Friday, February 12
Hattiesburg, MS
7 P.M.
University of North Texas
-116,72 CUSA
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Southern Miss
-713,310 CUSA
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Photo by: Luke Della
Mean Green Beat Southern Miss, 65-49
2/12/2021 8:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HATTIESBURG, MS — The North Texas men's basketball team beat Southern Miss 65-49 Friday night at the Reed Green Coliseum in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in the first of two weekend games at USM.
UNT (11-6, 7-2) opened each half on considerable runs and used its stifling defense to contain the Golden Eagles (7-13, 3-10).
"There's no doubt our defense was the reason we won this game," said head coach Grant McCasland. "We were competitive. We grabbed defensive rebounds, We limited paint touches and we made it hard on (Tyler) Stevenson."
The Mean Green were led by Javion Hamlet Friday night who scored a game-high 16 points, 14 of which came in the second half where he led his squad to outscoring USM by 10.
"It was good to see Javion get out there and get going," McCasland said. "We're always a better team when he's making baskets."
UNT opened the game on a 14-2 run. However, an excess of turnovers allowed Southern Miss to get back into the game and they trailed by just six at the midway point.
At the start of the second-half, UNT went on a 13-1 run to take a 19-point lead and secure the victory down the stretch.
Freshman Abou Ousmane grabbed a season-high seven rebounds in the win and in the last two games combined has had a team-high 12 rebounds.
The Mean Green will stay in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and play game-two of the series Saturday at 4 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcasted on ESPN+ and the Mean Green Sports Network Learfield IMG College.
For more information on North Texas Men's Basketball, follow @MeanGreenMBB on Twitter.
UNT (11-6, 7-2) opened each half on considerable runs and used its stifling defense to contain the Golden Eagles (7-13, 3-10).
"There's no doubt our defense was the reason we won this game," said head coach Grant McCasland. "We were competitive. We grabbed defensive rebounds, We limited paint touches and we made it hard on (Tyler) Stevenson."
The Mean Green were led by Javion Hamlet Friday night who scored a game-high 16 points, 14 of which came in the second half where he led his squad to outscoring USM by 10.
"It was good to see Javion get out there and get going," McCasland said. "We're always a better team when he's making baskets."
UNT opened the game on a 14-2 run. However, an excess of turnovers allowed Southern Miss to get back into the game and they trailed by just six at the midway point.
At the start of the second-half, UNT went on a 13-1 run to take a 19-point lead and secure the victory down the stretch.
Freshman Abou Ousmane grabbed a season-high seven rebounds in the win and in the last two games combined has had a team-high 12 rebounds.
The Mean Green will stay in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and play game-two of the series Saturday at 4 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcasted on ESPN+ and the Mean Green Sports Network Learfield IMG College.
For more information on North Texas Men's Basketball, follow @MeanGreenMBB on Twitter.
Team Stats
UNT
USM
FG%
.480
.412
3FG%
.280
.133
FT%
.667
.625
RB
36
24
TO
17
15
STL
8
10
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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