CONWAY, S.C. – Little Rock (11-6, 2-2 SBC) used a furious rally down the stretch but came up just short in a 66-63 loss at Coastal Carolina (8-9, 3-1 SBC) on Monday.
Down 16 with 11:31 to play and still trailing 60-49 with 5:53 remaining, Little Rock battled back to pull within 62-58 with 3:05 to play. A 9-2 run featuring five points from Deondre Burns whittled the margin to four.
After two Coastal free throws, five more points from Burns made it a 66-63 game with 1:31 left on the clock. Both teams combined to miss their next five shots, and following a pair of missed free throws by CCU's Beck with 3.