CONWAY, S.C. – Michael Flowers tied his season high with 29 points but it was not enough as the University of South Alabama men's basketball team fell to Coastal Carolina, 83-69, Saturday afternoon in the HTC Center.

Sam Iorio and Tyreke Locure joined Flowers in double figures, but no other Jag scored over eight points. Jamal West pulled down six rebounds in his appearance coming off the bench for South.

Garrick Green led the Chants with 28 including 6-of-11 from three-point range. Coastal connected on 16 threes as a team. Tyrik Dixon, DeVante Jones and Essam Mostafa joined Green in double figures.

GAME FACTS
- The Chanticleers flew out of the gates scoring the game's first 11 points and carrying that into a 14-3 lead into the first media break. CCU got a pair of threes from Jones and another from Dixon.
- Coastal increased its lead with a 20-2 run over 5:22 to increase the advantage and went into the locker room with a 21-point lead, 48-27. The Chants were shooting 58.1 percent from the floor and 9-of-17 from behind the arc.
- The home team carried the lead through the 10-minute mark of the second half, 65-46. The teams alternated scoring runs, but the net result was the Chants maintaining a roughly 20-point advantage.
- USA chipped away at the deficit but Coastal held off South to get a 14-point victory, 83-69.
- The home team controlled the paint with advantages in rebounds (41-27) points in the paint (26-22) and blocks (6-2)
- CCU made 18 assists on 29 made baskets

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 in the final seconds.
- Flowers tied his season-high with 29 points, but both performances came in losses as the senior scored 29 at Auburn.
- After Locure scored in single digits on his return from injury Friday, the sophomore guard reached double figures for the seventh time in eight games.
- The New Orleans native was credited with a season-high tying six steals.
- West ripped down six rebounds in his off-the-bench role. In the last six games, West has averaged six rebounds off the bench.

THEY SAID IT
Head Coach Richie Riley
- Opening Statement: "We struggled and didn't do anything that gives you a chance to win these games. Ultimately that's on me as the head coach. We are not competing at a level that we need to be as far as how hard we're playing. As a head coach, I've got to get us playing better. It was very poor in about every area. We are still missing a lot of easy shots, we're not boxing out and I have to do a better job getting our players to do those things."

- On the limited offense: "We're limited with what we can do with a lot of things. We have to find a way to win games and to be in games in the end including when you play twice in 24 hours. We have to find a way and that's all there is to it."

- On adjusting for opponents: "Every weekend has a game plan. I thought we had a good game plan both weekends. Friday we got off to a good start but the wheels fell off and last Friday we were able to win at Georgia Southern, so we will use this week to prepare for App State."

Up next: South Alabama returns to Mobile for the Sun Belt Conference home opener with a pair of games against Appalachian State on Friday and Saturday. Tipoff times are 6 p.m. for the first game and 4 p.m. the following day.

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