ncaab Game Recap
Recap - Louisiana-Monroe Defeats Coastal Carolina 79-75
Louisiana-Monroe got a 28-point performance from Nika Metskhvarishvili as they ran past Coastal Carolina 79-75 on Wednesday at Fant-Ewing Coliseum.
Louisiana-Monroe earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -5.0-point spread.
Tyreke Locure had 15 points for Louisiana-Monroe and Jacob Wilson chipped in with 13 points. Tyreese Watson had 4 assists for them, while Tyreke Locure was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.
Coastal Carolina got 18 points from Jacob Meyer in a losing cause and another 16 points from Kylan Blackmon. Jacob Meyer contributed 6 assists for them, while Ginika Ojiako had 13 rebounds.
Louisiana-Monroe was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
Coastal Carolina won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 34-31.
Next game, Louisiana-Monroe takes its act home to face Eastern Michigan looking for another win. For Coastal Carolina, they head home to face Georgia Southern.