This is, technically, a home game for Coastal Carolina in the Myrtle Beach Invitational. The Cougars have the better defense on paper, but struggle guarding the perimeter. Coastal Carolina is shooting 40.2% from three and 53% effectively. The Chanticleers crash the offensive glass just as well at Charleston and should feel comfortable at home against a team that struggles in the second half.

This is a big South Carolina rivalry. Both teams are playing uptempo basketball with the Chanticleers leading the way with a solid offense (81.7 ppg) and a very poor defense (87ppg allowed). Coastal is 2-0 over this year, they were 16-12 over last year. Charleston's tempo under Pat Kelsey has been 73 possessions a game or 5 more than the average team.