Two Chants Record Double-Doubles In Conference Opener

Saturday, December 21

Jonesboro, AR

3 p.m.

Coastal Carolina University

6-6,0-1Sun Belt

Arkansas State

10-3,1-0Sun Belt

Team	1	2	F
Coastal Carolina	22	45	67
Arkansas St.	53	44	97

Photo by: CCU Photography

12/21/2024 5:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

JONESBORO, Ark. ---- Coastal Carolina men's basketball dropped its Sun Belt Conference opener on Saturday afternoon with a 97-67 loss to Arkansas State inside First National Bank Arena.

With the result, Coastal moved to 6-6 (0-1 SBC) on the season while ASU improved to 10-3 (1-0).

The Chanticleers led, 4-0, less than 3 minutes into the contest before Arkansas State took a 53-22 lead into halftime.

Following the halftime break, the two conference foes traded baskets evenly the final 20 minutes of action as Coastal held a 45-44 advantage in the second half.

Colin Granger led the way for the Chants, scoring 16 points on 6-of-13 shooting with 10 rebounds for his double-double of the season. Jordan Battle added 20 points while Denzel Hines posted 13 points and 10 rebounds to earn his second consecutive double-double.

Arkansas State's Josh Hill led all scorers with 26 points thanks in large part to 6-of-12 performance from behind the arc.

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