Indiana failed to make the most of their chances, coming up short 89-79 against Charlotte in today's contest. "They got a gift, no question in my mind," grumbled Indiana coach Coach Hitch. "We outplayed them today, but just couldn't come up with the big plays when we were threatening to score. I just can't wait until the rematch; we'll show them who's really the best."

Charlotte coach Bob saw things a little differently. "I'm proud of our defensive effort today. They avoided giving up the big plays, and really came through in the key situations. Coach Hitch may blame his offense, but they'd have been able to score if they didn't have good opposition."

Charlotte was led by Bailey (10 points, 17 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks), Vance (14 points, 2 steals, 3 blocks), Mckinney (9 points, 7 boards, 3 assists, a steal). Indiana was led by Ouzts (22 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals), Harvey (10 points, 15 boards, 0 assists, a steal, a block), Zornes (19 points, 7 boards, 0 assists).

Charlotte stand at 7-5. They advance to #1 in the Southeast and advance to #3 overall in the Eastern Conference. Indiana are now 5-7 and 5-2 at home with this loss. They stay at #3 in the Central and move down to #11 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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