HOUSTON -- Braxton Ogbueze scored 30 points, a first for the junior, and drained eight 3-pointers -- the point total and the treys both career highs -- and Charlotte defeated Rice 88-75 on Thursday night.
Four of Ogbueze's 3-pointers came in the second half as Charlotte battled Rice for the lead.
Ogbueze hit two 3-pointers and a jumper on three consecutive possessions early in the second half as the 49ers battled with Rice. It was two more Ogbueze 3s, this time bracketing a Curran Scott basket, that finally opened some breathing room at 58-52.