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Coastal Carolina vs Georgia Southern Final: 76-72 - Recap
Essam Mostafa scored 19 points leading Coastal Carolina to a 76-72 victory over Georgia Southern at W.S. Hanner Fieldhouse on Thursday.
Coastal Carolina was a +3.5-point underdog in the win, and managed to turn a profit for their supporters.
Vince Cole had 15 points for Coastal Carolina and Rudi Williams chipped in with 14 points. Rudi Williams had 5 assists for them, while Essam Mostafa was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.
Georgia Southern got a 20-point performance from Elijah McCadden, who was supported by 15 points from Kamari Brown. Kaden Archie had 4 assists in a losing cause for Georgia Southern, while Elijah McCadden grabbed 8 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Coastal Carolina were victorious, as the score was 31-29 at the break.
Coastal Carolina won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 35-22.
Next game, Coastal Carolina takes its act on the road to face Georgia State looking for another win. For Georgia Southern, they head home to face Appalachian State.