As Texas State (9-8, 2-4 Sun Belt) and Coastal Carolina (10-7, 3-3) exited the Strahan Arena floor Thursday night following the Bobcats’ 78-66 win, Chanticleers head coach Cliff Ellis approached Danny Kaspar to congratulate him.
“(Ellis) just came to me and said ‘You got me,’” the Texas State head coach said. “‘I never prepared for the zone.’”
The maroon and gold jumped out to a 17-8 lead by the 12:19 mark in the first half but saw it crumble in less than three minutes. The visitors homed in on the basket from outside the arc, shooting 8-13 on 3-pointers by halftime.
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