Mavin, Diaz lead FIU over Charlotte 78-70

WCCB Charlotte,

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Β CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) _ Dennis Mavin scored 24 points and Florida International beat Charlotte 78-70 on Saturday night.

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Β  Β Adrian Diaz had 12 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks and Dominque Williams scored 13 points for FIU (10-10, 3-4 Conference USA), which made a season-high 13 3-pointers.
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Β  Β Mavin reached 1,000 career points with FIU’s first basket, 1:26 into the game. He scored 19 points in the first half as the Panthers took a 44-31 lead.Β 
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Β  Β The Panthers used four straight 3-pointers to build their lead to 18, 69-51, with 9:46 left but didn’t score again for over six minutes as the 49ers cut the advantage to 69-64 with 4:07 remaining. The margin was six points with a minute to go before Williams scored the final basket of the game.
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Β  Β Braxton Ogbueze scored 18 points, Mike Thorne Jr. 16 and Torin Dorn 13 for Charlotte. Willie Clayton grabbed 12 rebounds.
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