Nov. 25, 2014

Southern Miss extended its home court win streak to 18-straight games following a 72-70 victory over Troy. Matt Bingaya scored a career-high 25 points for the Golden Eagles. Middle Tennessee sophomore Reggie Upshaw Jr. registered a double-double in the Blue Raiders win over Northern Arizona as part of the Emerald Coast Classic.

Four Charlotte players scored in double-figures as the 49ers fell just short to No. 17 Miami, 77-74, in the second meeting between the teams in three days. Charlotte hosted tonight's game, but Sunday's meeting was the title game of the Gildan Charleston Classic.

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TUESDAY'S RESULTS
Emerald Coast Classic, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Middle Tennessee 65, Northern Arizona 53
2014 NIT Season Tip-Off, Stony Brook, N.Y.
Stony Brook 71, WKU 61
Southern Miss 72, Troy 70
Loyola-Chicago 71, UTSA 57
(17/20) Miami 77, (RV) Charlotte 74

C-USA MEN'S BASKETBALL SHOOTING STARS

• Southern Miss extended its home court win streak to 18-straight games following a 72-70 victory over Southern Miss. Junior Norville Carey's (British V.I.) steal and dunk with 5.7 seconds left in the game capped off a nine-point second half comeback. Sophomore Matt Bingaya (Delaware, Ohio) scored a career-high 25 points for the Golden Eagles, while grabbing four rebounds and three assists. Senior G Chip Armelin (Sulphur, La.) added a season-high 15 points.
• Middle Tennessee remains unbeaten in the Emerald Coast Classic following a 65-53 win over Northern Arizona. With the victory, the Blue Raiders improve to 3-1 on the young season. Junior Perrin Buford (Decatur, Ala.) led the offensive attack with a career-high 16 points in 21 minutes. Sophomore Reggie Upshaw Jr. (Chattanooga, Tenn.) scored eight second-half points to reach double figures as he recorded his first double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Seniors Marcus Tarrance (Memphis, Tenn.) and Jacquez Rozier (Waynesboro, Ga.) each tallied 10 points.
• Four Charlotte players scored in double-figures as the 49ers fell just short to No. 17 Miami, 77-74, in the second meeting between the teams in three days. Reigning C-USA Player of the Week Mike Thorne Jr. (Fayetteville, N.C.) scored a team-best 17 points. Freshman G Torin Dorn (Charlotte, N.C.) matched that output with 17 off the bench, while Brandon Ogbueze (Charlotte, N.C.) and Willie Clayton (Thomasville, Ga.) added 13 and 11 points, respectively. Charlotte hosted tonight's game, but Sunday's meeting was the title game of the Gildan Charleston Classic.

C-USA UPCOMING SCHEDULE
(All times Central)

Wednesday, November 26
Battle 4 Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas
UAB vs. Wisconsin (AXS) - 6:00p
Morehead State at Marshall (ASN) - 7:00p
Mississippi Valley State at North Texas - 7:00p

Thursday, November 27
Wooden Legacy, Fullerton, Calif.
UTEP vs. Princeton (ESPNU) - 1:00p
Spartanburg Marriott Upstate Classic, Spartanburg, S.C.
FIU at USC Upstate - 2:30p
Battle 4 Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas
UAB vs. Florida/Georgetown - 2:30/8:30p
2014 NIT Season Tip-Off, New York, N.Y
. WKU vs. Saint Joseph's (ESPNU) - 5:00p
GCI Great Alaska Shootout, Anchorage, Alaska
Rice vs. Mercer (CBS SN) - 8:30p

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