Friday, February 26
Huntington, WV
6 PM
University of North Texas
-136, 92 CUSA
77
at
65
Marshall
-126, 65 CUSA
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2
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North Texas
34
43
77
Marshall
27
38
65
Photo by: Luke Della
Mean Green Beat Marshall, 77-65
2/26/2021 8:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HUNTINGTON, W Va. — The North Texas men's basketball team beat Marshall Friday night 77-65 on the road for its fourth straight win.
UNT (13-6, 9-2) was led by James Reese who tied his career-high with 21 points. His seven rebounds also led the Mean Green along with Thomas Bell who chipped in 15 points.
"We played our game and did what we do," Reese said. "We emphasize defense in practice and put it first in the game and work our butt off to execute."
Friday's game was a battle between the two highest ranked C-USA teams in the NET.
The win keeps the Mean Green in first place of the C-USA West Division standings.
"We're not worried about the standings," Reese said. "We just want to play hard and compete."
North Texas attacked the paint against the Thundering Herd (12-6, 6-5). They scored 40 points down low compared to Marshall's 20. They led by as many as 14 points and never trailed.
Four Mean Green men's basketball players scored in double figures. Zachary Simmons added 14 points and Javion Hamlet had 10. North Texas shot a blistering 56.9 percent from the field and held the hot shooting Marshall to 41.1 percent shooting.
UNT will be back in action Saturday at 1 p.m. CT against Marshall. The game will be streamed on Stadium.
UNT (13-6, 9-2) was led by James Reese who tied his career-high with 21 points. His seven rebounds also led the Mean Green along with Thomas Bell who chipped in 15 points.
"We played our game and did what we do," Reese said. "We emphasize defense in practice and put it first in the game and work our butt off to execute."
Friday's game was a battle between the two highest ranked C-USA teams in the NET.
The win keeps the Mean Green in first place of the C-USA West Division standings.
"We're not worried about the standings," Reese said. "We just want to play hard and compete."
North Texas attacked the paint against the Thundering Herd (12-6, 6-5). They scored 40 points down low compared to Marshall's 20. They led by as many as 14 points and never trailed.
Four Mean Green men's basketball players scored in double figures. Zachary Simmons added 14 points and Javion Hamlet had 10. North Texas shot a blistering 56.9 percent from the field and held the hot shooting Marshall to 41.1 percent shooting.
UNT will be back in action Saturday at 1 p.m. CT against Marshall. The game will be streamed on Stadium.
Team Stats
NT
MARM
FG%
.569
.411
3FG%
.417
.385
FT%
.700
.692
RB
38
24
TO
18
13
STL
11
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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