HUNTINGTON — No. 12 seed Marshall put together a furious rally in the fourth quarter of the game, hitting 3-of-8 threes (on a day the Herd hit only 5-of-27 from three as a team), but in the end No. 5 Charlotte put together a 6-0 run the last 1:55 to beat Marshall, 71-66, in the first round of the Conference USA Basketball Championships at UAB’s Bartow Arena at Birmingham, Ala. Charlotte (21-12), the No. 5 seed, moves on to the quarterfinal round of the tournament and will be facing No. 4 Louisiana Tech, while Marshall’s season is finished at 13-17.
Marshall Women Fall To Charlotte, 71-66, At C-USA Tourney
