Langston Powell pass vs. Coastal Carolina 2020
Bob McCool
64
La.-Monroe ULM 6-8,2-3 Sun Belt
93
Winner Coastal Carolina CCU 10-6,3-2 Sun Belt
La.-Monroe ULM
6-8,2-3 Sun Belt
64
Final
93
Coastal Carolina CCU
10-6,3-2 Sun Belt
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
La.-Monroe ULM 28 36 64
Coastal Carolina CCU 42 51 93

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

ULM Overpowered by Coastal Carolina, 93-64

CONWAY, S.C. – Coastal Carolina opened the game with a 14-0 run and never looked back en route to a 93-64 win over ULM Monday night at the HTC Center.
 
DeVante' Jones, who nearly recorded a triple-double, paced a well-balanced attack as six Coastal players scored in double figures. Jones finished with 17 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. The Chanticleers also got 17 points from Keishawn Brewton, 14 from Tyrell Gumbs-Frater, 13 from Garrick Green, 11 from Tommy Burton and 10 from Hosana Kitenge.
 
Coastal Carolina (10-6, 3-2 Sun Belt) hit six of its first nine field-goal attempts, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range, in building a 14-0 lead. Following a ULM timeout, Tyree White scored eight points during a 10-2 spurt as the Warhawks pulled to within 16-10 on Jalen Hodge's left-handed hook shot in the lane with 11:04 left in the first half. The Chanticleers answered with a 14-2 run, with Brewton and Tyrell Gumbs-Frater each knocking down a pair of 3s, to regain control at 30-12 with 7:59 to play. Coastal led by as many as 19 points in the opening half, but Langston Powell provided a spark off the ULM bench, hitting all three of his 3-point field-goal attempts over the final seven minutes, as the Warhawks trimmed their deficit to 42-28 at the intermission.
 
The Chanticleers shot 62 percent (18-of-29) from the field in the second half and extended their lead to as many as 32 points.
 
"They whipped us in every facet of the game from start to finish," ULM head coach Keith Richard said. "There wasn't much positive out of this, to be honest with you. They were livelier than we were from the get-go in so many areas that it's hard to even explain.
 
"They were a lot more aggressive than we were. They got to all the 50/50 balls, and they shot the ball well. They dominated us in every facet of the game."
 
Coastal became the first opponent to shoot better than 50 percent from the field against ULM, finishing 34-of-62 (55 percent) from the floor, including 11-of-30 3-pointers (37 percent).
 
The Chants outrebounded ULM, 44-23, and enjoyed an 18-2 advantage in second-chance points.
 
Powell, who made 5-of-7 shots from the floor including 4-of-5 3s, led ULM (6-8, 2-3) with a season-high 18 points. The former West Monroe (Louisiana) High School standout was sidelined for the first five games of the 2019-20 season with shin splints.
 
"Langston was spotted up on some dribble-penetration kickouts, and I'm glad he shot the ball well," Richard said. "We're trying to get Langston in better shape to play maybe more minutes. He played almost 18 minutes tonight, which is a season high for him, and we'll keep moving along with him."
 
Two other Warhawks posted double figures, including Michael Ertel and Hodge who added 15 and 11 points, respectively. Ertel also recorded five assists and three steals.
 
ULM continues its three-game Sun Belt road swing at Georgia Southern on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT.
 
 
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