CONWAY, S.C. – Sophomore Josh Uduje scored 19 points, but his effort was not enough as Coastal Carolina (6-5) fell to the College of Charleston 83-69 in the Chants' final game before the Christmas break.
 
Essam Mostafa added his eighth double-double of the season with 16 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. It was also the 30th double-double of his career.
 
Playing in just his second game of the season, Antonio Daye scored 15 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field, while also going 7-of-9 at the free throw line. He also finished tied for the team-high honors in assists with three and added five rebounds.
 
The Cougars (12-1), came into the game as the 27th-ranked team in the nation, knocked down 14 three-point field goals, outscoring the Chants 42-15 from behind the three-point line. Reyne Smith and Dalton Bolon combined to hit nine of those three's, with Smith finishing with a game-high 23 points. Bolon was not too far behind with 18 points.
 
The College of Charleston finished the game with three double-digit performers as Jaylon Scott scored 11 and just missed a double-double with nine rebounds.
 
Uduje had a solid all-around game for the Chants, finishing with three assists and a game-high five steals in the contest.
 
The Cougars used a 9-4 run over the final 3:57 of the first half to head into the locker room with a 46-35 lead. The visitors did not slow down coming out in the second half, putting together another 9-2 run in the opening minutes of the second half to go up by as many as 18 points at 55-37.
 
CCU did not quit as the Chants chipped into the lead and got within nine points at 78-69 with a minute left in the game, but could get no closer.
 
The College of Charleston shot 42.6 percent (26-of-61) from the field, but it was their 14-of-37 from beyond the three-point line that was the difference in the contest.
 
The Chants finished the game shooting 41.5 percent (27-of-65) from the field but only managed to knock down five of their 18 three-point field goals for 27.8 percent. The Chants, one of the top shooting free throw teams in the nation, did not have a good night at the charity stripe, only hitting 10- of-17 for 58.8 percent.
 
CCU will take the next five days off for the Christmas holidays before retuning to campus to begin preparations for the Sun Belt Conference season. The Chants will start conference play at home hosting Louisiana on Thursday, Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. ET. CCU will then host Georgia Southern on Saturday, Dec. 31, at 2 p.m.
 
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