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Thomas scores 21 as Charlotte defeats Rice 78-75

AP
Feb 08, 2025

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Jaehshon Thomas helped lead Charlotte past Rice on Saturday night with 21 points off of the bench in a 78-75 win.

Thomas shot 6 for 10 (4 for 6 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the 49ers (9-15, 2-9 American Athletic Conference). Nik Graves scored 19 points and added seven rebounds. Nika Metskhvarishvili went 4 of 9 from the field (1 for 6 from 3-point range) to finish with 11 points.

Trae Broadnax led the Owls (12-12, 3-8) in scoring, finishing with 21 points and four assists. Denver Anglin added 10 points for Rice. Jacob Dar also had 10 points.

Metskhvarishvili scored nine points in the first half and Charlotte went into halftime trailing 41-35. Charlotte pulled off the victory after a 10-0 second-half run erased a four-point deficit and gave them the lead at 65-59 with 7:14 left in the half. Thomas scored 13 second-half points.

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Charlotte plays Florida Atlantic on the road on Monday, and Rice hosts North Texas on Tuesday.

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1st Half
RICE
Owls
41
CHAR
49ers
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Caden Powell vs. Giancarlo Rosado (Trae Broadnax gains possession)
19:44	+3	Denver Anglin makes three point jump shot (Caden Powell assists)	3-0
19:24		Isaiah Folkes turnover (lost ball) (Andrew Akuchie steals)
19:00		Isaiah Folkes blocks Trae Broadnax's two point layup
18:58		Nik Graves defensive rebound
18:42		Kylan Blackmon misses three point jump shot
18:40		Caden Powell defensive rebound
18:18		Caden Powell turnover (traveling)
17:56		Isaiah Folkes misses two point jump shot
17:54		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
17:46	+3	Denver Anglin makes three point jump shot (Andrew Akuchie assists)	6-0
17:18		Nika Metskhvarishvili misses three point jump shot
17:16		49ers offensive rebound
17:14		Jacob Dar personal foul
17:06	+2	Nika Metskhvarishvili makes two point layup	6-2
16:53		Kylan Blackmon shooting foul (Jacob Dar draws the foul)
16:53	+1	Jacob Dar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-2
16:53	+1	Jacob Dar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-2
16:35		Nik Graves misses three point jump shot
16:33		Denver Anglin defensive rebound
16:13	+2	Jacob Dar makes two point jump shot	10-2
15:49	+2	Nik Graves makes two point layup	10-4
15:32	+3	Jacob Dar makes three point jump shot (Caden Powell assists)	13-4
15:13		Kylan Blackmon misses three point jump shot
15:11		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
15:01	+2	Trae Broadnax makes two point layup	15-4
14:49		TV timeout
14:37	+2	Nika Metskhvarishvili makes two point layup	15-6
14:06	+2	Emory Lanier makes two point jump shot (Andrew Akuchie assists)	17-6
13:51	+3	Nika Metskhvarishvili makes three point jump shot (Giancarlo Rosado assists)	17-9
13:34		Aaron Powell misses three point jump shot
13:32		Nik Graves defensive rebound
13:21		Andrew Akuchie shooting foul (Giancarlo Rosado draws the foul)
13:21	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-10
13:21	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-11
12:57	+2	Aaron Powell makes two point jump shot	19-11
12:34		Nika Metskhvarishvili misses three point jump shot
12:32		Emory Lanier defensive rebound
12:26		Jimmy Oladokun Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
12:06	+2	Jaehshon Thomas makes two point jump shot	19-13
11:47		Jump ball. Emory Lanier vs. Jaehshon Thomas (Jaehshon Thomas gains possession)
11:47		Emory Lanier turnover (lost ball) (Jaehshon Thomas steals)
11:47		TV timeout
11:27		Kellen Amos shooting foul (Nik Graves draws the foul)
11:27	+1	Nik Graves makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-14
11:27	+1	Nik Graves makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-15
11:12	+3	Alem Huseinovic makes three point jump shot (Trae Broadnax assists)	22-15
10:46		Jaehshon Thomas misses three point jump shot
