The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (20-11) and Grand Canyon Antelopes (27-6) meet in the third round of the CIT tournament at HTC Center. Action begins at 7:00 pm ET on Wednesday, Mar. 23.
The Chanticleers played well in their last game, topping New Hampshire 71-62 in the 2. Badou Diagne was a key piece, recording his fifth double-double of the season with 19 points and 10 rebounds. The Antelopes, meanwhile, are coming off a 64-54 win against Jackson State in the 2. Joshua Braun led the game in scoring by registering 18 points on 3-for-7 shooting.
Baskets could be hard to come by as Coastal Carolina ranks 16th in the nation, allowing just 98.9 points per 100 possessions, while Grand Canyon is 10th (98.3). Moreover, the Antelopes are among the nation’s elite on the offensive backboards, ranking 21st in OR% at 32.4%. But the Chanticleers rank 25th at corralling defensive rebounds with a DR% of 71.1%.
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Ranked 16th, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers have one of the top defenses in the country, giving up just 98.9 points per 100 possessions. The Grand Canyon Antelopes rank 82nd in offense, scoring 110.1 points in the same number of possessions.
The Grand Canyon Antelopes average a field goal percentage of 45.6% this season. The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers have a losing record of 1-3 when opponents have a FG% of 45.6% or greater.
The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers rank lower for their field goal percentage (99th) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (95th), but the Grand Canyon Antelopes have a better FG% ranking (88th) than eFG% ranking (139th).
Grand Canyon ranks 73rd in assists, recording 14.9 per game. Coastal Carolina performs worse at 250th with 11.9 assists per game.
Coastal Carolina ranks 42nd in rebounds per game with 38.1 and Grand Canyon ranks 72nd with 38.2 rebounds per game.
Grand Canyon ranks 112th in offensive rebounds, while Coastal Carolina ranks at 28th in defensive rebounds.
On average, Grand Canyon forces a turnover rate of 19.5%, ranked 10th in the nation. When Coastal Carolina turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a winning 8-5 record.
