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Graves scores 18, Charlotte beats Rice 64-61 in American Athletic Conference Tournament

AP
Mar 12, 2025

DENTON, Texas (AP) Nik Graves scored 18 points in Charlotte's 64-61 victory over Rice on Wednesday in the American Athletic Conference Tournament.

Charlotte, seeded 13th, advances to a second-round game against No. 5-seed Florida Atlantic when the tournament moves to Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday.

Graves also had six rebounds for the 49ers (11-21). Giancarlo Rosado shot 4 of 7 from the field and 10 of 12 from the free-throw line to add 18 points. Kylan Blackmon finished with 16 points.

Kellen Amos had 15 points and four assists for the Owls (13-19). Caden Powell added 14 points and seven rebounds. Jacob Dar put up 10 points and nine rebounds.

Graves scored eight points in the first half and Charlotte went into halftime trailing 34-23. After trailing by eight points in the second half, Charlotte went on a 7-0 run to narrow the gap to 49-48 with 6:21 remaining in the half before finishing off the victory. Blackmon scored 12 second-half points.

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1st Half
CHAR
49ers
23
RICE
Owls
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Owls gains possession)
19:45		Robert Braswell IV shooting foul (Caden Powell draws the foul)
19:45		Caden Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:45	+1	Caden Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-1
19:29		Robert Braswell IV misses three point jump shot
19:27		Trae Broadnax defensive rebound
19:19		Denver Anglin misses three point jump shot
19:17		Nik Graves defensive rebound
18:54	+3	Nik Graves makes three point jump shot (Giancarlo Rosado assists)	3-1
18:30		Andrew Akuchie misses two point jump shot
18:29		Nika Metskhvarishvili defensive rebound
18:29		Caden Powell personal foul
18:18		Nik Graves misses three point jump shot
18:16		Caden Powell defensive rebound
18:05		Trae Broadnax offensive foul
18:05		Trae Broadnax turnover (offensive foul)
17:43	+2	Robert Braswell IV makes two point jump shot (Giancarlo Rosado assists)	5-1
17:27	+2	Caden Powell makes two point dunk (Denver Anglin assists)	5-3
17:04	+2	Giancarlo Rosado makes two point layup (Robert Braswell IV assists)	7-3
16:43		Nik Graves blocks Denver Anglin's two point jump shot
16:41		Nika Metskhvarishvili defensive rebound
16:13		Andrew Akuchie shooting foul (Giancarlo Rosado draws the foul)
16:13	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-3
16:13	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-3
16:00	+2	Andrew Akuchie makes two point layup (Emory Lanier assists)	9-5
15:34		Nika Metskhvarishvili misses three point jump shot
15:32		Trae Broadnax defensive rebound
15:20		Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot
15:18		Nik Graves defensive rebound
15:03		Emory Lanier shooting foul (Giancarlo Rosado draws the foul)
15:03		TV timeout
15:03	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-5
15:03	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-5
14:51		Kellen Amos turnover (lost ball)
14:35		Nik Graves turnover (bad pass) (Kellen Amos steals)
14:29		Kellen Amos misses two point layup
14:27		Emory Lanier offensive rebound
14:25		Jacob Dar misses three point jump shot
14:23		Jaehshon Thomas defensive rebound
13:59		Jaehshon Thomas misses three point jump shot
13:57		Jimmy Oladokun Jr. defensive rebound
13:36	+2	Jacob Dar makes two point dunk (Jimmy Oladokun Jr. assists)	11-7
13:05		Jaehshon Thomas misses three point jump shot
13:03		Owls defensive rebound
12:56		Kylan Blackmon personal foul
12:45		Kellen Amos misses two point jump shot
12:43		Isaiah Folkes defensive rebound
12:35		Kylan Blackmon misses two point jump shot
12:33		Jacob Dar defensive rebound
12:17		Caden Powell misses two point layup
12:15		Caden Powell offensive rebound
12:09		Dean Reiber personal foul
12:06	+2	Emory Lanier makes two point jump shot	11-9
11:48	+2	Kylan Blackmon makes two point layup (Dean Reiber assists)	13-9
11:48		Trae Broadnax shooting foul (Kylan Blackmon draws the foul)
11:48		TV timeout
11:48		Kylan Blackmon misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:48		Caden Powell defensive rebound
11:28		Caden Powell misses two point layup
11:26		Dean Reiber defensive rebound
11:10		Isaiah Folkes misses two point jump shot
11:08		Kellen Amos defensive rebound
11:04	+2	Caden Powell makes two point layup (Kellen Amos assists)	13-11
