HATTIESBURG, Ms. ---- Coastal Carolina men's basketball earned an 87-78 victory over Southern Miss on Thursday night.
Jordan Battle's 29-point performance, a game best, helped lead the Chants to the road victory inside Reed Green Coliseum.
Â
Battle finished the contest 6-of-9 from the arc with three rebounds and three assists.
Colin Granger shined in the post with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Joshua Meo added 13 points and eight rebounds.
Â
Points in the paint were the key difference in the contest with Coastal winning that battle, 34-22. CCU passed the ball well all night with 17 assists to USM's seven.
Â
Coastal Carolina led for all but four minutes in the road contest.
Â
For complete coverage of CCU men's basketball, follow the Chants on social media @CoastalMBB (Twitter), facebook.com/CCUChanticleers (Facebook), @GoCCUSports (Instagram) or visit the official home of Coastal Carolina Athletics at goccusports.com.
Â