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College of Coastal Georgia

Men's Basketball

Mariners sail past Hiwassee

Brunswick, Ga. - With Marcus Morrison having another monster game for the College of Coastal Georgia men's basketball team, the Maiiners rolled to an impressive 90-55 victory Saturday night over Hiwassee College at Howard Coffin Gym in the final home game of the season.

Morrison scored a season-high 37 points and also pulled down a season-best 27 rebounds to lead the Mariners (6-22) to a runaway win over the Tigers. The 90 points scored by the Mariners was the most they have scored all season while the 55 points they allowed to Hiwassee was the fewest they have allowed an opponent all season.

With the win, the Mariners also avenged a 78-69 loss to the Tigers at their place on Jan. 26.

Reggie Burke finished with 17 points for the Mariners while Richard Buford also hit for double figures with 13 points. Buford's night included four made 3-pointers. Kevari Francis scored nine points for the Mariners and led the team with 11 rebounds.

Coastal Georgia dominated Hiwassee on the glass with 65 rebounds to 29. The total rebounds for the Mariners were the highest team total for the season. The Mariners pulled down 44 defensive boards which also was a season-high number.

The Mariners proved to be too much inside for Hiwassee as they outscored the Tigers 48-28 in the paint.

Justin Browner led Hiwassee with 19 points in defeat. Joel Bailey added 14. The Tigers shot just 28.4 percent as a team for the game.

Coastal Georgia has won three of its last six games.The Mariners will close the season with a game at Life University in Atlanta on Monday. A win would give the Mariners their first back-to-back victories of the season and four wins in their last seven games to finish their first-year competing as a four-year program.

Coastal Georgia lost to Life 97-74 at home on Jan. 14, four nights after a victory over Morris College.

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