Friday, December 4
Lafayette, LA
6 PM
University of North Texas
-21,00 CUSA
83
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74
Louisiana
0-1,0-0Sun Belt
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North Texas
19
19
27
18
83
Louisiana
14
25
21
14
74
Noble Drops 30 In Win At Louisiana
12/4/2020 10:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LAFAYETTE, La. – Quincy Noble of North Texas exploded for 30 points as the Mean Green defeated Louisiana, 83-74, Friday night inside the Cajundome.
Noble's career-high included five 3-pointers on her 11-of-17 shooting. Madison Townley compiled a double-double of 11 points and a game-high 13 rebounds, and Jazion Jackson recorded 14 points, a career-tying eight boards, three assists and three steals.
After seeing a nine-point second quarter lead diminish, North Texas (2-1) found themselves trailing Louisiana (0-1) 60-55 with just under two minutes to play in the third quarter. Townley hit a jumper in the paint before Jackson and Charlene Shepherd each forced a turnover in the backcourt that resulted in fast break layups. With nine seconds on the clock, Shepherd then sank a 3-pointer from the top to complete a 10-point swing and put the Mean Green in control at 65-60.
"I thought in the third quarter the energy was big time," head coach Jalie Mitchell said. "We are a whole different team when we have that kind of energy. Obviously, the press and turnovers created some of that naturally, but the bench, the floor, and what we did together as a unit was huge. We aren't successful without the energy we need to execute. We did a really good job in coming back and doing what we needed to do to win."
The Rajin' Cajuns crept back to within 65-64 to begin the final period, but Townley made a jump shot and Noble came through with a bucket from deep for a 70-64 UNT lead. Noble and Townley each hit similar shots again to push the lead to double-digits at 75-65 with 5:48 left to play. Field goals from Shepherd, Noble and Tommisha Lampkin capped an 11-0 Mean Green run for a 16-point advantage, their largest of the game, with less than four minutes remaining.
Early on, Summer Jones sank a 3-pointer from the top of the key for an early 4-2 North Texas lead. Two Ragin' Cajun free throws and two field goals gave the home team an 8-4 edge, but the Mean Green converted twice in the paint along with a pull-up jumper from Destinee McDowell to regain the lead at 10-8. A layup by Jackson put the score at 17-10 with 2:25 remaining in the quarter.
N'Yah Boyd made a layup and Noble knocked down a 3-pointer from the right corner following an offensive rebound by Shepherd to put UNT up, 24-16, two minutes into the second quarter. Another Boyd bucket extended the Mean Green lead to 35-26 at the 3:55 mark before Louisiana closed the first half on an 8-0 run fueled by a pair of three-point plays underneath to take a 39-38 advantage.
The Mean Green travel to the South Padre Island Classic and will take on UT Arlington Dec. 18 at 4 p.m. and Prairie View A&M Dec. 19 at 1 p.m.
Noble's career-high included five 3-pointers on her 11-of-17 shooting. Madison Townley compiled a double-double of 11 points and a game-high 13 rebounds, and Jazion Jackson recorded 14 points, a career-tying eight boards, three assists and three steals.
After seeing a nine-point second quarter lead diminish, North Texas (2-1) found themselves trailing Louisiana (0-1) 60-55 with just under two minutes to play in the third quarter. Townley hit a jumper in the paint before Jackson and Charlene Shepherd each forced a turnover in the backcourt that resulted in fast break layups. With nine seconds on the clock, Shepherd then sank a 3-pointer from the top to complete a 10-point swing and put the Mean Green in control at 65-60.
"I thought in the third quarter the energy was big time," head coach Jalie Mitchell said. "We are a whole different team when we have that kind of energy. Obviously, the press and turnovers created some of that naturally, but the bench, the floor, and what we did together as a unit was huge. We aren't successful without the energy we need to execute. We did a really good job in coming back and doing what we needed to do to win."
The Rajin' Cajuns crept back to within 65-64 to begin the final period, but Townley made a jump shot and Noble came through with a bucket from deep for a 70-64 UNT lead. Noble and Townley each hit similar shots again to push the lead to double-digits at 75-65 with 5:48 left to play. Field goals from Shepherd, Noble and Tommisha Lampkin capped an 11-0 Mean Green run for a 16-point advantage, their largest of the game, with less than four minutes remaining.
Early on, Summer Jones sank a 3-pointer from the top of the key for an early 4-2 North Texas lead. Two Ragin' Cajun free throws and two field goals gave the home team an 8-4 edge, but the Mean Green converted twice in the paint along with a pull-up jumper from Destinee McDowell to regain the lead at 10-8. A layup by Jackson put the score at 17-10 with 2:25 remaining in the quarter.
N'Yah Boyd made a layup and Noble knocked down a 3-pointer from the right corner following an offensive rebound by Shepherd to put UNT up, 24-16, two minutes into the second quarter. Another Boyd bucket extended the Mean Green lead to 35-26 at the 3:55 mark before Louisiana closed the first half on an 8-0 run fueled by a pair of three-point plays underneath to take a 39-38 advantage.
The Mean Green travel to the South Padre Island Classic and will take on UT Arlington Dec. 18 at 4 p.m. and Prairie View A&M Dec. 19 at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
UNT
LA
FG%
.452
.444
3FG%
.400
.250
FT%
.412
.714
RB
48
35
TO
15
15
STL
7
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
30
FGM
11
3FGM
5
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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