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Florida International Panthers at Charlotte 49ers

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Florida International Panthers
11-11, 3-6 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
61 - 73
Charlotte 49ers
14-7, 9-2 Home

Charlotte pulls away for 73-61 win over FIU

Leading by a point with 5 minutes left in the first half, Charlotte (14-7, 5-3 Conference USA) scored the last eight points of the half and the first six of the second to take a 36-21 lead. Florida International (11-11, 3-4) never got within single digits after that and Charlotte led by as many as 20 in the second half.

Willie Clayton and Shawn Lester added 13 points apiece and Mike Thorne Jr. had 12 for Charlotte, which shot 50.9 percent from the field.

Florida International shot just 38.5 percent from the field, 1 of 12 on 3-pointers and 10 of 18 on free throws. Rakeem Buckles led the Panthers with 20 points.

It was the first-ever meeting between the two teams.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 61 - 73
2nd 0:03 Charlotte Turnover. 61 - 73
2nd 0:24 Rakeem Buckles made Layup. 61 - 73
2nd 0:27 Shawn Lester made Layup. 59 - 73
2nd 0:41 Florida Int'l Timeout 59 - 71

Statistics

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25-65 FG 27-53
38 Field Goal % 51
1-12 3PT 8-15
8 Three Point % 53
10-18 FT 11-17
56 Free Throw % 65
42 Rebounds 33
21 Offensive Rebounds 10
21 Defensive Rebounds 23
8 Assists 15
6 Steals 6
2 Blocks 3
11 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 1
11 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 11
6 Fast Break Points 14
40 Points in Paint 26
18 Fouls 14

Game Information

Venue: Halton Arena

Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 5,399 | Capacity:

2025-26 Conference USA Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Liberty 17-3 - 26-8
Sam Houston 13-7 4 22-12
Louisiana Tech 11-9 2 20-14
Western Kentucky 11-9 6 18-14
Middle Tennessee 11-9 6 17-15
Kennesaw State 10-10 7 21-14
Jacksonville State 10-10 7 15-17
New Mexico State 8-12 9 16-16
Missouri State 8-12 9 16-18
Florida International 8-12 9 15-17
UTEP 7-13 8 11-20
Delaware 6-14 11 10-21

2025-26 American Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
South Florida 15-3 - 25-9
Tulsa 13-5 2 30-8
Wichita State 13-5 2 24-12
UAB 11-7 4 20-12
North Texas 9-9 6 19-14
Florida Atlantic 9-9 6 18-15
Charlotte 9-9 6 17-17
Tulane 8-10 7 18-15
Temple 8-10 7 16-16
Memphis 8-10 7 13-19
Rice 7-11 8 13-18
East Carolina 6-12 9 11-20
UTSA 1-17 14 5-25
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