Troy University Athletics
Friday, February 26
Troy, Ala.
6 p.m.
Troy University
10-15,4-11Sun Belt
59
vs
75
Coastal Carolina
14-6,8-5Sun Belt
1
2
F
Coastal Carolina
28
47
75
Troy
33
26
59
First Half Surge Not Enough as Troy Falls to Coastal Carolina
2/26/2021 8:57:00 PM | Basketball (M)
TROY, Ala. -- Despite leading by five at the break, the Troy men's basketball fell 75-59 to the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Friday night at Trojan Arena.
The difference in the contest, was a 22-5 run Coastal run over the first seven minutes and 42 seconds of the second period that put the visitors up 52-38 with 12:18 to play.
In defeat, senior Nick Stampley scored a team-best 14 points, while Troy (10-15, 4-11 Sun Belt) sophomore Desmond Williams added 12 points (all in the first half).
Redshirt freshman Essam Mostafa led the way for Coastal Carolina (14-6, 8-5 Sun Belt) scoring a game-high 23 points and 12 rebounds. Guard Deanthony Tipler scored 15 off the bench, while DeVante' Jones added 12 points and 10 rebounds.
After Mostafa and the Chants scored 10 of the first 12 points of the half, the Trojans quickly answered with an 11-3 run to tie the contest at 13 with 9:56 to play.
Coastal Carolina quickly answered with eight of the next 11 points to take a 21-16 lead with 7:07 to play in the period.
Led by freshman Kam Woods (6 points, 7 rebounds) and Stampley, Troy scored 11 of the next 14 points to take a 27-24 lead with 2:52 to play in the first half.
After a Dez Williams triple gave the Trojans a game-high six-point lead, Coastal answered with back-to-back layups from Mostafa to cut the Troy lead to just 30-28.
On the final Troy possession of the period, another Williams triple gave the Trojans a 33-28 lead that they enjoyed at the break.
Following the break, the Chants scored the first eight points and 15 of the first 17 to take a 43-35 lead with 14:48 to play.
A Stampley triple did bring the Trojans to within 43-38 with 14:25 left, but Coastal quickly raced out to a 9-0 run over the next 2:07 to take the aforementioned 52-38 lead.
The Trojans answered with a mini 7-2 run highlighted by a Jakevan Leftridge triple to bring the deficit to just 54-45, but Coastal quickly scored the next five to take a 59-45 lead with 9:04 to play.
Antwan Burnett's triple with 7:48 to play did trim the CCU advantage to just 61-50 with 7:48 to play, but one last 8-0 run gave the visitors a game-high 19-point lead with 6:16 to play.
Down the stretch Troy was unable to trim the lead to fewer than 14, as Coastal held on for the 75-59 victory.
The Trojans close out the regular season tomorrow afternoon against Coastal Carolina for a 4 p.m. tip. Prior to the game the Trojans will honor seniors Nick Stampley, Jonah Thomas (student manager) and Khalyl Waters.
HEAD COACH SCOTT CROSS:
"We played about as hard in the first half as any team that I've ever coached which is why we were winning by five at the break. In the second half the momentum completely shifted. We had a couple of turnovers and they flipped the lead in the matter of a minute or two. And we never recovered. They were the more aggressive and tougher team. They got a ton of offensive rebounds and every loose ball. Dez [Williams] was unbelievable in the first half, and gave us a real energy boost. And then AB was really good too. He did a great job on Dibba in the first half and did a good job of fighting over screens. Those two guys were definitely bright spots for us."
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
• Troy has led at the half in all three matchups against CCU this season.
• The Trojans have outscored Coastal 112-89 in the first half this season.
• Troy shot a season-worst 4-of-10 from the free throw line.
• With his 14-point performance, Stampley has now scored at least 10 in nine of the last 10 games. The forward has a team-best 13 games with at least 10 points.
• Troy shot just 3-of-17 from deep in the second period.
• Burnett was a team-best plus-eight Friday night. The freshman scored five points in his 17 minutes of action.
• Troy falls to 0-8 this season when getting out rebounded.
• The Trojans fall to 9-3 this season when leading at the break. All three losses this season are to CCU.
