Jones and Florida International knock off Charlotte 57-54

AP
Feb 02, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Denver Jones scored 22 points to lead Florida International and secured the victory with a jump shot with 29 seconds left as the Panthers took down Charlotte 57-54 on Thursday night.

Jones also added four steals for the Panthers (12-11, 6-6 Conference USA). Arturo Dean scored 12 points, shooting 5 of 10 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line. Nick Guadarrama recorded six points and was 2 of 5 shooting (2 for 4 from distance).

Brice Williams finished with 27 points and six rebounds for the 49ers (13-9, 4-7). Charlotte also got 15 points from Lu'Cye Patterson. In addition, Montre' Gipson had four points, 10 rebounds and two steals.

Florida International went into halftime tied with Charlotte 27-27. Jones scored 12 points in the half. Jones scored a team-high 10 points for Florida International in the second half, including their game-winner.

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Both teams play on Saturday. Florida International visits UAB while Charlotte hosts Florida Atlantic.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
FIU
Panthers
27
CHAR
49ers
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Panthers gains possession)
19:47		Mohamed Sanogo misses two point dunk
19:45		Josh Aldrich defensive rebound
19:30		Brice Williams turnover (lost ball) (Denver Jones steals)
19:02	+3	Petar Krivokapic makes three point jump shot (Arturo Dean assists)	3-0
18:35		Petar Krivokapic shooting foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul)
18:35	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-1
18:35	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-2
18:14		Petar Krivokapic misses three point jump shot
18:12		Josh Aldrich defensive rebound
18:03		Josh Aldrich misses three point jump shot
18:01		Arturo Dean defensive rebound
17:54		Arturo Dean turnover (bad pass)
17:45	+2	Jackson Threadgill makes two point pullup jump shot	3-4
17:21		Josh Aldrich personal foul
17:16		Denver Jones misses three point jump shot
17:14		Brice Williams defensive rebound
16:55	+3	Brice Williams makes three point jump shot	3-7
16:36		Lu'Cye Patterson personal foul
16:23	+3	Nick Guadarrama makes three point jump shot (Dashon Gittens assists)	6-7
16:05		Igor Milicic Jr. misses two point layup
16:03		Arturo Dean defensive rebound
15:55	+2	Seth Pinkney makes two point dunk (Arturo Dean assists)	8-7
15:29		Igor Milicic Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Denver Jones steals)
15:23		TV timeout
15:14	+2	Arturo Dean makes two point layup	10-7
14:55		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
14:53		Igor Milicic Jr. offensive rebound
14:47	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup	10-9
14:22		John Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:20		Brice Williams defensive rebound
14:19		John Williams Jr. personal foul
13:53		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
13:51		Javaunte Hawkins defensive rebound
13:33	+2	Denver Jones makes two point jump shot (Seth Pinkney assists)	12-9
13:02		Isaiah Folkes misses three point jump shot
13:00		Josh Aldrich offensive rebound
12:43		Brice Williams misses two point jump shot
12:41		Lu'Cye Patterson offensive rebound
12:25		Lu'Cye Patterson misses three point jump shot
12:23		Denver Jones defensive rebound
12:10	+2	Seth Pinkney makes two point dunk (Denver Jones assists)	14-9
11:49		Brice Williams misses three point jump shot
11:47		Dashon Gittens defensive rebound
11:43		Jump ball. (49ers gains possession)
11:43		Dashon Gittens turnover (lost ball) (Nik Graves steals)
11:43		TV timeout
11:14		Igor Milicic Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
10:55		Nick Guadarrama turnover (bad pass) (Igor Milicic Jr. steals)
10:42	+2	Lu'Cye Patterson makes two point layup (Nik Graves assists)	14-11
10:26		Nick Guadarrama misses three point jump shot
10:24		Nik Graves defensive rebound
