De'Angelo Alexander finished with 16 points Saturday for Charlotte in his final home game. |
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Drayton; Alexander Lead Charlotte To 74-53 Victory Over St. Bonaventure
March 3, 2007
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Senior E.J. Drayton scored a game-high 17 points and De'Angelo Alexander added his fifth double-double of the year with 16 points and 11 rebounds as Charlotte plowed past St. Bonaventure, 74-53, in the regular-season finale in Atlantic 10 action, Saturday night.
With the victory Charlotte secured the #9 seed in the upcoming A-10 tournament. St. Bonaventure's loss, coupled with Richmond's home win over Rhode Island, eliminated the Bonnies from the A-10 Tournament.
Charlotte jumped out to a quick 19-5 lead, courtesy of a pair of three-pointers from Alexander, in the opening seven minutes and never trailed. Charlotte led by 17, 40-23, at the half, following Ian Andersen's three-pointer in the closing seconds.
Charlotte still led by 18, 59-41, with 7:41 to play before going on a 9-0 run to push the lead to 27, 68-41 on a Drayton free throw with 4:37 to play.
From then on, Charlotte was given a chance to honor its six seniors, including Drayton and Alexander, Courtney Williams and Antwon Coleman. Senior Travis Gordon, a four-year walk-on, played a career-high four minutes and nailed a jumper with 1:16 to play before being removed to a loud round of applause from the 49ers faithful. Fellow senior Jerell Jamison did not play due to a mid-foot ankle sprain suffered Thursday vs. George Washington.
NOTES:
Ian Andersen hit two three-pointers to move past Diego Guevara into fourth-place among all-time 49er freshmen for three-pointers made. Andersen has hit 39 three-pointers thi season. Guevara hit 38 as a freshman. Leemire Goldwire's 40 three-pointers rank fourth all-time among 49ers freshmen.
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Charlotte recorded its 10th home win of the season. Charlotte has had double-digit home wins in nine of the 11 seasons at Halton Arena.
Charlotte will play #8-seed Dayton, Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. in the first round of the A-10 Tournament in Atlantic City, N.J.
Charlotte shot .429 for the game
