goal percentage ... He is hitting over 87
percent of his free throws which is second in the conference behind teammate Michael Ertel's 92 percent ... He also
leads the Sun Belt in steals ... His 85 three's are the most in the conference ... as are his 3.5 threes per game ... He is
also fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio and seventh in minutes played.
• Smith is not the only Warhawk averaging in double figures ... ULM has three other players averaging double digits ...
Michael Ertel is averaging 15.7 points per game and is shooting 44 percent from the field and a team-best 46 percent
on his threes ... His 92 percent free throw shooting leads the conference.
• Travis Munnings averages 13.6 points per game and leads the team in rebounding averaging 7.6 per game.
• The fourth leading scorer is JD Williams who averages 12.6 points per game ... He is second on the team with 33
steals.
• ULM is fourth in the league in scoring averaging 78 points per game.
• ULL's opponents are averaging 74.4 points per game and shooting over 45 percent from the field.

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