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Ruston, LA
4 PM
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-94,62 CUSA
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Louisiana Tech
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Photo by: Darell James
UNT Leaves Ruston with a Win
2/6/2021 7:09:00 PM | Women's Basketball
RUSTON, La. – Quincy Noble scored a game-high 28 points to lead North Texas women's basketball to the second-ever Mean Green win in Ruston in a 63-58 victory over Louisiana Tech inside Thomas Assembly Arena Saturday.
The program's first win at LA Tech came two seasons ago in 2018-19. North Texas has now defeated the Lady Techsters four times overall, all coming under head coach Jalie Mitchell. The Mean Green were 0-12 all-time against LA Tech before Mitchell's arrival.
Noble knocked down six 3-pointers for the second time this season to again achieve the fourth-highest single game performance from beyond the arc in Mean Green history. Jazion Jackson added 11 points and a team-high five rebounds.
"In the locker room we talked about not going home with a loss," Noble said. "From a defensive perspective, we dialed in and were working together."
LA Tech (11-7, 6-6 C-USA) built a seven-point lead with eight minutes remaining in the contest before Noble connected on two of her shots from deep to close North Texas (9-4, 6-2 C-USA) within a point. With the game knotted at 58-all and 1:28 to play, Jackson grabbed an offensive board, was fouled, and sank a pair from the line. On the next UNT possession, Noble drove through the left side for a bucket, and the Lady Techsters were unable to counter.
The Mean Green came out strong from the tip with seven straight points and forced three LA Tech turnovers. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Noble pushed the lead to 13-4 four minutes into the contest, and two layups by Jackson and one from Destiny Brooks handed UNT a 15-point advantage. The Lady Techsters closed the period with four free throws to inch to within 24-16.
It took nearly 10 minutes for North Texas to score another next field goal as LA Tech took a 30-25 lead before a Jackson put back at the 2:12 mark. That bucket, along with three free throws, were the only Mean Green points of the second quarter as the Lady Techsters led 31-29 going into the half.
"At halftime we talked a lot about stats," Mitchell said. "It was really important to keep them off of the free throw line and out of the lane. I thought our best quarter was the fourth from a defensive standpoint."
Noble connected on a three from the right wing and drove in for a layup to give the Mean Green the lead back at 36-35 midway through the third quarter. LA Tech responded with a 12-4 run to jump ahead, 47-40, and held a six-point advantage leading into the final period.
The Mean Green return to Denton for a series against Southern Miss Friday at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday at 3:30 p.m. inside The Super Pit.
The program's first win at LA Tech came two seasons ago in 2018-19. North Texas has now defeated the Lady Techsters four times overall, all coming under head coach Jalie Mitchell. The Mean Green were 0-12 all-time against LA Tech before Mitchell's arrival.
Noble knocked down six 3-pointers for the second time this season to again achieve the fourth-highest single game performance from beyond the arc in Mean Green history. Jazion Jackson added 11 points and a team-high five rebounds.
"In the locker room we talked about not going home with a loss," Noble said. "From a defensive perspective, we dialed in and were working together."
LA Tech (11-7, 6-6 C-USA) built a seven-point lead with eight minutes remaining in the contest before Noble connected on two of her shots from deep to close North Texas (9-4, 6-2 C-USA) within a point. With the game knotted at 58-all and 1:28 to play, Jackson grabbed an offensive board, was fouled, and sank a pair from the line. On the next UNT possession, Noble drove through the left side for a bucket, and the Lady Techsters were unable to counter.
The Mean Green came out strong from the tip with seven straight points and forced three LA Tech turnovers. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Noble pushed the lead to 13-4 four minutes into the contest, and two layups by Jackson and one from Destiny Brooks handed UNT a 15-point advantage. The Lady Techsters closed the period with four free throws to inch to within 24-16.
It took nearly 10 minutes for North Texas to score another next field goal as LA Tech took a 30-25 lead before a Jackson put back at the 2:12 mark. That bucket, along with three free throws, were the only Mean Green points of the second quarter as the Lady Techsters led 31-29 going into the half.
"At halftime we talked a lot about stats," Mitchell said. "It was really important to keep them off of the free throw line and out of the lane. I thought our best quarter was the fourth from a defensive standpoint."
Noble connected on a three from the right wing and drove in for a layup to give the Mean Green the lead back at 36-35 midway through the third quarter. LA Tech responded with a 12-4 run to jump ahead, 47-40, and held a six-point advantage leading into the final period.
The Mean Green return to Denton for a series against Southern Miss Friday at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday at 3:30 p.m. inside The Super Pit.
Team Stats
UNT
LATech
FG%
.429
.321
3FG%
.316
.214
FT%
.563
.760
RB
30
44
TO
12
20
STL
8
5
Game Leaders
Pts
28
FGM
10
3FGM
6
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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