Howard at Coastal Carolina 3/20/19 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Howard Bison visit The HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina on Wednesday to play the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in a CBI first round tilt. Howard ended its regular season 17-16 following a 75-69 loss to Norfolk State in the semifinals of the Mid-Eastern Conference Tournament on Friday. Chad Lott led the Bison in the loss with 21 points.

Coastal Carolina ended its regular season at 15-16 overall following an 80-50 loss to UL-Monroe in the Sun Belt Conference tournament second round on Thursday. The Chanticleers were led in the loss by Tommy Burton with 15 points and eight boards, while Tyrell Gumbs-Frater scored 12. RJ Cole leads Howard in scoring and assists with averages of 21.6 points and 6.4 assists per game. Zion Cousins leads the Bison in rebounds with an average of 7.3 per game. Charles Williams and Chad Lott are the only other two Howard players to average double figures in scoring. Howard is shooting 43.4% from the field and 36.4% from 3-point territory.

Zac Cuthbertson leads Coastal Carolina in scoring and rebounding with averages of 18.2 points and 8.2 rebounds. Ebrima Dibba is the leader in assists with an average of 4.6 per game. Devante Jones is the only other player averaging double figures in scoring at 12.6 points per game. Coastal Carolina is shooting 45.0% from the field and 36.6% from 3-point territory.