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Men's Hoops Defeated at Wisconsin, 92-54

       

Men's Hoops Defeated at Wisconsin, 92-54

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MADISON, WISC. -- The Coastal Carolina men's basketball team struggled offensively against a very good Wisconsin team, losing to the host Badgers, 92-54, Nov. 26. With the loss, the Chanticleers fell to 0-2, while the Badgers moved to 4-0 on the season.

Coastal kept it close early, trailing just 7-6 with 14:52 left to go in the first half. However, Wisconsin put on a dominating 34-11 run for the remainder of the half to lead 41-17 at the intermission. Coastal shot just 29.2 percent (7-for-24) from the field in the first half, including just 3-for-15 from the three-point line. UW shot 54.2 percent (13-for-24) in the opening stanza. Wisconsin also had 12 points from the charity stripe in the first, while CCU did not get to the line in the first half.

Wisconsin continued the dominance to start the second half, going on a 13-3 run over the first 2:56 to build the lead to 54-20. The lead continued to stretch throughout the second half, with Coastal eventually making a little run of its own on three pointers by forwards Moses Sonko and Chad Ferguson to cut into the Badger advantage, but to little avail.

Coastal improved in the second half, hitting 48.0 percent (12-for-25) from the field and 6-for-12 from the three-point line. CCU finished the game at 38.8 percent from the field, while Wisconsin was 54.1 percent from the floor. CCU also committed 22 turnovers to just 11 for UW.

Sonko finished with 19, while guard Pele Paelay added 13 in the game for CCU. Wisconsin was led by Kammeron Taylor with a game-high 20 points.

The Chants return to Conway to open the 2005-06 home slate, hosting Coker, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m.