Men's Basketball | 11/20/2018 10:31:00 PM
CONWAY, S.C. For the second game in a row, NCAA Division III Methodist men's basketball stepped up in competition level, traveling to Coastal Carolina University on Tuesday evening to take on the D-I Chaticleers.
In the exhibition contest for the Monarchs it was CCU that never trailed in the 88-51 outcome.
THE ESSENTIALS
Final score: Coastal Carolina def. Methodist, 88-51
Records: Exhibition game for Methodist
Location: HTC Center, Conway, S.C.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Chanticleers broke quickly after the opening tip, scoring the first five points of the game before Dante Burden would drive the lane for a layup to get Methodist on the scoreboard.
- An 8-0 run by CCU pushed the score to 13-2 but Sam Mingledoff's jumper cut into the deficit.
- CCU, with six players over 6-feet-6 compared to just two from Methodist, used its height to make things tough on the Monarchs, pushing that 13-4 lead out to a 41-22 advantage at the halftime break.
- The Monarchs gained their footing, so to speak, in the second half, though, picking up 37 points over the final 20 minutes for a solid showing against their D-I opponent.
- In that second frame, CCU had elevated its lead to 27, at 54-27, but twice over the next minutes Methodist whittled the deficit down to 18 points. First at 56-38 on a Chris Pernell 3-pointer, and soon after, at 59-41 on a trey from Burden.
- The Chanticleers muscled their way out of that downward trend, closing strongly through to the final horn.
MONARCH HIGHLIGHTS
- Burden paced the offense with a 14-point night, second most of all players.
- Mingledoff, Pernell and Kaymon Mitchell each added eight points for Methodist, while Mingledoff and Malik Manley topped the team's rebounding efforts, fighting for six boards apiece.
- Pernell's night included a 2-for-4 evening from behind the arc.
- Coach David Smith went deep into his bench and received 30 points from the non-starters.
- Smith also had to be pleased about Methodist's 21-17 edge in points off turnovers, and a 10-2 advantage in fast-break points.
- Helping spur the transition game were Burden and Mingledoff who registered five and four steals, respectively.
NEXT UP
Methodist will travel to Newport News, Virginia, at the tail end of the holiday break to participate in the Christopher Newport (University) Tournament on Saturday and Sunday. The Monarchs play the host school on Saturday, then take on either Thomas More or John Carroll on Sunday in the tournament championship or consolation game.
