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Coastal Carolina Pushes Past Howard in CBI First Round

Coastal Carolina 81, Howard 72
CONWAY, S.C. – Junior guard Tyrell Gumbs-Frater scored a game-high 22 points and Coastal Carolina staged a furious rally in the second half to earn an 81-72 victory over Howard University in a first-round game of the 2019 Roman College Basketball Invitational Wednesday night at the HTC Center.

With the win, Coastal Carolina improved to 16-16 on the season and it will advance to the second round of the 16-team post-season tournament at 7 p.m. Monday at West Virginia. West Virginia defeated Grand Canyon University in its first-round game Wednesday, 77-63.