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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: | B. Williams | 13.8 | |||
| Rebounds: | A. Khalifa | 6.3 | |||
| Assists: | A. Khalifa | 2.8 | |||
| FG%: | No qualifiers | ||||
| FT%: | B. Williams | 84.3% | |||
| 3P%: | B. Williams | 39.7% | |||
| Steals: | M. Gipson | 1.1 | |||
| Blocks: | R. Braswell IV | 0.6 | |||
| 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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| Conference USA Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Florida Atlantic | 18-2 | 35-4 |
| North Texas | 16-4 | 31-7 |
| UAB | 14-6 | 29-10 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 19-14 |
| Charlotte | 9-11 | 22-14 |
| Rice | 8-12 | 19-16 |
| Western Kentucky | 8-12 | 17-16 |
| FIU | 8-12 | 14-18 |
| Louisiana Tech | 7-13 | 15-18 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 14-18 |
| UTSA | 4-16 | 10-22 |
| View Full Standings | ||
| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 66.9 (301) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 6.4 (359) | ||||
| Assists: | 13.0 (180) | ||||
| FG%: | 47.3% (31) | ||||
| FT%: | 75.1% (50) | ||||
| 3P%: | 37.7% (22) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 62.6 (18) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 23.2 (296) | ||||
| Assists: | 9.6 (10) | ||||
| FG%: | 43.7% (174) | ||||
| FT%: | 73.0% (265) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.9% (192) | ||||
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