CONWAY, S.C. – Despite 19 points and nine rebound from KK Curry, the University of South Alabama fell to Coastal Carolina, 78-65, Friday night in the HTC Center.

USA's only double digit performer aside from Curry was Michael Flowers with 16 points. The senior added three rebounds and five assists and his first block of the season to the stat sheet. Kayo Goncalves registered nine points on three made three-point field goals.

The Sun Belt Conference's leading scorer DeVante Jones put down 26 points for CCU. The Chants also benefitted from 14 points from Garrick Green, 13 from Deanthony Tipler and 12 from Ebrima Dibba. Essam Mostafa grabbed 14 rebounds for the home team but fell one-point shy of a double-double.

GAME FACTS
- South controlled both ends of the floor early and jumped out to a 19-3 lead at the 12:44 mark, due in part to making five three pointers and holding the Chants to 1-for-10 from the floor.
- CCU fought back with a 12-2 in response cutting South's advantage to six, 21-15. Flowers answered with a three (24-15) and a shot from Dibba went out of bounds stopping the game with 7:04 left in the first half.
- A 15-1 run over two minutes and 36 seconds to end the half gave the home team the lead at the break, 38-36. CCU hit its last 4-of-4 field goals, including a pair of threes and layup from Tipler.
- The game was tight for the start of the second half as the teams traded the lead four times with one tie over the first five minutes four seconds. CCU came out with a two-point lead, 46-44, but USA had possession of the ball after the first media break of the second half.
- South was outscored 19-6 over the final 6:10 as they fell to Coastal Carolina, 78-65. CCU connected on 7-of-10 field goals down the final stretch.
- South was outscored 17-9 in second-chance points.
- The Chanticleers were hit 14 of their 15 free throws to South's 6-of-8.

NOTES
- South has struggled in Conway, S.C., and with tonight's loss has won only once on Coastal Carolina's home court with the victory coming last season when South won in the final seconds.
- Curry led the Jags in scoring for the first time in his career.
- The sophomore scored in double figures for the fifth time in six games. The streak of games includes his career high (20) and four consecutive double-digit performances.
- The Cleveland, Tenn., native has come within a rebound of a double-double for the third time in four games.
- Flowers has been in double figures in all but one game this season (Southern Miss. 12/12), but was limited in minutes during that game.
- The Southfield, Mich., native was held to no free throw attempts for the second game this season with the other time being at Southern Miss.

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Richie Riley
- Opening Statement: "We didn't do enough to win. Our margin of error to win games is very small. We have got to get those loose balls, we have got to box out, we have got to rebound and we have to do a better job making layups and getting to the free throw line. We have to be dialed in and tough and we weren't tonight. We did not make nearly enough winning plays tonight and it obviously showed with the final score."
- On Michael Flowers: "The scouting report on [Michael] Flowers is they crowd him and dare him to drive the ball. We have to get him to play off two feet in the paint to keep them honest. Tonight he was unable to do that."
- On the performance tonight: "Our percentages were as bad as they have been I think, and I give anyone we play credit, but a lot was self-inflicted. We missed a lot of shots in the paint, and we came up empty with no free throws or points too many times. We missed a lot of clean looks and we have to be able to make. There's so many plays in the middle where you have to make them to win the game, and they made all of them while we made basically none. It was obvious."

Up next: South Alabama has another contest with Coastal Carolina in Conway, S.C., tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. (2 p.m. Central). Next weekend, USA returns to Mobile for a pair of games against Appalachian State.

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