Rice Owls @ Charlotte 49ers

11-19, 5-12 American

Final

	1	2	T
Rice RICE	32	32	64
Charlotte CLT	39	30	69

Charlotte 49ersCharlotteCLT

18-11, 12-5 American

Milicic scores 26 as Charlotte knocks off Rice 69-64

Updated: Mar 7, 2024, 02:37 am

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Igor Milicic Jr. scored 26 points as Charlotte beat Rice 69-64 on Wednesday night.

Milicic also contributed 10 rebounds for the 49ers (18-11, 12-5 American Athletic Conference). Dishon Jackson scored 15 with eight rebounds.

Travis Evee led the way for the Owls (11-19, 5-12) with 20 points and four assists. Mekhi Mason added 15 points and six rebounds. Max Fiedler totaled 10 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and two blocks.

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Game Information

Charlotte, NC

Referee:Steven Anderson

Referee:Jamie Luckie

Referee:Owen Shortt

NCAA Division I

American Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
South Florida	15-3	-	25-9
Tulsa	13-5	2	30-8
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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