10:31		Jaehshon Thomas misses two point jump shot
10:29		Owls defensive rebound
10:12	+2	Kellen Amos makes two point layup	13-13
9:49		Giancarlo Rosado turnover (lost ball) (Caden Powell steals)
9:28		Isaiah Folkes personal foul
9:27		Kellen Amos turnover (bad pass) (Robert Braswell IV steals)
9:24		Andrew Akuchie shooting foul (Robert Braswell IV draws the foul)
9:24	+1	Robert Braswell IV makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-13
9:24		Robert Braswell IV misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:24		Jackson Peakes defensive rebound
9:10		Denver Anglin misses three point jump shot
9:08		Caden Powell offensive rebound
9:04		Denver Anglin turnover (lost ball) (Isaiah Folkes steals)
9:01		Isaiah Folkes turnover (out of bounds)
8:51	+2	Kellen Amos makes two point layup	14-15
8:51		Ben Bradford shooting foul (Kellen Amos draws the foul)
8:51	+1	Kellen Amos makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-16
8:27		Isaiah Folkes misses two point jump shot
8:25		Jacob Dar defensive rebound
8:14		Kellen Amos misses three point jump shot
8:12		49ers defensive rebound
7:54		Denver Anglin shooting foul (Nik Graves draws the foul)
7:54		TV timeout
7:54	+1	Nik Graves makes regular free throw 1 of 3	15-16
7:54	+1	Nik Graves makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-16
7:54	+1	Nik Graves makes regular free throw 3 of 3	17-16
7:37	+2	Kellen Amos makes two point jump shot	17-18
7:22		Giancarlo Rosado turnover (lost ball) (Denver Anglin steals)
7:18		Ben Bradford shooting foul (Denver Anglin draws the foul)
7:18	+1	Denver Anglin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-19
7:18	+1	Denver Anglin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-20
6:58		Kylan Blackmon misses three point jump shot
6:56		Denver Anglin defensive rebound
6:40	+2	Denver Anglin makes two point jump shot (Kellen Amos assists)	17-22
6:32		Nik Graves misses two point jump shot
6:30		Emory Lanier defensive rebound
6:22	+2	Caden Powell makes two point dunk (Kellen Amos assists)	17-24
6:20		49ers 30 second timeout
6:05		Nik Graves misses three point jump shot
6:04		Kylan Blackmon offensive rebound
6:04		Aaron Powell shooting foul (Kylan Blackmon draws the foul)
6:04	+1	Kylan Blackmon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-24
6:04	+1	Kylan Blackmon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-24
5:43		Jimmy Oladokun Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Robert Braswell IV steals)
5:36		Giancarlo Rosado misses two point jump shot
5:34		Jacob Dar defensive rebound
5:23	+2	Kellen Amos makes two point jump shot	19-26
5:06		Aaron Powell shooting foul (Giancarlo Rosado draws the foul)
5:06	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-26
5:06		Giancarlo Rosado misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:06		Jacob Dar defensive rebound
4:45		Nika Metskhvarishvili shooting foul (Jacob Dar draws the foul)
4:45		Jacob Dar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:45	+1	Jacob Dar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-27
4:28		Robert Braswell IV misses three point jump shot
4:26		Denver Anglin defensive rebound
4:06		Dean Reiber blocks Jimmy Oladokun Jr.'s two point layup
4:04		Jimmy Oladokun Jr. offensive rebound
4:02	+2	Jimmy Oladokun Jr. makes two point tip layup	20-29
3:41		Nik Graves misses three point jump shot
3:39		Jimmy Oladokun Jr. defensive rebound
3:26		Denver Anglin misses three point jump shot
3:25		Owls offensive rebound
3:25		TV timeout
3:14	+2	Emory Lanier makes two point jump shot	20-31
2:41	+2	Nik Graves makes two point jump shot	22-31
2:20	+2	Kellen Amos makes two point layup	22-33
1:48		Isaiah Folkes turnover (lost ball)
1:33		Isaiah Folkes shooting foul (Kellen Amos draws the foul)
1:33	+1	Kellen Amos makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-34
1:33		Kellen Amos misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:33		Jaehshon Thomas defensive rebound
1:03		Giancarlo Rosado misses two point jump shot
1:01		Jacob Dar defensive rebound
0:42		Jacob Dar misses three point jump shot
0:40		Nik Graves defensive rebound
0:11		Jimmy Oladokun Jr. shooting foul (Giancarlo Rosado draws the foul)
0:11		Owls 30 second timeout
0:11		Giancarlo Rosado misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:11	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-34
0:06		Emory Lanier misses three point jump shot
0:04		Jaehshon Thomas defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CHAR
49ers
41
RICE
Owls
27

