Final
Coastal Carolina knocks off Liberty 73-58
Dec 6, 2009 - 3:20 AM LYNCHBURG, Va.(AP) -- Joseph Harris and Mario Edwards each had double-doubles to lead Coastal Carolina to a 73-58 victory over Liberty on Saturday night.Harris had 16 points and 12 rebounds for his seventh double-double in nine games and Edwards scored 16 points with 10 rebounds as the Chanticleers (7-2, 2-0 Big South Conference) extended their winning streak to three games. Coastal Carolina, which is 2-0 in the Big South for the first time since 2006-07, is off to its best start since 1981-82.
Coastal Carolina led by as many as 14 points in the first half and increased its advantage to 41-25 on Edwards' layup with 19:12 left in the game. Harris hit a jumper 29 seconds later for a 43-25 lead.
Chad Gray, who finished with 16 points, scored six straight points to give Liberty a 54-30 lead with 13:21 left.
Kyle Ohman led Liberty (4-5, 1-1) with 17 points and Jesse Sanders added 12 points.
- NCAA BB
COASTL CAROLINA 73
LIBERTY 58 FINAL
Dec 5 9:06 PM - NCAA BB
COASTL CAROLINA 37
LIBERTY 25 HALFTIME
Dec 5 7:50 PM
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