Friday, November 26
Kissimmee, FL
10 AM CT
University of North Texas
-23,00 CUSA
63
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69
Miami
4-2,0-0ACC
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Miami (FL)
28
41
69
North Texas
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63
Photo by: Luke Della
A Tale Of Two Halves Leads To 69-63 Loss
11/26/2021 1:11:00 PM | Men's Basketball
KISSIMMEE, FL – The North Texas men's basketball team lost 69-63 Friday afternoon to Miami at the ESPN Events Invitational from Disney's Wide World of Sports.
UNT (2-3) led by 12 at the half and made nine first-half 3-pointers but ran out of gas in the second half as the Hurricanes (4-2) shot 16-28 (57.1 percent) in the final 20 minutes.
"In the first half we did a good job of staying in front of them but give them credit, because in the second half they attacked the lane on us and got to the rim a lot easier," said head coach Grant McCasland. "They did well in the second half what I thought we needed to do, which was score around them. We shot the ball well in the first half but we have to protect the paint.
"I've got to do a better job coaching and putting us in tougher situations," he added.
Miami made its run in the second half after Isaiah Wong sank a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to six points. Four minutes later UM took the lead. Wong finished with a game-high 21 points, 14 of which came in the second half.
UNT's nine first-half 3-pointers we're nearly a single-game season-high. The Mean Green moved the ball and found open shooters like Rubin Jones who made 3-of-3 from deep in the first 20 minutes of the game. Fellow guard Mardrez McBride had a career-high five assists in the first half alone. McBride finished with a game-high seven assists.
Senior Thomas Bell led the way in scoring for UNT Friday. Bell finished with 18 points on 7-fo-13 from the field. He knocked down three 3-pointers Friday.
Freshman Aaron Scott had a breakout performance for UNT. The Spring, Texas, native finished with eight points and seven rebounds — both season-bests — in under 19 minutes of action.
With the loss, North Texas will play its final game of the ESPN Events Invitation on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks to be determined later. They'll face the loser of No. 10 Alabama and Drake, which tips off at 3:30 CT Friday.
UNT (2-3) led by 12 at the half and made nine first-half 3-pointers but ran out of gas in the second half as the Hurricanes (4-2) shot 16-28 (57.1 percent) in the final 20 minutes.
"In the first half we did a good job of staying in front of them but give them credit, because in the second half they attacked the lane on us and got to the rim a lot easier," said head coach Grant McCasland. "They did well in the second half what I thought we needed to do, which was score around them. We shot the ball well in the first half but we have to protect the paint.
"I've got to do a better job coaching and putting us in tougher situations," he added.
Miami made its run in the second half after Isaiah Wong sank a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to six points. Four minutes later UM took the lead. Wong finished with a game-high 21 points, 14 of which came in the second half.
UNT's nine first-half 3-pointers we're nearly a single-game season-high. The Mean Green moved the ball and found open shooters like Rubin Jones who made 3-of-3 from deep in the first 20 minutes of the game. Fellow guard Mardrez McBride had a career-high five assists in the first half alone. McBride finished with a game-high seven assists.
Senior Thomas Bell led the way in scoring for UNT Friday. Bell finished with 18 points on 7-fo-13 from the field. He knocked down three 3-pointers Friday.
Freshman Aaron Scott had a breakout performance for UNT. The Spring, Texas, native finished with eight points and seven rebounds — both season-bests — in under 19 minutes of action.
With the loss, North Texas will play its final game of the ESPN Events Invitation on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks to be determined later. They'll face the loser of No. 10 Alabama and Drake, which tips off at 3:30 CT Friday.
Team Stats
Miami
UNT
FG%
.542
.434
3FG%
.333
.464
FT%
.813
.500
RB
24
26
TO
9
12
STL
6
2
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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