Florida International Panthers at Charlotte 49ers
· NCAA Men's BasketballJones and Florida International knock off Charlotte 57-54
Jones also added four steals for the Panthers (12-11, 6-6 Conference USA). Arturo Dean scored 12 points, shooting 5 of 10 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line. Nick Guadarrama recorded six points and was 2 of 5 shooting (2 for 4 from distance).
Brice Williams finished with 27 points and six rebounds for the 49ers (13-9, 4-7). Charlotte also got 15 points from Lu'Cye Patterson. In addition, Montre' Gipson had four points, 10 rebounds and two steals.
Florida International went into halftime tied with Charlotte 27-27. Jones scored 12 points in the half. Jones scored a team-high 10 points for Florida International in the second half, including their game-winner.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 57 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Javaunte Hawkins made Free Throw. | 57 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Charlotte Timeout | 56 - 54 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Javaunte Hawkins made Free Throw. | 56 - 54 |
Statistics
FIU |
CLT |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-47 | FG | 17-49 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 4-15 | 3PT | 4-23 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 7-10 | FT | 16-20 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 10 | Assists | 7 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 17 | Fouls | 12 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 3,073 | 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 | 29-7 |
| 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 |


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