Conway, S.C. – John Ojiako tallied a season-high 20 points to lead six players in double figures as Coastal Carolina registered a 110-46 win over outmatched St. Andrews University in a non-conference game Monday night at the HTC Center.
 
Ojiako, the Chants' 6'10" graduate, enjoyed a height advantage, and made the most of it. He had six dunks on the night and collected his fourth consecutive double-double, as the big man from Nigeria also had 12 rebounds. Jacob Meyer added 19 points and Kylan Blackmon had 15, while Ian Granja, Jimmy Nichols and Miroslav Stafl came off the bench to get 12, 11 and 10 points, respectively.
 
Other reserves also got a chance to shine, as 6'11" freshman Braeden MacVicar and junior guard Joey Kahn got their first points of the season. MacVicar had nine points and three blocked shots, while Kahn had six points, a steal and an assist.
 
Coastal trailed only momentarily in the early-going before pulling away to a 66-point cushion in the final minute, at 110-44 to run their record to 3-5.
 
"This is a wonderful gift," said Coastal head coach Cliff Ellis on the eve of his birthday. "I'm proud of our team. They took care of business and never looked back. We got to play the last 13 minutes with our reserves, and I told them, 'This is your opportunity to shine.' "I think it will be January before this team peaks, but you can see there is talent there.
 
And shine they did!
 
The outcome was only in doubt for four minutes, when St. Andrews held an 11-8 lead. From there, however, Coastal unleashed a scoring barrage that took the strength out of the Knights' armor. Ojiako led a 23-1 onslaught over the next seven minutes, giving CCU an insurmountable 31-12 advantage with still eight minutes left in the first half.
 
Nichols punctuated an 8-0 run near the end of the first half, giving Coastal a 52-23 lead at the break. When the dust settled on the first stanza, Ojiako already had 14 points and 10 rebounds, with five dunks. Meyer took the outside route to get his 14 points in the half, hitting 4-of-8 three-point attempts. Blackmon added 10 points, with a couple of buckets from long range.
 
Coastal stays at home to host Wofford at 2 p.m. ET Saturday, and then has home contest against North Carolina A&T and Troy before the end of the calendar year. The Chanticleers will play NC A&T at 7 p.m. ET Dec. 21 and Troy at 2 p.m. ET on Dec. 30.
 
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