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Coastal Carolina Defeats Southern Mississippi 87-78 - Recap
Jordan Battle went off for 29 points and added 3 rebounds leading Coastal Carolina over Southern Mississippi, 87-78, on Thursday at Reed Green Coliseum.
Coastal Carolina was the ATS victor, as they covered the +6.0-point spread as an underdog.
Colin Granger had 18 points for Coastal Carolina and Joshua Meo chipped in with 13 points. Joshua Meo had 4 assists for them, while Colin Granger was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 10 boards.
Southern Mississippi got 21 points from Denijay Harris in a losing cause and another 17 points from Cobie Montgomery. Neftali Alvarez contributed 3 assists for them, while Denijay Harris had 11 rebounds.
Coastal Carolina was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
Coastal Carolina had a 39-29 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
Next game, Coastal Carolina takes its act on the road to face Troy looking for another win. For Southern Mississippi, they head home to face Louisiana-Lafayette.