CONWAY, S.C. -- Zac Cuthbertson scored 22 points in just 16 minutes of action as Costal Carolina drubbed Piedmont International 102-50 in the season opener Friday night.
The Chanticleers shot 54.9 percent from the field and five players reached double-figure scoring. Jaylen Shaw was perfect shooting, hitting all five field goal attempts, including a trey, and was 3-for-3 from the line. The team was 39 of 71 from the floor, 9 of 24 from deep.
Coastal Carolina got off to a fast start, hitting 21 of its 30 field goal attempts (70 percent) in the first half, hitting 7 of 13 shots from distance.