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Charlotte 49ers (3-1)

Charlotte beats Yale 88-74

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) Shamari Spears scored a career-high 28 points to lead Charlotte in an 88-74 win over Yale on Monday.

Spears, who sat out last season after transferring from Boston College, shot 13-for-15 from the field for the 49ers (3-1) in the NIT Season Tip-Off. He has scored 20-plus points in all three of his games for Charlotte, who rebounded from losing to No. 7 Duke its last time out.

Derrio Green added a career-high 18 points, all on 3-pointers. He finished 6-for-11 from beyond the arc. DiJuan Harris had 11 points, hitting 9 of 11 from the foul line, and Phil Jones scored 10. (MORE)

49ers Headlines
Final 1 2 T
Charlotte
 39 41 80
Hofstra
 41 31 72
Boxscore 
Leaders Charlotte Hofstra
Points S. Spears 26 C. Jenkins 25
Rebounds C. Braswell 11 G. Washington 9
Assists R. Coleman 5 2 tied with 4
Atlantic 10
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Xavier 0-0 3-0
George Washington 0-0 3-0
Duquesne 0-0 3-0
Saint Louis 0-0 3-0
Rhode Island 0-0 2-0
Richmond 0-0 3-1
Charlotte 0-0 3-1
La Salle 0-0 3-1
St. Bonaventure 0-0 2-1
Temple 0-0 2-1
St. Joseph's (PA) 0-0 3-2
Dayton 0-0 2-2
Massachusetts 0-0 1-2
Fordham 0-0 1-3
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Leaders
Points: S. Spears23.7
Rebounds: C. Braswell7.8
Assists: D. Harris5.0
FG%: S. Spears60.4%
FT%: C. Dewhurst100.0%
3P%: S. Bowden34.6%
Steals: C. Dewhurst2.0
Blocks: P. Jones3.0
Offense (Rank)
Points: 77.0 (95)
Rebounds: 14.5 (71)
Assists: 13.8 (143)
FG%: 40.8% (261)
FT%: 75.2% (43)
3P%: 29.6% (257)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 76.5 (285)
Rebounds: 26.8 (87)
Assists: 14.5 (258)
FG%: 42.6% (188)
FT%: 72.3% (273)
3P%: 37.9% (273)
Next 5
DateOpp.Record (RPI)
11/24@ Hof3-2 (98)
12/2vs. ECU2-4 (173)
12/5@ Lou4-0 (18)
12/8vs. W-Sal1-3 (339)
12/12vs. G-Webb3-1 (186)
Last 10
DateOpp.Final
11/23@ YaleW 88-74
11/17@ DukeL 59-101
11/16vs. ElonW 75-61
11/13vs. NC-AshW 86-70
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State4-0
3 Texas3-0
4 Villanova5-0
5 Kentucky4-0
6 Purdue4-0
7 Duke4-0
8 West Virginia1-0
9 Tennessee4-1
10 Syracuse4-0
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Kansas3-0
2 Michigan State4-0
3 Texas3-0
4 Villanova5-0
5 Kentucky4-0
6 Purdue4-0
7 Duke4-0
8 West Virginia1-0
9 Syracuse4-0
10 Butler3-0
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