Big South foes will collide when the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (16-10) face off against the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (9-19) at HTC Center. Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Thursday, Feb. 25.
The Chanticleers are hoping to rebound after their 79-67 loss to Winthrop in their last matchup. Colton Ray-St Cyr was the team’s leading scorer with 20 points. The Buccaneers, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their close 74-72 loss against Campbell in their last game. Raemond Robinson led the game in scoring with 27 points.
Shivaughn Wiggins has taken his game to another level over the last five games for the Chanticleers. During that stretch, he has averaged 18.2 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.2 steals, and 2.2 three-pointers.
This is the second game of the year between these two teams, with the Chanticleers winning the first matchup 78-63. Wiggins had a stellar game with 23 points, four rebounds, five assists, three steals, one block, and two three-pointers.
Notes
In its last game, Charleston Southern lost by a margin of two points. Coastal Carolina is 4-3 in games decided by a margin of three points or less. Charleston Southern has a 3-3 record in close games.
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers have a defensive rating of 98.7 (ranked 71st), while the Charleston Southern Buccaneers have an offensive rating of 102.2 (ranked 247th).
Coastal Carolina has an average field goal percentage of 46.5%. Charleston Southern is a subpar 2-11 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers rank higher based on their field goal percentage (58th) than their effective field goal percentage (64th). The Charleston Southern Buccaneers rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (159th) than their field goal percentage (235th).
Coastal Carolina, the 57th-ranked team in rebounding, register an average of 39.0 rebounds per game. Charleston Southern does worse, ranked 216th with 35.5.
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers average 6.0 steals per game. When giving up 5 or more steals, the Charleston Southern Buccaneers have a poor record (6-13) this season.
