NCAA Basketball

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (23-14)


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@ Lib 
L 73-79
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vs. CleSt 
W 91-75
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@ InSt 
W 89-88
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@ SoUt 
W 108-106
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@ Char 
L 68-71
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Charlotte wins CBI title, holds off Eastern Kentucky 71-68

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Aly Khalifa scored 14 of his 20 points in the first half, Montre’ Gipson made three 3-pointer in the second half, and No. 3 seed Charlotte held off No. 8 seed Eastern Kentucky 71-68 on Wednesday night in the championship game of the College Basketball Invitational.

Charlotte (22-14) finished the season with its most wins since the 2000-01 campaign, when it took down Tennessee in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The 49ers were appearing in the postseason for the first time since earning an at-large bid to the 2013 NIT.

Charlotte made eight of its first nine shots and led 18-5 as Eastern Kentucky only made two field goals in the opening eight minutes. Khalifa made all six of his shots in the first half to help the 49ers build a 42-24 lead at halftime after shooting 72% (18 of 25) from the field. EKU had five scoring droughts of at least 90 seconds in the first half.

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Leaders
Points: D. Blanton16.9
Rebounds: I. Cozart7.5
Assists: T. Comer3.6
FG%: D. Blanton45.7%
FT%: D. Blanton71.5%
3P%: M. Moreno38.5%
Steals: C. Robb1.7
Blocks: I. Cozart2.5
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Alabama31-6
2 Houston33-4
3 Purdue29-6
4 Kansas28-8
5 Texas29-9
6 Marquette29-7
7 UCLA31-6
8 Arizona28-7
9 Gonzaga31-6
10 UConn31-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 UConn31-8
2 San Diego State32-7
3 Miami (FL)29-8
4 Alabama31-6
5 Florida Atlantic35-4
6 Houston33-4
7 Texas29-9
8 UCLA31-6
9 Kansas State26-10
10 Gonzaga31-6
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Atlantic Sun Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Liberty 15-3 27-9
Kennesaw State 15-3 26-9
Eastern Kentucky 12-6 23-14
Stetson 12-6 17-14
Lipscomb 11-7 20-13
North Alabama 10-8 18-15
Bellarmine 9-9 15-18
North Florida 9-9 14-17
Queens University 7-11 18-15
FGCU 7-11 17-15
Jacksonville 6-12 13-16
Jacksonville State 6-12 13-18
Central Arkansas 4-14 9-22
Austin Peay 3-15 9-22
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 78.6 (30)
Rebounds: 13.6 (3)
Assists: 14.9 (51)
FG%: 44.1% (210)
FT%: 65.9% (338)
3P%: 34.3% (172)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 73.5 (279)
Rebounds: 26.4 (58)
Assists: 14.4 (306)
FG%: 43.1% (138)
FT%: 74.2% (307)
3P%: 34.0% (199)
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