Charleston Southern Buccaneers at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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74 - 83
74 - 83
Coastal Carolina beats Charleston Southern 83-74
Gillis scored to put the Chanticleers up by seven with 2:14 to play. Charleston Southern's Will Saunders answered with a 3, but perfect 10-of-10 shooting at the line gave Coastal Carolina its largest lead and sealed the win.
The score was tied at 36 at the end of the first half, and tied twice more in the second, but Charleston Southern never led after the break.
Elijah Wilson scored 13 points for the Chanticleers (11-3, 2-0 Big South), including 8 of their final 10 free throws. Badou Diagne added 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Saah Nimley scored 26 points to lead the Buccaneers (6-6, 0-1). Nimley had 18 points at the break, half of Charleston Southern's combined 36 points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Elijah Wilson Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Paul Gombwer missed Two Point Tip Shot. | 74 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Paul Gombwer Offensive Rebound. | 74 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Will Saunders missed Layup. | 74 - 83 |
Statistics
 CHSO |
 CCU |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-59 | FG | 29-56 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 9-27 | 3PT | 8-18 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 21-26 | FT | 17-20 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 11 | Assists | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: The HTC Center
Location: Conway, SC
Attendance: 2,431 | Capacity:
Location: Conway, SC
Attendance: 2,431 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 31-5 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |