Charlotte 49ers Stumble at Moody Coliseum Against SMU Mustangs
The Charlotte 49ers faced a challenging contest at Moody Coliseum, falling to the SMU Mustangs with a final score of 49-64. The loss brings the 49ers' record to an even slate, while the Mustangs improved their standing.
From the opening quarter, the Charlotte 49ers struggled to find their rhythm on offense. They managed only 12 points in the first period and trailed by five as they entered into the second quarter. Despite their efforts, they were outscored again before halftime, adding just another ten points against SMU's twenty. The third quarter saw a slight improvement for Charlotte with thirteen points scored but still fell short of SMU's sixteen.
The fourth quarter was where Charlotte showed some resilience, scoring fourteen points which was their highest in any quarter that night. However, it wasn't enough to close down on SMU's lead which added eleven more to their tally.
Statistically speaking for Charlotte, field goal attempts were high at fifty-five but with a low conversion rate of twenty-seven percent overall and an even lower two-point shooting percentage at twenty-eight percent. From beyond the arc, they made five out of nineteen attempts resulting in a three-point shooting percentage of twenty-six percent.
Free throws were a silver lining for Charlotte as they capitalized on these opportunities with an impressive eighty-two percent success rate from seventeen attempts. In terms of rebounds, they collected thirty-six compared to forty-two by SMU; however, offensive rebounds were fairly equal between both teams.
Defensively speaking for Charlotte was not without merit; they registered three blocks and four steals throughout the game but committed nineteen personal fouls in contrast to sixteen by SMU. The assists-turnover ratio stood at 0.75 due largely because of thirteen turnovers during play – one less than what was committed by SMU.
On individual performances for Charlotte: despite collective struggles there were moments where players shined through with key contributions across various aspects such as defense and fast-break plays which resulted in thirteen fast break points.
As fans look ahead after this tough outing away from home soil against conference rivals - attention turns towards future matchups where improvements can be made both offensively & defensively so that better results may follow suit moving forward into season play.