Niners are much improved on the road: Charlotte went 2-14 on the road last season, an abysmal record. This season though, Charlotte has two key road wins over top 50 RPI teams in Louisville and Richmond and have also recorded good wins over Yale and Hofstra.
Charlotte buckled down on Kevin Anderson: The Niners held Richmond senior Kevin Anderson to only 10 points, nearly eight below his season average. Last time the teams played at Halton Arena, Anderson hit the game-winning layup on senior day.
Charlotte can still be effective from outside: The 49ers made 8-of-15 threes Wednesday night. Eight more than they made Sunday against St. Louis. This was in large part because Charlotte was patient on the offensive end and took high-percentage shots. They were also well balanced. Derrio Green had three, Dijuan Harris two, Javarris Barnett two and Gokhan Sirin had one.
Charlotte's bigs can play with anyone in the A-10: Shamari Spears and Chris Braswell showed last night that they can compete down low with anyone in the conference. Spears scored 20 points and grabbed five boards and while Braswell had a quiet first half, he came alive in the second. The freshman star scored nine points in the second half to go along with 10 boards, right at his average.
Has Javarris Barnett's time finally come around? With the unfortunate season-ending injury to senior RaShad Coleman, redshirt sophomore Javarris Barnett saw improved minutes. Barnett recorded his first career double-double with 10 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks in just 21 minutes of playing time.
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