10:01	+2	Montre' Gipson makes two point jump shot	14-13
9:43		John Williams Jr. turnover (traveling)
9:35		Jackson Threadgill misses three point jump shot
9:33		Petar Krivokapic defensive rebound
9:25	+2	Denver Jones makes two point jump shot	16-13
8:58		Jackson Threadgill misses two point jump shot
8:56		Petar Krivokapic defensive rebound
8:38		Jackson Threadgill blocks Javaunte Hawkins's two point jump shot
8:36		Montre' Gipson defensive rebound
8:31		Petar Krivokapic shooting foul (Lu'Cye Patterson draws the foul)
8:31	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-14
8:31	+1	Lu'Cye Patterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-15
8:06		Arturo Dean misses two point layup
8:04		Nick Guadarrama offensive rebound
7:59		Arturo Dean misses two point jump shot
7:57		Montre' Gipson defensive rebound
7:45		Igor Milicic Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:43		Nick Guadarrama defensive rebound
7:37		Arturo Dean turnover (lost ball) (Montre' Gipson steals)
7:28	+2	Igor Milicic Jr. makes two point layup (Montre' Gipson assists)	16-17
7:28		Nick Guadarrama shooting foul (Igor Milicic Jr. draws the foul)
7:28		TV timeout
7:28	+1	Igor Milicic Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-18
7:11	+2	Denver Jones makes two point layup	18-18
6:47		Jump ball. (Panthers gains possession)
6:47		Isaiah Folkes turnover (lost ball) (Denver Jones steals)
6:23	+2	Seth Pinkney makes two point dunk (Arturo Dean assists)	20-18
5:42		Nick Guadarrama shooting foul (Brice Williams draws the foul)
5:42	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 3	20-19
5:42	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 3	20-20
5:42	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 3 of 3	20-21
5:12		Arturo Dean misses two point jump shot
5:10		Lu'Cye Patterson defensive rebound
5:01		Igor Milicic Jr. misses two point layup
4:59		Dashon Gittens defensive rebound
4:50	+2	Denver Jones makes two point jump shot	22-21
4:27		Igor Milicic Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Denver Jones steals)
4:27		Igor Milicic Jr. shooting foul (Arturo Dean draws the foul)
4:24		Arturo Dean misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:24	+1	Arturo Dean makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-21
3:59		Brice Williams turnover (lost ball) (Dashon Gittens steals)
3:53		Denver Jones turnover (bad pass) (Nik Graves steals)
3:52		Dashon Gittens personal foul
3:52		TV timeout
3:21		Nik Graves misses three point jump shot
3:19		Javaunte Hawkins defensive rebound
3:05		Denver Jones misses three point jump shot
3:03		Brice Williams defensive rebound
2:37	+2	Isaiah Folkes makes two point jump shot	23-23
2:08		Javaunte Hawkins misses three point jump shot
2:06		Brice Williams defensive rebound
2:01	+2	Brice Williams makes two point layup	23-25
1:46	+2	Denver Jones makes two point layup (Mohamed Sanogo assists)	25-25
1:13		Lu'Cye Patterson misses two point jump shot
1:11		Mohamed Sanogo defensive rebound
1:06		Josh Aldrich personal foul
0:50		Denver Jones misses two point jump shot
0:48		Denver Jones offensive rebound
0:45		Denver Jones turnover (lost ball)
0:21		Daylen Berry misses three point jump shot
0:19		Igor Milicic Jr. offensive rebound
0:18		Arturo Dean personal foul
0:18	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-26
0:18	+1	Brice Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-27
0:18		49ers 30 second timeout
0:11		Daylen Berry personal foul
0:11		Panthers 30 second timeout
0:08	+2	Denver Jones makes two point layup	27-27
0:01		Daylen Berry misses three point jump shot
0:00		Seth Pinkney defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
FIU
Panthers
30
CHAR
49ers
27

Time	Team		Play	Score
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Jones and Florida International knock off Charlotte 57-54

1st Half
FIU
Panthers
27
CHAR
49ers
27

2nd Half
FIU
Panthers
30
CHAR
49ers
27

Jones and Florida International knock off Charlotte 57-54

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