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Saturday 4:00 in Charlotte: Charlotte (8-5, 2-0 CUSA). ESPN+

Results to date: JMU (74-79); Davidson (71-58); Wake Forest (67-65); Appy St (55-64); Ga St (78-81 OT); USC Upstate (83-47); UNC Asheville (75-83); UNCW (76-57); Valparaiso (67-57); Maryland ES (66-44); ECU (56-60); UAB (51-44); MTSU (68-62).

Last game: Charlotte had multiple early runs, culminating with a 12-2 run to lead 38-21 at HT. The 49ers pushed the lead to 22 in the second half then withstood a MTSU rally to hold on to the 68-62 victory despite leading scorer Jordan Shepherd missing his second straight game with a pulled hamstring. Freshman Jamir Young led the balanced attack with 15 pts (4-8 FG, 7-10 FT); Luka Vasic had 14 pts (3-4 FG, 2-3 3s, 6-8 FT), Amidou Bamba 11 pts (5-5 FG) plus Cooper Robb and Malik Martin had 10 each.

Stats: 68.2 pts (vs 61.2); .454 FG (.318 3s); .725 FT; +1.3 RB; A/TO= 0.8; 8.7 steals

Starters (MTSU)
F Amidou Bamba (6-9 255 Sr). 20.7 min.; .673 FG; .522 FT; 4.8 RB; 6.6 pts
G Malik Martin (6-6 210 So). 28.8 min.; .427 FG (14-35 3s); .768 FT; 3.4 RB; 1.8 steals; 8.9 pts
G Drew Edwards (6-4 185 Sr). 31.4 min.; .408 FG (14-39 3s); .805 FT; 4.0 RB; 9.9 pts
G Cooper Robb (6-1 190 Sr). 20.3 min.; .400 FG (7-21 3s); 2.9 RB; 1.6 steals; 5.2 pts (2 starts)
G Jamir Young (6-1 185 Fr). 33.0 min.; .448 FG (18-48 3s); .711 FT; 5.2 RB; 2.3 steals; 11.5 pts

Bench
G Jordan Shepherd (6-4 185 Jr). 33.9 min.; .469 FG (7-29 3s); .816 FT; 3.0 RB; 3.6 assists; 15.4 pts
F Milos Supica (6-9 230 Jr). 15.4 min.; .585 FG; .704 FT; 4.6 RB; 6.2 pts
G Luka Vasic (6-8 205 So). 10.2 min.; .379 FG (4-19 3s); .682 FT; 1.8 RB; 4.6 pts
G Brice Williams (6-7 215 Fr). 10.7 min.; .389 FG (6-15 3s); .400 FT; 1.7 RB; 3.0 pts
G Tyler Bertram (6-3 185 Fr). 10.0 min.; .089 FG (0-15 3s); 1.000 FT; 0.6 pts

Charlotte is a much better defensive team than in years past. They don’t have a lot of bulk inside, but good overall size with 3 guards/wings 6-6 to 6-8. The 49ers shoot FTs well and get there often (21.2/g). They also force 15.5 TO/g and turn them into 15.9 POT/g. Charlotte has held their last four opponents to under 25 pts in the first halves.
Dynamic freshman guard Jamir Young is the team’s leading RBer and is #3 CUSA in steals. This Monday he was named CUSA FOW for the 3rd time.