• Troy is a perfect 9-0 when leading at the break against a non-Coastal team.
• Senior Khalyl Waters missed tonight's contest due to injury. Waters is questionable for tomorrow's game.
The difference in the contest, was a 22-5 run Coastal run over the first seven minutes and 42 seconds of the second period that put the visitors up 52-38 with 12:18 to play.
In defeat, senior Nick Stampley scored a team-best 14 points, while Troy (10-15, 4-11 Sun Belt) sophomore Desmond Williams added 12 points (all in the first half).
Redshirt freshman Essam Mostafa led the way for Coastal Carolina (14-6, 8-5 Sun Belt) scoring a game-high 23 points and 12 rebounds. Guard Deanthony Tipler scored 15 off the bench, while DeVante' Jones added 12 points and 10 rebounds.
After Mostafa and the Chants scored 10 of the first 12 points of the half, the Trojans quickly answered with an 11-3 run to tie the contest at 13 with 9:56 to play.
Coastal Carolina quickly answered with eight of the next 11 points to take a 21-16 lead with 7:07 to play in the period.
Led by freshman Kam Woods (6 points, 7 rebounds) and Stampley, Troy scored 11 of the next 14 points to take a 27-24 lead with 2:52 to play in the first half.
After a Dez Williams triple gave the Trojans a game-high six-point lead, Coastal answered with back-to-back layups from Mostafa to cut the Troy lead to just 30-28.
On the final Troy possession of the period, another Williams triple gave the Trojans a 33-28 lead that they enjoyed at the break.
Following the break, the Chants scored the first eight points and 15 of the first 17 to take a 43-35 lead with 14:48 to play.
A Stampley triple did bring the Trojans to within 43-38 with 14:25 left, but Coastal quickly raced out to a 9-0 run over the next 2:07 to take the aforementioned 52-38 lead.
The Trojans answered with a mini 7-2 run highlighted by a Jakevan Leftridge triple to bring the deficit to just 54-45, but Coastal quickly scored the next five to take a 59-45 lead with 9:04 to play.
Antwan Burnett's triple with 7:48 to play did trim the CCU advantage to just 61-50 with 7:48 to play, but one last 8-0 run gave the visitors a game-high 19-point lead with 6:16 to play.
Down the stretch Troy was unable to trim the lead to fewer than 14, as Coastal held on for the 75-59 victory.
The Trojans close out the regular season tomorrow afternoon against Coastal Carolina for a 4 p.m. tip. Prior to the game the Trojans will honor seniors Nick Stampley, Jonah Thomas (student manager) and Khalyl Waters.
HEAD COACH SCOTT CROSS:
"We played about as hard in the first half as any team that I've ever coached which is why we were winning by five at the break. In the second half the momentum completely shifted. We had a couple of turnovers and they flipped the lead in the matter of a minute or two. And we never recovered. They were the more aggressive and tougher team. They got a ton of offensive rebounds and every loose ball. Dez [Williams] was unbelievable in the first half, and gave us a real energy boost. And then AB was really good too. He did a great job on Dibba in the first half and did a good job of fighting over screens. Those two guys were definitely bright spots for us."
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:
• Troy has led at the half in all three matchups against CCU this season.
• The Trojans have outscored Coastal 112-89 in the first half this season.
• Troy shot a season-worst 4-of-10 from the free throw line.
• With his 14-point performance, Stampley has now scored at least 10 in nine of the last 10 games. The forward has a team-best 13 games with at least 10 points.
• Troy shot just 3-of-17 from deep in the second period.
• Burnett was a team-best plus-eight Friday night. The freshman scored five points in his 17 minutes of action.
• Troy falls to 0-8 this season when getting out rebounded.
• The Trojans fall to 9-3 this season when leading at the break. All three losses this season are to CCU.
• Troy is a perfect 9-0 when leading at the break against a non-Coastal team.
• Senior Khalyl Waters missed tonight's contest due to injury. Waters is questionable for tomorrow's game.
Team Stats
CCU
TROY
FG%
.419
.364
3FG%
.292
.226
FT%
.842
.400
RB
46
37
TO
14
15
STL
9
10
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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