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GAME NOTES: Charlotte Hosts Saint Louis, Saturday
Feb. 22, 2008
Halton Arena -
A-10 Action
Charlotte 49ers (14-11; 5-6)
at Saint Louis (15-11; 6-6)
Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008; 7:00 p.m.
Halton Arena (9,105)
Charlotte, N.C.
Radio: WFNA, 1660 AM; TV: CBS Coll. Sports Regional (syndicated locally on Time Warner Cable -- see listing below)
The Coaches:
Bobby Lutz, Charlotte
Career: 363-214 (19th year)
at Charlotte: 182-123 (10th year)
Rick Majerus, Saint Louis
Career: 437-158 (21st year)
at SLU: 15-11 (1st year)
Series Record: Charlotte trails, 9-11
(H: 8-2; A: 1-9)
Notes: Charlotte and Saint Louis joined the A-10 three years ago after leaving Conference USA. The 49ers are 0-2 vs. SLU in A-10 play, falling last season 76-63 in Saint Louis and 77-74 the previous year in Halton Arena. Charlotte is 8-2 all-time vs. the Billikens at Halton Arena and Bobby Lutz owns a 7-9 all-time record vs. SLU. Rick Majerus is in his first season with the Billikens. Majerus coached Utah against the 49ers in the 1997 NCAA Tournament 2nd round. #2 Utah won, 77-58 in Tucson. The 49ers had beaten Georgetown, 79-67 in round one.
THE GAME: The Charlotte 49ers (14-11; 5-6) host Saint Louis (15-11; 6-6), Saturday at 7:00 p.m. (Radio: WFNA, 1660 AM - Matt Swierad; Live Audio: Charlotte49ers.com; TV: CBS College Sports Regional). The 49ers, who have played four of their last five games on the road and have lost five of their last six games, hope that a return to Halton Arena will heal what ails them. The 49ers are 9-2 at Halton Arena, this year, but have dropped their last two home games (vs. Richmond; vs. #12/#13 Xavier). Charlotte has lost three straight, by a combined seven points.
The 49ers are led by the high-scoring efforts of senior guard Leemire Goldwire, who has netted 30 or more points in a league-leading five games, this year, including A-10 contests vs. Saint Joseph's (36), St. Bonaventure (39) and #12/#13 Xavier (31). Goldwire, who was held to a season-low four points at Richmond, Wednesday, has also surpassed the 1500 career point mark and moved into third-place all-time with 311 career three-pointers made. Head coach Bobby Lutz is tied with Jeff Mullins with a school-record 182 victories as the 49ers head coach.
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30-KARAT GOLD: Leemire Goldwire has posted five games of 30 or more points, including recent back-to-back efforts: career-high 39 at St. Bonaventure; 31 vs. #12/#13 Xavier. He owns the A-10's top four single-game scoring efforts. His five 30-point games are the most by a 49er in one season since 1990-91, when Henry Williams set a school-record with six games of 30 or more points. This is only the fifth time in school history that a player has boasted five or more games of 30+ points in one season and the sixth time a player has posted 30+ in back-to-back games.
MACK ATTACK: Junior Lamont Mack has scored 20 or more points in the last two games, including a career-best 27 at Richmond, Wednesday night. Mack has scored in double figures in 11 of the last 13 games and is averaging 14.6 points in A-10 play.
LUTZ SHARES RECORD WITH MULLINS: With 182 wins as the 49ers head coach, Bobby Lutz has joined Jeff Mullins as the 49ers all-time winningest coaches. Jeff Mullins, a former Duke all-America who won a gold medal on the 1964 US Olympic team before a stellar NBA career that included a World Championship with the 1976 Golden State Warriors, posted a 182-142 record in 11 years with the 49ers (1986-96). Lutz owns a 182-123 record in 10 years as the 49er head coach. With one more win he will take sole possession of the school record.
Lee's Top 4: Leemire Goldwire owns the top four single-game scoring efforts in the A-10 this season: 1.) 39 at St. Bonaventure (8-13 3FG; 7-7 FT) - car. high 2.) 36 vs. Saint Joseph's (7-15 3FG) 3.) 34 vs. Davidson (9-of-20 3FG) 4.) 33 vs. Appalachian State (12-14 FT)
CLOSE CALLS: 20 of Charlotte's 25 games have been decided by seven points or less (10-10); 11 games have been decided by 4 points or less: 5-6, including the last three losses.
TV Broadcast:
Saturday game is being produced by CBS College Sports Network (CSTV-Regional) and has been syndicated to Time Warner Cable for distribution according to the listings below:
49ERS/TIME WARNER CABLE DISTRIBUTION CHART
Charlotte Division
Channel 7 - Albemarle, Kannapolis, Salisbury (Cabarrus)
Channel 9 - Charlotte, Shelby
Channel 12 - Rockingham
Channel 17 - Gastonia, Monroe
Channel 19 - Statesville
Greensboro Division
Channel 69 - Greensboro, High Point, Archdale, Asheboro
Channel 70 - Thomasville, Lexington
Channel 75 - Forsyth, Dobson, King, Mt. Airy, Mocksville
Eastern Carolina Division
Channel 24 - Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Goldsboro, Wilson
Channel 60 - Fayetteville, Southern Pines, Lumberton, Pinehurst
Channel 19 - Wilmington, Burgaw, Elizabethtown, Whiteville, Southport
Channel 25 - Newport, Morehead City, Havelock, Jacksonville, Swansboro
