Coastal Carolina Chanticleers vs South Alabama Jaguars
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 35 | 67 | |
CCU | 44 | 36 | 80 |
Coastal Carolina wins in debut in Sun Belt Tournament
NEW ORLEANS -- Elijah Wilson made four 3-pointers and scored 16 points to lead Coastal Carolina to an 80-67 victory over South Alabama on Wednesday in the Chanticleers' first appearance in the Sun Belt Tournament.
The eighth-seeded Chanticleers (16-16), newcomers to the conference, play top-seeded UT Arlington in Friday's quarterfinals. It was CCU's second victory over the ninth-seeded Jaguars (14-18) in 12 days with the Chanticleers taking an 81-77 overtime victory in their only regular-season meeting.
A 5-0 spurt early in the second half gave CCU a double-digit lead that held up with Wilson's 3-pointer with 7:44 left giving the Chanticleers their largest lead at 71-51 and also sending Wilson over 1,800 career points.
Jaylen Shaw added 14 points and Amidou Bamba and Josh Coleman 10 each. CCU was 11 of 16 from 3-point range.
Ken Williams led South Alabama with 18 points. Nick Stover added 11 and Shaq Calhoun 10.
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
Referee:Archie Whaley
Referee:Coy Gammon
Referee:John Hampton
2025-26 Standings
| Sun Belt Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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