HONOLULU, Hawaii – With an early 1 a.m. tip-off on the east coast, Charlotte Men's Basketball (7-5) and Murray State (6-6) dueled for nearly three hours in a thrilling double overtime game before the 49ers pulled out the 94-90 victory over the Racers on Tuesday (Dec. 24), during the second day of the 2024 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic.
"Hats off to both teams; I thought both teams battled unbelievably hard," said Charlotte Head Men's Basketball Coach Aaron Fearne. "It was really physical, super competitive. We were throwing a haymaker, they're throwing one, we're throwing another.