University of North Texas Athletics
NT Basketball Falls In Double-OT Thriller At New Orleans
12/16/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Both teams traded baskets all night in a game that featured 11 lead changes and 12 ties.
Shawn Reynolds scored the final five Privateer (5-6, 2-0) points, including a dagger three-pointer with approximately 45 seconds remaining. Reynolds also knocked down a trio of free throws with seven second left to ice the game.
North Texas (7-3, 0-1) had five players in double figures for the third time this season, but it wasn’t enough as North Texas has now fallen in its last three overtime games to
“We’re growing by leaps and bounds as a basketball team, but this was a tough game,” said head coach Johnny Jones. “My hat is off to
It didn’t long for one of the Sun Belt’s premier players to get going, as Bo McCalebb racked up double figures before 4:30 had ticked off the clock. The junior scored 10 of the Privateers first 13 points, and sparked a 16-2 run in the game’s opening minutes. McCalebb finished with a career-high 39 points, topping his previous high of 36 in his last game.
For only the second time this season the Mean Green had five players hit a 3-point shot. Ben Bell knocked down a pair from beyond the arc, as well as Calvin Watson and Sturns. Rich Young and Quincy Williams also hit a three pointer.
Williams had another solid outing for the Mean Green in just his third start. The junior was just one point from his third career double-double, racking up nine points and a season-high 11 rebounds.
North Texas wraps up its five-game road trip at
