For the second consecutive year, Coastal Carolina challenged South Carolina down to the final minutes.
And for the second straight year, the Chanticleers’ big brother in Columbia managed to hold them off at Colonial Life Arena.
CCU was within five points with 4:30 remaining Friday night, but a pair of Hassani Gravett 3-pointers pushed the advantage to 10 points and allowed the Gamecocks to hold off the Chants 85-79, as Coastal got no closer than five points down the stretch.
The Gamecocks got 23 points from Gravett and 25 points from talented Canadian freshman A.J. Lawson.