GAME THREAD: men's basketball vs. Charlotte

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Charlotte 49ers starters
G 10 Nik Graves
G 12 Jackson Threadgill
G 25 Lu'cye Patterson
F 24 Igor Milicic Jr.
C 1 Dishon Jackson

SMU Mustangs starters
G 0 B.J. Edwards
G 1 Zhuric Phelps
G 3 Chuck Harris
F 10 Samuell Williamson
F 22 Keon Ambrose-Hylton

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Charlotte enters tonight's game with a 6-6 record; SMU is 9-4. Tonight is the first AAC game for each team.

The 49ers have wins over Maine (69-52), Utah Valley (62-45), George Mason (54-49), Georgia State (65-57), Stetson (85-62) and Greensboro College (91-44) ... losses to Liberty (71-59), UCF (74-71), Davidson (85-62), Duke (80-56), Richmond (64-56) and Stetson (79-75).

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SMU starts out 0-for-4 from the floor, Charlotte hits first two FGs, leads 4-0

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Breakaway layup by Phelps cuts the deficit to 4-2

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Lu'cye Patterson and Jackson Threadgill hit back-to-back 3s, stretch Charlotte lead to 10-2

[Charleston Pony]

ugly start in front of the usual sparse lethargic Moody crowd

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SMU has hit 1/6 FGs (16.7%)
Charlotte has hit 4.6 (66.7%)

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Charlotte hits 4 of their 1st 6 shots. SMU 1-6

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Ricardo Wright layup makes it 10-6

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Tyreek Smith with put-back and free throw to close the game to 10-9

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After missing 7 off first 8 shots, Mustangs have hit 3 of last 6

13-11, Charlotte

11:48 to go in first half

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Tyreek Smith with 5 points and 3 boards off the bench to get SMU back into this game now down 13-11

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Ja'Heim Hudson cans a pair of FTs, ties the game 13-13

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Phelps with a steal and breakaway dunk gives Ponies first lead, 15-13

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Chuck Harris with short lean-in shot to make it 17-13