Saturday, December 20, 2003

Contact: Stan Cole

Coastal Carolina Defeats Campbell 84-55

CONWAY, S.C. – E.J. Gallup scored 17 points and Coastal Carolina defeated Campbell 84-55 on Saturday night in men's basketball action at Kimbel Arena.

The Chanticleers broke out to a 12-2 lead and never trailed while shooting 54 percent (30-56) from the floor and canning 10-of-21 three-pointers on the night. Campbell shot 33 percent for the game and just 28 percent in the first period.

The Fighting Camels (0-8) fell to 0-4 on the road this year and lost their 21st-consecutive road game. Coastal Carolina (4-4) won its fourth-straight game and improved to 3-1 at home at Kimbel Gym.

In the 31st meeting between the schools, the home team won for the sixth year in a row.

Alvin Green and Pele Paelay added 11 points each for Coastal, which had 17 steals and forced 21 Campbell turnovers. The Chanticleers turned those 21 miscues into 27 points.

Diego Aguiar and Corey Parker led Campbell with 10 points each. Lee Marsh came off the bench to score a career-high nine points, while grabbing a team- high seven rebounds.

The Chanticleers led by as many as 31 points in the first half, thanks to 58 percent shooting (18-31), including 7-of-11 from 3-point range. Coastal also converted 13 Campbell first-half turnovers into 15 points.

Campbell shot just 28 percent (7-25) from the field in the opening period and trailed 53-24 at the break. Colin Hunt, who scored 26 points on 12-of-14 shooting on Wednesday against Florida Atlantic, finished 0-for-6 from the field in his first career start.

Campbell senior Tarick Johnson, who entered the game as the team's second- leading scorer at 11.0 points per game, did not play after suffering a gash on his left hand in practice on Friday. Johnson suffered the cut when he accidentally hit teammate Lee Marsh in the mouth. Marsh sustained a broken tooth that was subsequently repaired.

Campbell's last road victory came on Jan. 19, 2002 in an 84-79 decision at Jacksonville State.

The Fighting Camels return to action on Tuesday, Dec. 30 at William & Mary in a 7:00 p.m. tip-off. [Box Score]