SAN ANTONIO – The UTSA men’s basketball team has secured the No. 4 seed in the Western Division and will face No. 5 seeded Charlotte in the second round of the Conference USA Championships on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and Ticket 760 AM.
UTSA (14-10) earned the No. 4 seed in the West and will face the No. 5 seed from the East. It marks the first meeting between the two teams, as UTSA’s scheduled trip to the Queen City on Feb. 19-20 was cancelled after a winter storm hit Texas, halting air travel and impacting power and water supplies.
Charlotte (9-15, 5-11 C-USA) comes into the matchup with UTSA having lost eight straight games, with its last win coming on Jan. 30 vs. FIU in Charlotte. During the 49ers losing streak, Charlotte has lost at Middle Tennessee, vs. Old Dominion, at UTEP and over the weekend at Marshall.
The teams last faced off in 2019-20 in Charlotte, where the 49ers got a 26-point performance from Jordan Shepherd, who made 5 of 7 3-pointers despite entering the game as a 26.1 percent shooter from the arc, in the win. UTSA was just 8 of 31 from 3-point range, while Charlotte shot 51.9 percent, making 26 of 38 free throws. UTSA had 27 points from Keaton Wallace and 25 points from Jhivvan Jackson in the loss, with Jackson held to a 1 of 11 mark from distance.
The Roadrunners will be in search of their fourth all-time conference tournament championship…
UTSA (14-10) earned the No. 4 seed in the West and will face the No. 5 seed from the East. It marks the first meeting between the two teams, as UTSA’s scheduled trip to the Queen City on Feb. 19-20 was cancelled after a winter storm hit Texas, halting air travel and impacting power and water supplies.
Charlotte (9-15, 5-11 C-USA) comes into the matchup with UTSA having lost eight straight games, with its last win coming on Jan. 30 vs. FIU in Charlotte. During the 49ers losing streak, Charlotte has lost at Middle Tennessee, vs. Old Dominion, at UTEP and over the weekend at Marshall.
The teams last faced off in 2019-20 in Charlotte, where the 49ers got a 26-point performance from Jordan Shepherd, who made 5 of 7 3-pointers despite entering the game as a 26.1 percent shooter from the arc, in the win. UTSA was just 8 of 31 from 3-point range, while Charlotte shot 51.9 percent, making 26 of 38 free throws. UTSA had 27 points from Keaton Wallace and 25 points from Jhivvan Jackson in the loss, with Jackson held to a 1 of 11 mark from distance.
The Roadrunners will be in search of their fourth all-time conference tournament championship…
