Coastal Carolina bowed out of the Sun Belt Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, and may have had its season come to an end with an 80-50 loss to Louisiana-Monroe in the second round on Thursday.
ULM (18-14) advanced to the quarterfinals and will play third-seeded Georgia Southern at 8:30 p.m. Friday, while the Chants fell to 15-16 on the 2018-19 season.
Junior forward Tommy Burton had a team-high 15 points and added eight rebounds for the Chanticleers.
Coastal 2018-19 leading scorer and rebounder Zac Cuthbertson sprained his left knee in CCU’s regular season-ending loss to Troy on Saturday and played with a protective sleeve on the knee.