10:44		Trae Broadnax defensive rebound
10:22		Alem Huseinovic misses three point jump shot
10:20		Nik Graves defensive rebound
10:16		Trae Broadnax personal foul
10:00		Ben Bradford misses two point dunk
9:58		Alem Huseinovic defensive rebound
9:41		Kylan Blackmon personal foul
9:32	+2	Caden Powell makes two point hook shot	24-15
9:06		Giancarlo Rosado turnover (lost ball) (Alem Huseinovic steals)
9:02		Jaehshon Thomas shooting foul (Denver Anglin draws the foul)
9:02	+1	Denver Anglin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-15
9:02	+1	Denver Anglin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-15
8:40		Caden Powell personal foul
8:34		Jaehshon Thomas misses two point jump shot
8:32		Denver Anglin defensive rebound
8:16	+2	Caden Powell makes two point jump shot (Jacob Dar assists)	28-15
7:58		Aaron Powell personal foul
7:58		TV timeout
7:39		Jaehshon Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Powell steals)
7:23		Nika Metskhvarishvili shooting foul (Aaron Powell draws the foul)
7:08		Jacob Dar misses three point jump shot
7:07		49ers defensive rebound
7:07		Kellen Amos personal foul (Robert Braswell IV draws the foul)
7:07		Robert Braswell IV misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:07		Denver Anglin defensive rebound
6:53	+3	Aaron Powell makes three point jump shot (Denver Anglin assists)	31-15
6:20		Andrew Akuchie shooting foul (Nika Metskhvarishvili draws the foul)
6:20	+1	Nika Metskhvarishvili makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-16
6:20	+1	Nika Metskhvarishvili makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-17
6:00		Denver Anglin misses three point jump shot
5:58		49ers defensive rebound
5:32	+3	Nik Graves makes three point jump shot	31-20
5:13		Nik Graves shooting foul (Aaron Powell draws the foul)
5:13	+1	Aaron Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-20
5:13	+1	Aaron Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-20
4:54		Nika Metskhvarishvili misses three point jump shot
4:52		Aaron Powell defensive rebound
4:45		Ben Bradford blocks Aaron Powell's two point layup
4:43		Isaiah Folkes defensive rebound
4:35	+3	Kylan Blackmon makes three point jump shot (Ben Bradford assists)	33-23
4:07		Jacob Dar misses three point jump shot
4:05		Isaiah Folkes defensive rebound
3:56	+3	Ben Bradford makes three point jump shot (Kylan Blackmon assists)	33-26
3:36		Emory Lanier misses three point jump shot
3:16		Kylan Blackmon defensive rebound
3:16		Ben Bradford misses two point layup
3:15		Ben Bradford offensive rebound
3:15		Jimmy Oladokun Jr. shooting foul (Ben Bradford draws the foul)
3:15		TV timeout
3:15	+1	Ben Bradford makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-27
3:15		Ben Bradford misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:15		Caden Powell defensive rebound
2:52		Dean Reiber personal foul
2:44	+2	Caden Powell makes two point layup	35-27
2:44		Dean Reiber shooting foul (Caden Powell draws the foul)
2:30	+1	Caden Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-27
2:30		Dean Reiber misses two point layup
2:28		Caden Powell defensive rebound
2:27		Nik Graves personal foul (Trae Broadnax draws the foul)
2:27	+1	Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-27
2:27	+1	Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-27
1:57		Ben Bradford misses two point jump shot
1:55		Denver Anglin defensive rebound
1:46		Caden Powell turnover (bad pass)
1:26	+3	Jaehshon Thomas makes three point jump shot (Nika Metskhvarishvili assists)	38-30
1:00		Jacob Dar misses two point layup
0:58		Jaehshon Thomas defensive rebound
0:51	+3	Jaehshon Thomas makes three point jump shot (Giancarlo Rosado assists)	38-33
0:28	+3	Trae Broadnax makes three point jump shot (Denver Anglin assists)	41-33
0:24		Owls 30 second timeout
0:02		Nika Metskhvarishvili misses three point jump shot
0:01		Owls defensive rebound
0:01		Jacob Dar personal foul (Giancarlo Rosado draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-34
0:01	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-35
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
RICE
Owls
34
CHAR
49ers
43

