Charleston Southern seniors Chris Moore and Terrance Grier brought their CSU Field House careers to a close on a winning note, as the Bucs defeated the rival Coastal Carolina Chanticleers by the slimmest of margins, 65-64, in a tightly contested game Saturday night.

CSU head coach Barclay Radebaugh honored both Moore and Grier for their contributions to the CSU basketball program with starts Saturday night, and each delivered in their own way to the CSU cause. Moore in particular would shine, however, as in his final game at the Buc Dome the senior was on his game throughout the night. Moore ripped the nets to the tune of a 7 for 11 performance from the field and a five for eight performance from beyond the arc. The final three of Moore's 19 points came on a crucial three-pointer with 3:23 left that gave CSU a 62-57 lead.

The bucket was CSU's only field goal for nearly six minutes, however, as the Chanticleers utilized a 14-3 run to erase a Buc lead that had grown as large as 11. Steven Sexton would officially put an end to CSU's advantage with his fifth three of the night, a new career high for the junior guard, with 2:03 left that evened matters at 62 a piece.

In need of a bucket to re-claim the lead on the next possesion, Barclay Radebaugh's squad turned to Omar Carter, who proved to be more than reliable in the second half. Carter delivered again on the possession, as he skied for a rebound of an initial missed shot, collected himself, went back up, scored and drew a foul from Coastal's Anthony Breeze. Carter's make of the subsequent free throw gave CSU a 65-62 edge with 1:34 left.

The sequence that followed was wild and nerve-racking for both teams, as both CSU and Coastal would miss shots thanks to strong interior defense on both ends. Then, following two Logan Johnson free throws that made the score 65-64 and a subsequent CSU turnover, Coastal would have no less than three attempts to win the game. However, Jack Leasure would miss a three-pointer, Mario Sissini would be blocked by Shawn Outen and a desperation heave from Sexton at the buzzer would fall short to put a wrap on the Bucs fourth conference win on the season.

Carter's key bucket was part of an extraordinary second half from the performance by the freshman on senior night. The Charlotte native posted a double-double in just the last 20 minutes, in fact, as Carter scored 13 points and collected 10 rebounds in the final period. The duo of Carter and Moore would prove to be huge throughout the second half as the two combined to score 23 of CSU's 30 points in the half. On the night, Carter would finish with 19 points and 11 rebounds Saturday, giving him his sixth double double of his freshman campaign.

Leasure's late miss was also part of a rough evening for Coastal's leading scorer who, like Moore, will long be remembered in Big South lore for his shooting ability. After making nine threes in his last game at UNC Asheville, Leasure found it difficult to produce a similar evening against the CSU defense, which held the senior to 10 points on four of 18 shooting, including two of 13 shooting from beyond the arc, on Saturday. A particular key in limiting Leasure's open looks was the defensive play of freshman guard Tovi Bailey, who harassed his much elder counterpart on almost every possession.

On the night, CSU outshot Coastal 44.6% to 38.3% from the field, connected on 45.8% of their three pointers to Coastal's 29% and out-rebounded the Chanticleers 38 to 36. Joining Moore and Carter in double figures for CSU was freshman Austin Johnson, who scored 10 points Saturday, while Sexton (17 points), Anthony Breeze (13 points), Sissini and Leasure (10 points a piece) all scored in double figures for the Chants. Breeze also joined Carter in posting a double-double, as the freshman forward pulled down 12 rebounds on the night.

Breeze also posted three blocks on the night, while Outen posted four for CSU, including the critical block on Sissini in the game's dying moments. Both teams also took extraordinary care of the basketball Saturday, as Coastal recorded only three turnovers while CSU recorded just eight. In terms of assists, David Johnson lead the way for CCU with six, while Carter and guard Lorenza Knight shared the CSU lead with four a piece.

Though CSU knew before Saturday that it would be the #8 seed in the upcoming Big South tournament, its opponent was determined today when UNC Asheville defeated Winthrop 63-50 on the road this afternoon to claim the #1 seed. The result means that CSU will return to the Justice Center for the second time in 10 days to face the Bulldogs, who beat the Bucs 85-73 in the previous game.

The game will tipoff at 7 P.M. on Tuesday night. Stay tuned to csusports.com for full details on how to follow the action live from Asheville.