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Recap - Coastal Carolina Defeats Louisiana-Lafayette 77-76

Louisiana-Lafayette was burned for 28 points by Jomaru Brown on Thursday as Coastal Carolina picked up a 77-76 win at HTC Center.

Bettors who backed Coastal Carolina were also rewarded, as they covered the closing number as an underdog of +3.5 at sportsbooks.

Josh Uduje had 8 points for Coastal Carolina and Wilfried Likayi chipped in with 8 points. Henry Abraham had 5 assists for them, while Essam Mostafa was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.

Louisiana-Lafayette got a 25-point performance from Jordan Brown, who was supported by 19 points from Terence Lewis II. Themus Fulks had 9 assists in a losing cause for Louisiana-Lafayette, while Terence Lewis II grabbed 10 rebounds.

Coastal Carolina was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

The rebound battle favored Louisiana-Lafayette as they grabbed 37 boards, while Coastal Carolina only had 26

Next game, Coastal Carolina takes its act home to face Georgia Southern looking for another win. For Louisiana-Lafayette, they head on the road to face Old Dominion.