Time		Play	Score
19:45		Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot
19:43		Nik Graves defensive rebound
19:21		Caden Powell blocks Nik Graves's two point layup
19:19		Nik Graves offensive rebound
19:11		Giancarlo Rosado misses two point jump shot
19:09		Jacob Dar defensive rebound
19:00		Andrew Akuchie turnover (lost ball) (Nika Metskhvarishvili steals)
18:54	+2	Isaiah Folkes makes two point layup (Kylan Blackmon assists)	41-37
18:54		Denver Anglin shooting foul (Isaiah Folkes draws the foul)
18:54	+1	Isaiah Folkes makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-38
18:24		Caden Powell misses two point jump shot
18:22		Giancarlo Rosado defensive rebound
17:58	+2	Nika Metskhvarishvili makes two point jump shot	41-40
17:27	+2	Andrew Akuchie makes two point jump shot (Jacob Dar assists)	43-40
17:27		Isaiah Folkes shooting foul (Andrew Akuchie draws the foul)
17:27	+1	Andrew Akuchie makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-40
17:11	+3	Kylan Blackmon makes three point jump shot (Giancarlo Rosado assists)	44-43
16:51	+3	Jacob Dar makes three point jump shot (Trae Broadnax assists)	47-43
16:33	+3	Nik Graves makes three point jump shot (Giancarlo Rosado assists)	47-46
16:18		Jacob Dar misses three point jump shot
16:16		Giancarlo Rosado defensive rebound
16:07	+3	Nik Graves makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Folkes assists)	47-49
15:39		Trae Broadnax misses two point layup
15:38		49ers defensive rebound
15:38		TV timeout
15:15	+2	Jaehshon Thomas makes two point layup	47-51
14:58		Dean Reiber personal foul
14:51		Denver Anglin misses two point layup
14:49		Nika Metskhvarishvili defensive rebound
14:28		Kellen Amos shooting foul (Jaehshon Thomas draws the foul)
14:28	+1	Jaehshon Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-52
14:28	+1	Jaehshon Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-53
14:08	+2	Trae Broadnax makes two point jump shot	49-53
13:52		Nika Metskhvarishvili misses three point jump shot
13:50		Emory Lanier defensive rebound
13:49		Nik Graves personal foul
13:35		Jaehshon Thomas shooting foul (Trae Broadnax draws the foul)
13:35		Trae Broadnax misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:35	+1	Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-53
13:21		Kylan Blackmon turnover (bad pass) (Kellen Amos steals)
13:13	+3	Kellen Amos makes three point jump shot (Trae Broadnax assists)	53-53
12:48		Jaehshon Thomas misses two point jump shot
12:46		Emory Lanier defensive rebound
12:31	+2	Kellen Amos makes two point jump shot	55-53
12:08		Emory Lanier personal foul
11:52		Andrew Akuchie personal foul
11:52		TV timeout
11:32		Giancarlo Rosado misses two point layup
11:30		Emory Lanier defensive rebound
11:30		Isaiah Folkes personal foul
11:03		Trae Broadnax turnover (bad pass) (Robert Braswell IV steals)
10:46	+2	Kylan Blackmon makes two point jump shot	55-55
10:23		Alem Huseinovic misses two point jump shot
10:22		Andrew Akuchie offensive rebound
10:22		Isaiah Folkes personal foul
10:08		Robert Braswell IV shooting foul (Andrew Akuchie draws the foul)
10:08	+1	Andrew Akuchie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-55
10:08		Andrew Akuchie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:08		Ben Bradford defensive rebound
9:36		Giancarlo Rosado misses two point layup
9:34		Caden Powell defensive rebound
9:21	+3	Alem Huseinovic makes three point jump shot (Andrew Akuchie assists)	59-55
9:04	+2	Giancarlo Rosado makes two point layup (Nika Metskhvarishvili assists)	59-57
8:48		Andrew Akuchie turnover (bad pass) (Ben Bradford steals)
8:40	+3	Jaehshon Thomas makes three point jump shot (Ben Bradford assists)	59-60
8:21		Caden Powell misses two point layup
8:21		Giancarlo Rosado defensive rebound
8:21		Caden Powell personal foul
8:00	+3	Nik Graves makes three point jump shot (Jaehshon Thomas assists)	59-63
7:42		Dean Reiber personal foul (Caden Powell draws the foul)
7:42		TV timeout
7:40		Caden Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:40		Nik Graves defensive rebound
7:22		Trae Broadnax personal foul
7:16		Dean Reiber misses three point jump shot
7:14		Jaehshon Thomas offensive rebound
