Florida Atlantic Owls at Charlotte 49ers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
68 - 70
Young scores 24 points as Charlotte rallies past FAU 70-68
Later in the final minute, Shepherd hit two free throws, Drew Edwards made one of two and Young also made one of two as the 49ers preserved their lead. It was Young's only miss in 10 free-throw attempts.
Shepherd finished with 13 points and Malik Martin added 12 for Charlotte (11-7, 5-2 Conference USA), which has won six straight at home.
Taylor had 16 points for the Owls (12-8, 4-3). Jailyn Ingram added 14 points and Richardson Maitre scored 13.
Charlotte rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit as FAU led 58-44 with 7 minutes, 37 seconds remaining. A 13-0 run drew the 49ers within 58-57 with 4:18 to go and they tied it nearly four minutes later when Edwards hit a 3-pointer with 1:23 remaining.
Charlotte faces Florida International at home on Saturday. Florida Atlantic plays at Old Dominion on Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Charlotte Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Cornelius Taylor missed Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Jahmir Young made Free Throw. | 68 - 70 |
Statistics
 FAU |
 CLT |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-55 | FG | 24-47 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 5-6 | FT | 16-22 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 25 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 2 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 12 | Assists | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 10 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 3,752 | Capacity:
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 |