Charlotte faces Xavier in Homecoming tilt

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Published: Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Updated: Wednesday, February 17, 2010

The Charlotte/Xavier match-up has always proved to be a pivotal one in the A-10; and this year looks to be no different.

If the 49ers win their game over Duquesne Wednesday night and Xavier wins their game over St. Joe’s, the Saturday match-up could decide the fate of the 49ers and their NCAA Tournament hopes.

Dante’ Jackson scored 14 points and dished out six assists in the last meeting between the teams, an 86-74 Xavier win at Cintas Center in Cincinnati in January. The Musketeers have won nine of their last 11 games with the only losses coming against Dayton and nationally-ranked Temple.

Charlotte just had their seven-game winning streak snapped at the hands of Dayton, in a 75-47 blowout loss at UD Arena.Last season, a depleted Charlotte squad knocked off the nationally-ranked Musketeers 65-60 in front of a raucous Halton Arena crowd.

Charlotte has critical remaining games against Xavier, Rhode Island and Richmond and probably need to win two of those to have a good shot at dancing in March. If the Niners win on Saturday, it will be another piece in the puzzle towards a March Madness masterpiece.

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