After the Charlotte men’s basketball team started their contest against FAU shooting 100 percent from behind the arc, the 49ers (10-11, 4-6 C-USA) lost their spark and fell to the Owls (7-13, 3-6 C-USA) in a close one, 77-75.
Jon Davis led all scorers with 19 points to go along with his season-high 9 assists, while Austin Ajukwa made a very strong case as to why he should receive more playing time. Ajukwa was the second highest overall scorer with 18 points in just 23 minutes.
The Niners got off to one of their best starts of the season, hitting their first seven three-point attempts, taking a commanding 28-11 lead with ten minutes to go in the first half.