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Trae Broadnax shooting foul (Nik Graves draws the foul)
19:47	+1	Nik Graves makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-34
19:47	+1	Nik Graves makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-34
19:30		Jacob Dar misses three point jump shot
19:28		49ers defensive rebound
19:16	+2	Giancarlo Rosado makes two point layup (Nika Metskhvarishvili assists)	27-34
18:57		Giancarlo Rosado personal foul
18:47		Kellen Amos misses two point layup
18:45		Jacob Dar offensive rebound
18:25	+2	Jacob Dar makes two point layup	27-36
18:25		Nik Graves shooting foul (Jacob Dar draws the foul)
18:25		Jacob Dar misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:25		Giancarlo Rosado defensive rebound
17:59		Kylan Blackmon misses two point jump shot
17:57		Jacob Dar defensive rebound
17:33		Jacob Dar misses three point jump shot
17:31		Giancarlo Rosado defensive rebound
17:20		Nik Graves misses two point layup
17:18		Caden Powell defensive rebound
17:12		Kellen Amos turnover (lost ball)
16:56	+3	Robert Braswell IV makes three point jump shot (Kylan Blackmon assists)	30-36
16:34		Andrew Akuchie misses two point jump shot
16:32		Owls offensive rebound
16:27		Denver Anglin turnover (lost ball)
16:10		Dean Reiber turnover (out of bounds)
15:53		Caden Powell misses two point layup
15:51		Dean Reiber defensive rebound
15:47	+3	Kylan Blackmon makes three point jump shot (Jaehshon Thomas assists)	33-36
15:24	+2	Caden Powell makes two point jump shot (Kellen Amos assists)	33-38
15:05	+2	Robert Braswell IV makes two point dunk (Dean Reiber assists)	35-38
14:40		TV timeout
14:34	+2	Kellen Amos makes two point dunk (Trae Broadnax assists)	35-40
14:21		Kellen Amos personal foul
14:01		Jaehshon Thomas misses two point jump shot
14:00		Robert Braswell IV offensive rebound
14:00		49ers turnover (shot clock violation)
13:50		Giancarlo Rosado personal foul
13:41	+3	Jacob Dar makes three point jump shot (Trae Broadnax assists)	35-43
13:19		Jacob Dar shooting foul (Jaehshon Thomas draws the foul)
13:19	+1	Jaehshon Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-43
13:19	+1	Jaehshon Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-43
12:56		Robert Braswell IV shooting foul (Jimmy Oladokun Jr. draws the foul)
12:56		Jimmy Oladokun Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:56		Jimmy Oladokun Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:56		Jaehshon Thomas defensive rebound
12:29		Jimmy Oladokun Jr. blocks Jaehshon Thomas's two point layup
12:27		49ers offensive rebound
12:24		Robert Braswell IV misses three point jump shot
12:22		Nik Graves offensive rebound
12:22		Emory Lanier shooting foul (Nik Graves draws the foul)
12:22	+1	Nik Graves makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-43
12:22	+1	Nik Graves makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-43
12:08	+2	Jacob Dar makes two point dunk (Trae Broadnax assists)	39-45
11:38	+2	Robert Braswell IV makes two point layup	41-45
11:19	+2	Trae Broadnax makes two point layup	41-47
11:03		Giancarlo Rosado turnover (out of bounds)
11:03		TV timeout
10:45		Kylan Blackmon blocks Emory Lanier's two point jump shot
10:43		Emory Lanier offensive rebound
10:35	+2	Trae Broadnax makes two point jump shot	41-49
10:08	+2	Giancarlo Rosado makes two point layup (Jaehshon Thomas assists)	43-49
9:45		Kellen Amos misses two point jump shot
9:43		Jaehshon Thomas defensive rebound
9:43		Emory Lanier personal foul (Jaehshon Thomas draws the foul)
9:25		Jaehshon Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Jimmy Oladokun Jr. steals)
9:11		Robert Braswell IV personal foul
9:09		Denver Anglin misses three point jump shot
9:07		Jacob Dar offensive rebound
8:55		Kellen Amos misses three point jump shot
8:53		49ers defensive rebound
8:40	+3	Kylan Blackmon makes three point jump shot (Giancarlo Rosado assists)	46-49
8:12		Jacob Dar turnover (lost ball)
7:51		Nik Graves misses two point jump shot
7:49		49ers offensive rebound
7:48		Jacob Dar shooting foul (Giancarlo Rosado draws the foul)
7:48		TV timeout
7:41		Nik Graves misses three point jump shot
7:39		Caden Powell defensive rebound
7:39		Nika Metskhvarishvili personal foul (Caden Powell draws the foul)
