Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Charlotte 49ers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Charlotte holds on for 75-71 win over Western Kentucky in OT
Milos Supica made a pair of free throws with 3:07 remaining in the extra period and Charlotte (5-4, 1-1 Conference USA) led the rest of the way. Supica also made a layup to even the contest at 64 with 1:14 remaining to force overtime.
Young hit 5 of 6 foul shots in overtime and finished with seven rebounds and seven assists. Jordan Shepherd added 15 points for Charlotte. Supica had 12 points and seven rebounds. Jhery Matos had 10 points.
Taveion Hollingsworth had 23 points and six rebounds for the Hilltoppers (8-3, 1-1), whose six-game winning streak was broken. Charles Bassey added 11 points and Josh Anderson had 10.
The 49ers leveled the season series against the Hilltoppers with the win. W. Kentucky defeated Charlotte 67-63 on Friday.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 75 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Dayvion McKnight Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 75 |
| 3rd 0:03 | Jahmir Young missed Free Throw. | 71 - 75 |
| 3rd 0:04 | Jahmir Young made Free Throw. | 71 - 75 |
| 3rd 0:04 | Foul on Jordan Rawls. | 71 - 74 |
Statistics
 WKU |
 CLT |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-47 | FG | 26-52 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 4-12 | 3PT | 6-15 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 19-20 | FT | 17-24 |
| 95 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 21 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 12 | Assists | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 23 | Fouls | 18 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 64 | 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 | 6 | 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 | 10 | 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 | 30-7 |
| 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 |