====== November 20, 2022 - UMass vs. Charlotte ======
  * Season: [[season_2022-23|2022-23]]
  * Date: Sunday, November 20, 2022
  * Opponent: [[opponent_charlotte|Charlotte]]
  * Start Time: 1:00 PM ET
  * Site: [[wp>HTC Center]], Conway SC
  * Special Event: [[https://espnevents.com/myrtle-beach-invitational/|Myrtle Beach Invitational]], Championship Game
  * Television: ESPN2
  * Stream: ESPN+
  * Radio: WEEI (105.5 FM), WCRN (830 AM)
  * Spread: UMass +1((per ESPN))

  * **Result: UMass 60, Charlotte 54**
  * Attendance: 1,349

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===== Previews =====
  * UM: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2022/11/19/mens-basketball-mens-hoops-battles-charlotte-for-myrtle-beach-invitational-title-tomorrow.aspx|Men’s Hoops Battles Charlotte For Myrtle Beach Invitational Title Tomorrow]]
  * UNCC: [[https://charlotte49ers.com/news/2022/11/19/mens-basketball-central-charlotte-vs-umass-myrtle-beach-invitational.aspx|Men's Basketball Central: Charlotte vs. UMASS Myrtle Beach Invitational]]

===== Game Thread =====
See the [[https://www.umasshoops.com/newboard/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=16863|UMassHoops.com Message Board thread]] for pre-game and post-game discussion.

===== Recaps =====
  * UM: [[https://umassathletics.com/news/2022/11/20/mens-basketball-umass-defeats-charlotte-to-claim-myrtle-beach-invitational-title.aspx|UMass Defeats Charlotte To Claim Myrtle Beach Invitational Title]]
  * UNCC: [[https://charlotte49ers.com/news/2022/11/20/mens-basketball-niners-comeback-bid-falls-short-against-umass-in-myrtle-beach-invitational-title-game.aspx|Niners Comeback Bid Falls Short Against UMASS in Myrtle Beach Invitational Title Game]]
  * Myrtle Beach Invitational: [[https://espnevents.com/news-and-updates/myrtle-beach-invitational/umass-claims-myrtle-beach-invitational-championship-trophy/|Quick start propels UMass to 60-54 win over Charlotte for the MBI championship]]
  * MBI: [[https://espnevents.com/news-and-updates/myrtle-beach-invitational/umass-guard-fernandes-brings-a-smile-to-his-coachs-face-with-mvp-performance/|UMass guard Fernandes brings a smile to his coach’s face with MVP performance]]
  * Daily Hampshire Gazette: [[https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-basketball-charlotte-myrtle-beach-invitational-championship-48891720|Myrtle Beach Invitational: UMass basketball suffocates Charlotte to win first tournament since 2013]]
  * Mass. Daily Collegian: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2022/11/umass-mens-basketball-hangs-on-to-win-myrtle-beach-invitational/|UMass men’s basketball hangs on to win Myrtle Beach Invitational]]
  * MDC: [[https://dailycollegian.com/2022/11/hot-shooting-start-leads-umass-to-championship-win-over-charlotte/|Hot shooting start leads UMass to championship win over Charlotte]]
[[fernandes_noah|Noah Fernandes]] & [[Matt Cross]] were named to the All-Tournament Team, and Noah was named MVP.((https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1594485608772243457))((https://twitter.com/MyrtleInvite/status/1594450083109826560))

|[{{::20221120_myrtle_championship_trophy_hoisted.jpg?direct&460|The Minutemen hoist the Championship Trophy}}]|[{{::20221120_fernandes_champ_trophy_and_mvp_trophy.jpg?direct&200|Noah Fernandes holds the Championship and MVP Trophies}}]|

===== Video clips =====
  * [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1594396478721904641|Kante shakes off the contact and scores]], [[https://twitter.com/MyrtleInvite/status/1594408511831621633|Cross hits a 3 to end the first half]], [[https://twitter.com/UMassMBB/status/1594422451793952768|UM hoists the trophy]], [[https://twitter.com/MyrtleInvite/status/1594438597020717058|celebrations]], [[https://twitter.com/MyrtleInvite/status/1594450083109826560|Noah MVP]]

===== Box score =====
[[https://umassathletics.com/boxscore.aspx?path=mbball&id=14499|Standard]], [[http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/index.html?id=435066&a=1|Stat Broadcast]], [[https://umassathletics.com/documents/2022/11/20/2198737.PDF|PDF]], [[https://umassathletics.com/mens-basketball/2022-23/boxscore/at-charlotte/14499/pdf|PDF alt]]

{{tag>"2022-23 season" "Charlotte"}}