2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team

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|conference=Conference USA

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|record=13–17

|conf_record=5–13

|head_coach=Matt Daniel

|hc_year = 4th

|asst_coach1=Tony Kemper

|asst_coach2=Caronica Randle

|asst_coach3=Stephanie Stoglin-Reed

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|stadium=Cam Henderson Center

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The 2016–17 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represented the Marshall University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fourth year head coach Matt Daniel, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–17, 5–13 for in C-USA play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to Charlotte.

Roster

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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Logan|last=Fraley|link=n|num=2|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|class=SO|rs=|home=Ashland, Kentucky|high_school=Boyd County HS}}

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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Khadaijia|last=Brooks|link=n|num=4|pos=G/F|ft=5|in=10|class=SO|rs=|home=Bristol, Connecticut|high_school=Bristol Eastern HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=McKenzie|last=Akers|link=n|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=JR|rs=y|home=Princeton, West Virginia|high_school=Princeton Senior HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ashley|last=Saintigene|link=n|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|class=FR|rs=|home=Lauderdale Lakes, Florida|high_school=Northeast HS}}

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{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Madison|last=Morris|link=n|num=33|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=0|class=SO|rs=|home=Huntington, West Virginia|high_school=Spring Valley HS}}

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  • Tony Kemper ({{college|Fort Hays State}})
  • Caronica Randle ({{college|Central Arkansas}})
  • Stephanie Stoglin-Reed ({{college|Houston Baptist}})

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Rankings

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Schedule

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!colspan=9 style="background:#009B48; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season

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| time = 12:00 pm

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| opponent = Illinois

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| site_stadium = State Farm Center

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

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| attend = 969

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| score = 55–53

| overtime =

| record = 1–0

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| time = 6:00 pm

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| opponent = Florida A&M

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| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| gamename =

| attend = 531

| tv =

| score = 77–67

| overtime =

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

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| time = 1:00 pm

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| opponent = Coastal Carolina

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| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

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| attend = 1,327

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| score = 84–66

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| record = 3–0

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{{CBB schedule entry

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| time = 5:30 pm

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| opponent = Sam Houston State

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| site_stadium = UTRGV Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Edinburg, TX

| gamename = Feast on the Border

| attend = 134

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| score = 73–50

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| record = 4–0

}}

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| opponent = Prairie View A&M

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| site_stadium = UTRGV Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Edinsburg, TX

| gamename = Feast on the Border

| attend = 92

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| score = 68–78

| overtime =

| record = 4–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

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| time = 4:00 pm

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| opponent = Morgan State

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| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

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| score = 62–43

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| record = 5–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

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| time = 1:00 pm

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| opponent = Penn State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

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| attend = 2,606

| tv =

| score = 80–82

| overtime =

| record = 5–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

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| time = 5:30 pm

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| opponent = North Carolina

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| site_stadium = Carmichael Arena

| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC

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| attend = 1,528

| tv = ACCN Extra

| score = 53–75

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| record = 5–3

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{{CBB schedule entry

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| opponent = Bluefield College

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| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

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| attend = 696

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| score = 77–35

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| record = 6–3

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{{CBB schedule entry

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| time = 1:00 pm

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| opponent = Longwood

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| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| gamename =

| attend = 536

| tv =

| score = 70–50

| overtime =

| record = 7–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 12/20/2016

| time = 1:00 pm

| nonconf = yes

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| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Maine–Fort Kent

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| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| gamename =

| attend = 416

| tv =

| score = 136–62

| overtime =

| record = 8–3

}}

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!colspan=9 style="background:#009B48; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference USA regular season

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| time = 6:00 pm

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| opponent = FIU

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| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

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| attend = 604

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| score = 70–52

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| record = 9–3 (1–0)

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{{CBB schedule entry

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| time = 1:00 pm

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| opponent = Florida Atlantic

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| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

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| attend = 717

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| score = 76–53

| overtime =

| record = 10–3 (2–0)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 01/05/2017

| time = 7:00 pm

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| opponent = Old Dominion

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| site_stadium = Ted Constant Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

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| attend = 1,575

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| score = 69–73

| overtime =

| record = 10–4 (2–1)

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{{CBB schedule entry

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| time = 7:00 pm

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| opponent = Charlotte

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| site_stadium = Dale F. Halton Arena

| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC

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| attend = 338

| tv = beIN

| score = 77–93

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| record = 10–5 (2–2)

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{{CBB schedule entry

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| time = 6:00 pm

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| opponent = Middle Tennessee

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| score = 63–72

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| record = 10–6 (2–3)

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{{CBB schedule entry

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| attend = 593

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| score = 61–58

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| record = 11–6 (3–3)

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{{CBB schedule entry

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| time = 3:00 pm

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| opponent = WKU

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| site_stadium = E. A. Diddle Arena

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY

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| attend = 4,215

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| score = 48–60

| overtime =

| record = 11–7 (3–4)

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{{CBB schedule entry

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| time = 8:00 pm

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| opponent = UTSA

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| site_stadium = Convocation Center

| site_cityst = San Antonio, TX

| gamename =

| attend = 324

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| score = 88–81

| overtime =

| record = 12–7 (4–4)

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{{CBB schedule entry

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| time = 4:00 pm

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| site_stadium = Don Haskins Center

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

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| attend = 1,542

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| score = 74–84

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| record = 12–8 (4–5)

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{{CBB schedule entry

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| time = 6:00 pm

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| opponent = Southern Miss

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| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

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| attend = 613

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| score = 78–82

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| record = 12–9 (4–6)

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{{CBB schedule entry

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| time = 1:00 pm

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| opponent = Louisiana Tech

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| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

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| attend = 1,072

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| score = 64–72

| overtime =

| record = 12–10 (4–7)

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{{CBB schedule entry

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| time = 1:00 pm

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| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

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| attend = 717

| tv =

| score = 64–78

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| record = 12–11 (4–8)

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/16/2017

| time = 8:00 pm

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| away = yes

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| opponent = UAB

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| site_stadium = Bartow Arena

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

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| attend = 248

| tv =

| score = 55–71

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| record = 12–12 (4–9)

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{{CBB schedule entry

| date = 02/18/2017

| time = 3:00 pm

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| opponent = Middle Tennessee

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| site_stadium = Murphy Center

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

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| attend = 3,411

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 69–94

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| record = 12–13 (4–10)

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{{CBB schedule entry

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| time = 6:00 pm

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| opponent = Old Dominion

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| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

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| score = 85–94

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| record = 12–14 (4–11)

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{{CBB schedule entry

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| time = 1:00 pm

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| opponent = Charlotte

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| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| gamename =

| attend = 487

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| score = 75–89

| overtime =

| record = 12–15 (4–12)

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{{CBB schedule entry

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| opponent = Rice

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| site_stadium = Tudor Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

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| attend = 430

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| score = 74–84

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| record = 12–16 (4–13)

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{{CBB schedule entry

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| time = 1:00 pm

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| opponent = North Texas

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| site_stadium = The Super Pit

| site_cityst = Denton, TX

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| attend = 976

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| score = 60–57

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| record = 13–16 (5–13)

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!colspan=9 style="background:#009B48; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference USA Women's Tournament

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| date = 03/08/2017

| time = 3:00 pm

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| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| seed = 12

| opponent = Charlotte

| oppseed = 5

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bartow Arena

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| gamename = First Round

| attend = 820

| tv =

| score = 66–71

| overtime =

| record = 13–17

}}

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See also

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