DIV 1

Troy Loses the Battle at the Beach

CONWAY, S.C. – Troy suffers the loss, 73-63, at the HTC Center, after Coastal Carolina finishes on seven unanswered points in the final 1:31.
 
The Trojans (18-9, 9-5 SBC) put themselves in a tough place with only two games remaining to take the number one seed, sitting at third in the Sun Belt Conference standings – one game behind.
 
Duke Deen (10) and Nick Stampley (10) were the only Trojans to score in double-figures in the loss as the bench unit took control, putting up 41 points.
 
Five players scored in double-digits (Vince Cole – 16, Rudi Williams – 13, Essam Mostafa – 12, Ebrima Dibba – 11, Josh Uduje – 10) for the Chanticleers (14-12, 6-8 SBC), combining for 17 makes from the free-throw line.