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Sun Belt Tournament - Recap - Southern Mississippi Defeats Coastal Carolina 66-63
Southern Mississippi grabbed a 66-63 win over Coastal Carolina on Tuesday, behind a 22-point effort from Alfred Worrell Jr. at Pensacola Bay Center.
Southern Mississippi won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the -4.0-point spread.
DeAntoni Gordon had 12 points for Southern Mississippi and Denijay Harris chipped in with 12 points. Neftali Alvarez had 5 assists for them, while John Wade III was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 10 boards.
Coastal Carolina got 19 points from Colin Granger in a losing cause and another 13 points from Jordan Battle. Jordan Battle contributed 4 assists for them, while Noah Amenhauser had 10 rebounds.
Southern Mississippi was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
The rebound battle favored Coastal Carolina as they grabbed 36 boards, while Southern Mississippi only had 34