Charlotte 49ers at Tulane Green Wave
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Milicic scores 22, Charlotte downs Tulane 75-71
Igor Milicic Jr. scored 22 points and also added 13 rebounds for the 49ers (13-7, 7-1 American Athletic Conference). Lu'Cye Patterson added 14 points while shooting 4 for 11 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free throw line, and he also had six rebounds. Dishon Jackson was 3 of 6 shooting and 7 of 9 from the free throw line to finish with 13 points. It was the seventh win in a row for the 49ers.
The Green Wave (12-8, 3-5) were led by Kevin Cross, who recorded 16 points and five assists. Tre' Williams added 15 points for Tulane. In addition, Sion James had 11 points, eight rebounds and two blocks.
Nik Graves led Charlotte with 11 points in the second half as their team was outscored by five points over the final half but held on for the victory.
Up next for Charlotte is a matchup Saturday with East Carolina at home. Tulane visits SMU on Thursday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 75 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Igor Milicic Jr. Offensive Rebound. | 75 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Igor Milicic Jr. missed Free Throw. | 75 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Igor Milicic Jr. made Free Throw. | 75 - 71 |
Statistics
 CLT |
 TULN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-54 | FG | 28-68 |
| 42.6 | Field Goal % | 41.2 |
| 6-23 | 3PT | 6-23 |
| 26.1 | Three Point % | 26.1 |
| 23-28 | FT | 9-14 |
| 82.1 | Free Throw % | 64.3 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 11 | Assists | 13 |
| 1 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fouls | 20 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 2,074 | Capacity:
2024-25 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 16-2 | - | 29-6 |
| North Texas | 14-4 | 2 | 27-9 |
| UAB | 13-5 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Tulane | 12-6 | 4 | 19-15 |
| East Carolina | 10-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 10-8 | 6 | 18-16 |
| Temple | 9-9 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Wichita State | 8-10 | 8 | 19-15 |
| South Florida | 6-12 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Tulsa | 6-12 | 10 | 13-20 |
| UTSA | 6-12 | 10 | 12-19 |
| Rice | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| Charlotte | 3-15 | 13 | 11-22 |