Brooklyn, NY (Sports Network) - Not even 11 free-throw attempts over the final
five seconds would have bailed out Charlotte Friday.
Dwayne Evans had 25 points and nine rebounds in No. 16 Saint Louis' 72-55
rout of the 49ers in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
Evans was nearly perfect. He was 8-of-9 from the field and 9-of-9 from the
foul line. Cody Ellis added 13 points, but was just 3-of-13 from the floor and
1-of-7 from beyond the arc for the Billikens (25-6), who have won 13 of their
last 14 games.
Saint Louis will play the winner of the Butler/La Salle contest in Saturday's
semifinals.
Charlotte (21-11) was trailing, 63-60, in the closing seconds of its first-
round matchup with Richmond. After the Spiders elected to foul to try to
prevent the 49ers from connecting on a game-tying 3-pointer, madness ensued.
Thanks to a trio of technicals called on the Spiders, Pierria Henry hit eight
of his 11 foul shots on Charlotte's final possession to lift the 49ers to a
68-63 win.
Chris Braswell tallied 20 points and 10 rebounds Friday in defeat.
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