7:09		Caden Powell misses two point jump shot
7:07		Trae Broadnax offensive rebound
6:55		Andrew Akuchie misses two point layup
6:53		Trae Broadnax offensive rebound
6:52		Trae Broadnax misses two point layup
6:50		Nik Graves defensive rebound
6:21	+2	Kylan Blackmon makes two point jump shot	48-49
6:04		Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot
6:03		Owls offensive rebound
6:03		Giancarlo Rosado shooting foul (Caden Powell draws the foul)
6:03	+1	Caden Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-50
6:03	+1	Caden Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-51
5:57		Kellen Amos shooting foul (Nik Graves draws the foul)
5:57	+1	Nik Graves makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-51
5:57	+1	Nik Graves makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-51
5:42		Nik Graves shooting foul (Kellen Amos draws the foul)
5:42		Kellen Amos misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:42	+1	Kellen Amos makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-52
5:32		Nika Metskhvarishvili misses three point jump shot
5:30		Kylan Blackmon offensive rebound
5:12		Giancarlo Rosado misses three point jump shot
5:10		Caden Powell defensive rebound
4:48		Emory Lanier misses two point jump shot
4:46		Nik Graves defensive rebound
4:41	+2	Nik Graves makes two point layup	52-52
4:17		Kellen Amos turnover (lost ball)
4:17		Kellen Amos personal foul
4:09		49ers 30 second timeout
4:09		TV timeout
3:59		Jaehshon Thomas misses three point jump shot
3:58		49ers offensive rebound
3:58		Caden Powell shooting foul (Giancarlo Rosado draws the foul)
3:58		TV timeout
3:58	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-52
3:58	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-52
3:39		Caden Powell misses two point jump shot
3:37		Owls offensive rebound
3:37		Nika Metskhvarishvili shooting foul (Caden Powell draws the foul)
3:37	+1	Caden Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-53
3:37		Caden Powell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:37		Jaehshon Thomas defensive rebound
3:19	+2	Kylan Blackmon makes two point layup	56-53
3:11		Kylan Blackmon shooting foul (Trae Broadnax draws the foul)
3:11	+1	Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-54
3:11	+1	Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-55
2:58		Trae Broadnax shooting foul (Kylan Blackmon draws the foul)
2:58	+1	Kylan Blackmon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-55
2:58	+1	Kylan Blackmon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-55
2:35	+2	Caden Powell makes two point layup	58-57
2:12		Nik Graves misses two point jump shot
2:10		Jacob Dar defensive rebound
2:00	+2	Trae Broadnax makes two point layup	58-59
1:45	+2	Giancarlo Rosado makes two point layup (Nik Graves assists)	60-59
1:29		Jacob Dar misses three point jump shot
1:27		Kylan Blackmon defensive rebound
1:26		Caden Powell shooting foul (Kylan Blackmon draws the foul)
1:26		Kylan Blackmon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:26		Kylan Blackmon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:26		Nika Metskhvarishvili offensive rebound
1:21		49ers 30 second timeout
1:09	+2	Nik Graves makes two point jump shot	62-59
0:47		Jaehshon Thomas shooting foul (Denver Anglin draws the foul)
0:47	+1	Denver Anglin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-60
0:47	+1	Denver Anglin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-61
0:47		Owls 30 second timeout
0:18		Nik Graves turnover (bad pass) (Trae Broadnax steals)
0:13		Owls 60 second timeout
0:07		Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot
0:05		Giancarlo Rosado defensive rebound
0:05		Caden Powell shooting foul (Giancarlo Rosado draws the foul)
0:05	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-61
0:05	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-61
0:03		Owls 30 second timeout
0:01		Denver Anglin turnover (lost ball)
0:01		Denver Anglin shooting foul (Nik Graves draws the foul)
0:01		Nik Graves misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:01		Nik Graves misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:01		Kellen Amos defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Kellen Amos defensive rebound