Snow gets best of 49ers, too

PHILADELPHIA -- The 49ers are spending Wednesday night in Philadelphia, rather than flying back to Charlotte after their 76-67 loss against Temple.

It was a crazy day of weather in Philly. It started with a snow storm in the morning, then changed over to a steady rain in the afternoon. Sometime after the Charlotte-Temple game began Wednesday night, more snow came, and this was even heavier than earlier in the day.

With up to a foot of snow falling, the 49ers changed their post-game travel plans: Instead of taking a planned two-hour bus ride to Baltimore after the game and catching a flight back to Charlotte, the team remained in Philadelphia -- the safe, sensible thing to do. The 49ers are scheduled to fly back to Charlotte on Thursday morning.

This snowstorm is so severe though, that there's no guarantee the Philadelphia International Airport will be open Thursday, at least in the morning. We'll keep you posted.

Notes from Temple

-- Charlotte forward Javarris Barnett, who had become one of the team's best offensive weapons, has slumped recently. He's made just 3 of 11 3-pointers in Charlotte's last four games. He's still rebounding well, though, and had seven against Temple.

-- The 49ers followed a season-high 26 turnovers performance against Duquesne last Saturday with just 12 against Temple. But the Owls scored 20 points off of them, while Charlotte managed just six points off nine Temple turnovers.

-- Point guard Jamar Briscoe, who didn't have a turnover, had four assists against Temple. He made two 3-pointers in the first five minutes of the game, then went 0-5 from long-range the rest of the way.