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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. MORE |
Leaders | |||||
Points: | D. Blanton | 16.9 | |||
Rebounds: | I. Cozart | 7.5 | |||
Assists: | T. Comer | 3.6 | |||
FG%: | D. Blanton | 45.7% | |||
FT%: | D. Blanton | 71.5% | |||
3P%: | M. Moreno | 38.5% | |||
Steals: | C. Robb | 1.7 | |||
Blocks: | I. Cozart | 2.5 |
Coaches Rankings | |||
Rank | School | Rec | |
1 | UConn | 31-8 | |
2 | San Diego State | 32-7 | |
3 | Miami (FL) | 29-8 | |
4 | Alabama | 31-6 | |
5 | Florida Atlantic | 35-4 | |
6 | Houston | 33-4 | |
7 | Texas | 29-9 | |
8 | UCLA | 31-6 | |
9 | Kansas State | 26-10 | |
10 | Gonzaga | 31-6 | |
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Atlantic Sun Standings | ||
Conference | Overall | |
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) |