Friday, January 15
El Paso, TX
8 PM
University of North Texas
-82,50 CUSA
67
at
59
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UTEP
-55,23 CUSA
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2
3
4
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North Texas
16
18
16
17
67
UTEP
15
15
15
14
59
Mean Green Make It Five Straight
1/15/2021 10:36:00 PM | Women's Basketball
EL PASO – An 8-1 run by North Texas women's basketball in the fourth quarter propelled the Mean Green to a 67-59 win at UTEP Friday inside the Don Haskins Center to move UNT to 5-0 in conference play.
N'Yah Boyd and Quincy Noble each scored a game-high 17 points. Boyd also gathered a career-high eight rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals, while Noble added six boards, three assists and two takeaways.
With North Texas (8-2, 5-0 C-USA) trailing 51-50, Noble knocked down a 3-pointer from the left baseline for a two-point edge with 7:28 to play. Boyd hit a layup and Jackson sank a jumper as the Mean Green defense held UTEP (5-5, 2-3 C-USA) without a field goal for over four minutes to charge ahead 59-52. A 3-pointer by the Miners with two minutes remaining made it a four-point contest, but Townley connected from outside the paint, and Jackson drilled a three from the left side to seal the victory.
"I was really pleased with how we handled the last three to four minutes," head coach Jalie Mitchell said. "We managed the time well and weren't rushed. That's just maturity that comes with experience."
"We played through adversity and played hard," Boyd said. "The coaches gave us the game plan and we used that."
Noble sank a 3-pointer from the top of the key as the shot clock expired, and Boyd converted a drive from the right side for a 9-4 advantage in the first period. UTEP took back the lead at 15-14 before Destiny Brooks made a layup.
Keira Neal hit a long two to give the Mean Green a three-point cushion, and Boyd hit one from deep to keep North Texas up at 26-23. Noble finished the half with four free throws and a field goal as UNT took a 34-30 lead.
In the third, North Texas drew up an out of bounds play that led to an easy bucket by Destinee McDowell that sparked a 12-2 Mean Green run that resulted in a 50-43 lead. The Miners made a pair from the line to close the gap to five.
"As long as we work hard, we can beat anybody," Mitchell said. "UTEP is a really good team. The challenge is, 'Can we do it again tomorrow?'"
The Mean Green and Miners meet again Saturday at 5 p.m. CST inside Don Haskins Center.
N'Yah Boyd and Quincy Noble each scored a game-high 17 points. Boyd also gathered a career-high eight rebounds, four assists and a pair of steals, while Noble added six boards, three assists and two takeaways.
With North Texas (8-2, 5-0 C-USA) trailing 51-50, Noble knocked down a 3-pointer from the left baseline for a two-point edge with 7:28 to play. Boyd hit a layup and Jackson sank a jumper as the Mean Green defense held UTEP (5-5, 2-3 C-USA) without a field goal for over four minutes to charge ahead 59-52. A 3-pointer by the Miners with two minutes remaining made it a four-point contest, but Townley connected from outside the paint, and Jackson drilled a three from the left side to seal the victory.
"I was really pleased with how we handled the last three to four minutes," head coach Jalie Mitchell said. "We managed the time well and weren't rushed. That's just maturity that comes with experience."
"We played through adversity and played hard," Boyd said. "The coaches gave us the game plan and we used that."
Noble sank a 3-pointer from the top of the key as the shot clock expired, and Boyd converted a drive from the right side for a 9-4 advantage in the first period. UTEP took back the lead at 15-14 before Destiny Brooks made a layup.
Keira Neal hit a long two to give the Mean Green a three-point cushion, and Boyd hit one from deep to keep North Texas up at 26-23. Noble finished the half with four free throws and a field goal as UNT took a 34-30 lead.
In the third, North Texas drew up an out of bounds play that led to an easy bucket by Destinee McDowell that sparked a 12-2 Mean Green run that resulted in a 50-43 lead. The Miners made a pair from the line to close the gap to five.
"As long as we work hard, we can beat anybody," Mitchell said. "UTEP is a really good team. The challenge is, 'Can we do it again tomorrow?'"
The Mean Green and Miners meet again Saturday at 5 p.m. CST inside Don Haskins Center.
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Team Stats
UNT
UTEP
FG%
.417
.411
3FG%
.313
.154
FT%
.667
.611
RB
36
32
TO
16
18
STL
8
8
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
6
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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