Final
N.C.-Asheville 70, Charlotte 86
Nov 14, 2009 - 3:48 AM ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Shamarr Bowden scored 21 points and Charlotte's coach Bobby Lutz won his 200th career game in a 86-70 victory over North Carolina-Asheville in the teams' season opener Friday night.Phil Jones scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the 49ers, who outrebounded UNC-Asheville 53-35. Charlotte finished with 21 offensive rebounds.
Chris Braswell had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the 49ers and DiJuan Harris added 14 points.
Despite shooting 12-for-35 in the first half, Charlotte held a 13-point lead at halftime.
UNC-Asheville opened the second half with a 19-8 run, cutting the lead to 49-48 on Quinard Jackson's layup with 13:01 remaining. But Bowden hit four straight 3-pointers to push Charlotte's margin to 10 points, giving them extra cushion to pull away.
Chris Stephenson scored 22 points and J.P. Primm added 15 points for the Bulldogs.
- NCAA BB
UNC ASHEVILLE 70
CHARLOTTE 86 FINAL
Nov 13 10:00 PM - NCAA BB
UNC ASHEVILLE 27
CHARLOTTE 40 HALFTIME
Nov 13 8:43 PM
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