Two McCadden Triples in Final Minute Help Send Men’s Basketball Past Coastal Carolina

Saturday, January 30

Statesboro, Ga.

4 p.m.

Georgia Southern University

11-8,5-5Sun Belt

Coastal Carolina

12-4,6-3Sun Belt

Coastal Carolina

Ga. Southern

Elijah McCadden drills the game winner.

Two McCadden Triples in Final Minute Help Send Men’s Basketball Past Coastal Carolina

1/30/2021 7:17:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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The Eagles finish their season series with Troy next weekend in Alabama.

By: Marc Gignac

Postgame radio interview with Elijah McCadden

Postgame radio interview with Brian Burg

STATESBORO – Elijah McCadden drilled a 3-pointer from the wing with 0.8 seconds left to lift Georgia Southern to a 61-58 Sun Belt men's basketball win over Coastal Carolina Saturday afternoon in Hanner Fieldhouse.

McCadden broke a 55-55 tie with a triple from the opposite wing off an Eric Boone assist with 28.8 seconds to go, but DeVante' Jones, who finished with a game-high 27 points, buried a 3-pointer from the corner to tie the score just seven seconds later.

On the Eagles' ensuing possession, Boone penetrated and kicked it to McCadden who nailed what became the game winner. Coastal Carolina called a timeout and tried a long inbounds pass to Jones, but Boone stole it, and threw the ball the towards the Chants' basket to run out the clock.

Eagles of the Game
McCadden scored all 10 of his points in the second half and added three rebounds, two assists and a steal, and Kamari Brown netted a team-high 15 points. Prince Toyambi posted eight points, six rebounds and a blocked shot, and Boone finished with six points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals.

Key Moments
Georgia Southern (11-8, 5-5) held Coastal Carolina to 33 percent shooting and forced 13 turnovers while building a 29-18 halftime advantage. Brown scored five points in a 14-4 Eagle run, and Zack Bryant's nifty layup made the score 25-16 with 3:32 left in the half. GS forced seven Chanticleer turnovers during the stretch.

McCadden made a turnaround jumper for the first points of the second half to extend the lead to 13, and the Eagles led 51-41 with 7:45 remaining. Coastal Carolina (12-4, 6-3) scored nine straight points and forced four consecutive Georgia Southern turnovers, and a Jones triple from the wing tied the score 53-53 with three minutes left.

Toyambi was fouled after an offensive rebound and made both free throws, but the Chants got four offensive rebounds on their next trip down court before an Ahmard Harvey dunk tied the game with 57.1 to go.

Stats and Notes
- Georgia Southern held the Chanticleers to a season-low 58 points and forced a season-high 23 turnovers.
- The Eagles shot a season-high 90.9 percent from the charity stripe (10-11).
- The teams meet for two more in Conway Feb. 19-20.

Next Up
The Eagles travel to Troy to complete their season series with the Trojans next weekend. Both contests will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and the GS Sports Network.