Final Box (pdf)
BOONE, N.C. –
DeVante' Jones poured in a game-high 29 points, but it was not enough as Coastal Carolina fell to Appalachian State 70-65 in the second round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
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The Chants (16-17) outshot the Mountaineers 47-42 percent from the field, but it was the free throw discrepancy that helped push the Mountaineers (18-14) to the five-point victory. App State was able to shoot 38 free throws making 22, while the Chants only attempt seven making five.
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Tyrell Gumbs-Frater came off the bench to score 12 points as CCU hit 27-of-57 field goals and were six-of-17 (35%) on their threes. They also shot 72 percent at the free throw line, but with the limited attempts were outscored by 17 from the charity stripe.
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Isaac Johnson scored 24 to lead the Mountaineers while O'Shawen Williams and Justin Forrest scored 13 each. Hunter Seacat also reach double-digits with 12 points.
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The Chants defense held Appalachian to only 42 percent (22-53) shooting from the field and only hit 20 percent (4-20) of their three-point attempts, and only made 60 percent of their free throws.
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The Chants carried a 37-22 lead into the locker room at halftime as they shot 55 percent (16-29) from the field. They also hit five of their 10 three-point field goals.
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Jones led the way with 14 first-half points with Gumbs-Frater coming off the bench to add eight and
Garrick Green scoring five.
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Johnson led the way for the Mountaineers with nine points with Williams and Seacat adding five each.
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App struggled from the field only connecting on 27 percent of their shots and only one of their 12 three-point attempts.
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