7:14		Jacob Dar personal foul (Jaehshon Thomas draws the foul)
7:14	+1	Jaehshon Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-64
7:14	+1	Jaehshon Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-65
6:58		Denver Anglin misses three point jump shot
6:56		Nika Metskhvarishvili defensive rebound
6:40		Kylan Blackmon misses three point jump shot
6:38		Caden Powell defensive rebound
6:31		Kylan Blackmon personal foul (Trae Broadnax draws the foul)
6:31	+1	Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-65
6:31	+1	Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-65
6:11	+3	Jaehshon Thomas makes three point jump shot (Nik Graves assists)	61-68
5:53		Nika Metskhvarishvili personal foul
5:53	+1	Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-68
5:53	+1	Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-68
5:32		Nik Graves misses two point jump shot
5:30		Kellen Amos defensive rebound
5:23	+2	Trae Broadnax makes two point jump shot	65-68
5:09		Giancarlo Rosado turnover (bad pass)
4:50	+2	Denver Anglin makes two point jump shot	67-68
4:37	+3	Robert Braswell IV makes three point jump shot (Nik Graves assists)	67-71
4:11		Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot
4:09		Jaehshon Thomas defensive rebound
4:00		Kylan Blackmon misses three point jump shot
3:58		Robert Braswell IV offensive rebound
3:55		Giancarlo Rosado turnover (out of bounds)
3:55		TV timeout
3:40		Denver Anglin misses three point jump shot
3:38		Nik Graves defensive rebound
3:17		Nik Graves misses two point jump shot
3:15		Giancarlo Rosado offensive rebound
3:15	+2	Giancarlo Rosado makes two point layup	67-73
3:15		Caden Powell shooting foul (Giancarlo Rosado draws the foul)
3:15	+1	Giancarlo Rosado makes regular free throw 1 of 1	67-74
3:15		Kylan Blackmon personal foul (Trae Broadnax draws the foul)
3:15	+1	Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-74
3:15	+1	Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-74
2:45		Nik Graves misses three point jump shot
2:43		Owls defensive rebound
2:15	+3	Alem Huseinovic makes three point jump shot (Trae Broadnax assists)	72-74
1:58		49ers 30 second timeout
1:58		TV timeout
1:40		Nik Graves misses three point jump shot
1:38		Kylan Blackmon offensive rebound
1:17		Jaehshon Thomas misses three point jump shot
1:15		Denver Anglin defensive rebound
0:58		Denver Anglin misses two point jump shot
0:56		49ers defensive rebound
0:34		Caden Powell shooting foul (Nik Graves draws the foul)
0:34		Owls 30 second timeout
0:34	+1	Nik Graves makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-75
0:34		Nik Graves misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:34		Caden Powell defensive rebound
0:20		Jaehshon Thomas personal foul (Trae Broadnax draws the foul)
0:20		Trae Broadnax misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:20	+1	Trae Broadnax makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-75
0:20		49ers 30 second timeout
0:18		Alem Huseinovic personal foul (Nik Graves draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Nik Graves makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-76
0:18	+1	Nik Graves makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-77
0:18		49ers 60 second timeout
0:15		Jaehshon Thomas personal foul (Trae Broadnax draws the foul)
0:15		Trae Broadnax misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:15		Trae Broadnax misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:13		Kylan Blackmon defensive rebound
0:15		Jump ball. (49ers gains possession)
0:12		Denver Anglin personal foul (Jaehshon Thomas draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Jaehshon Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-78
0:12		Jaehshon Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:12		Caden Powell defensive rebound
0:04		Alem Huseinovic misses two point jump shot
0:02		Trae Broadnax offensive rebound
0:02	+2	Trae Broadnax makes two point layup	75-78
0:02		Jaehshon Thomas shooting foul (Trae Broadnax draws the foul)
0:02		Owls 60 second timeout
0:02		Trae Broadnax misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:02		Caden Powell offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Caden Powell offensive rebound