CONWAY, S.C. (Interstat) — Coastal Carolina used a dominant shooting performance to defeat Southern Mississippi 85-67 in a Sun Belt Conference men’s basketball game Saturday at HTC Center.

The Chanticleers shot a blistering 14 for 23 from 3-point range, led by RaSheed Jones’ 24 points. Coastal Carolina built a 39-25 halftime lead and maintained control throughout, despite 18 points from Southern Mississippi’s Israel Hart.

Coastal Carolina improved to 13-9 overall. Southern Mississippi fell to 11-11. The Chanticleers shot 56.9% from the field overall and scored 12 points off 14 Golden Eagles turnovers. Southern Mississippi shot just 44.4% from the floor and 4 of 13 from beyond the arc. Attendance was 1,763.