COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jud Dillard scored a career-high 34 points, including 11 of Tennessee Tech's last 14 points, and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Golden Eagles edged Coastal Carolina 71-69 Thursday night.
Tennessee Tech (2-0), coming off a 107-32 trouncing of Crowley's Ridge, led 57-50 with 7:38 to go after rallying from a 35-30 halftime deficit.
The Chanticleers (1-2) tied it at 57 on Badou Diagne's jumper, but Dillard dunked to restore Tennessee Tech's lead with 5:32 left.
Anthony Raffa hit a 3-pointer for Coastal Carolina, which built a four-point lead with 3:01 left, but Dillard kept the Golden Eagles close.
Jeremiah Samarrippas' driving layup with 1:18 remaining put Tennessee Tech ahead for good, although Dillard still scored three more points.
Kierre Greenwood's layup with 1 second left was the final margin.
Raffa had 25 points and Greenwood 19 for the Chanticleers, who made 29 free throws to Tennessee Tech's 15.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Coastal Carolina (1-2) | 35 | 34 | 69 |
| Tennessee Tech (2-0) « | 30 | 41 | 71 |
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| Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| E. Ndieguene, F | 37 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| M. Enanga, F | 32 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| B. Diagne, F | 20 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| A. Raffa, G | 37 | 6-15 | 8-10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| K. Greenwood, G | 31 | 4-11 | 11-12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Curtis | 17 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Daniel | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| C. Ashford | 9 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| B. Addey | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 17-46 | 29-36 | 33 | 8 | 17 | 69 | |
| 37% | 80.6% | ||||||
| Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| D. Ogbe, F | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| A. Morse, F | 14 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| J. Dillard, G | 33 | 13-22 | 4-6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| J. Samarrippas, G | 29 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| J. McKay, G | 19 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| L. Johnson | 28 | 3-10 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| M. Marseille | 20 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| T. Barnes | 15 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| A. Diressa | 10 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| M. Hill | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| R. Riggins | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 25-52 | 15-21 | 30 | 9 | 25 | 71 | |
| 48.1% | 71.4% | ||||||
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