Saturday, January 21
Birmingham, AL
3 PM CT
University of North Texas
-165,73 CUSA
63
at
52
UAB
-137,45 CUSA
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North Texas
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23
63
UAB
29
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Men's Basketball Wins 63-52 At UAB
1/21/2023 5:39:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — The UNT men's basketball team bounced back with a 63-52 win at UAB Saturday afternoon.
The Mean Green were led Saturday by senior Kai Huntsberry who scored a game-high 19 points on 6-of-14 shooting and tied his season-high with six assists. It's the most points Huntsberry has scored in conference game this year.
"The togetherness it takes to win is the most important aspect to handling tough environments and winning," said head coach Grant McCasland. "These dudes are such good teammates and so excited for each other."
The win Saturday is North Texas' fourth straight victory at Bartow Arena.
On the defensive end, the Mean Green (16-5, 7-3) stifled any run the Blazers (13-7, 4-5) tried. UAB entered the game shooting 36 percent from 3-point range but shot just 1-of-10 from deep Saturday and struggled to get the deficit under eight points once the Mean Green took an 11-point lead at the half.
In addition to Huntsberry's 19, Abou Ousmane scored 13 points and had six rebounds. The Blazers did a good job slowing reigning first team all-conference guard Tylor Perry down but he still finished with 10 points and made crucial 3-pointers in the second half.
After playing three games in three different cities this week, North Texas returns home Thursday to host UTSA. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU and the Mean Green Sports Network, presented by Learfield on The Varsity Network app.
North Texas basketball fans can save up to 50 percent on tickets for upcoming home games with an advance purchase as part of North Texas Athletics' Texas Two Step Mini Plan. By using the promotion, Mean Green fans can attend the next two men's basketball home games and pay as low as 16 dollars total before fees. The deal is almost a buy one and get one free. The mini plan is only available for advance online purchase and is live until tip-off of the men's basketball Jan. 26 home game versus UTSA.
Purchase tickets here.
The Mean Green were led Saturday by senior Kai Huntsberry who scored a game-high 19 points on 6-of-14 shooting and tied his season-high with six assists. It's the most points Huntsberry has scored in conference game this year.
"The togetherness it takes to win is the most important aspect to handling tough environments and winning," said head coach Grant McCasland. "These dudes are such good teammates and so excited for each other."
The win Saturday is North Texas' fourth straight victory at Bartow Arena.
On the defensive end, the Mean Green (16-5, 7-3) stifled any run the Blazers (13-7, 4-5) tried. UAB entered the game shooting 36 percent from 3-point range but shot just 1-of-10 from deep Saturday and struggled to get the deficit under eight points once the Mean Green took an 11-point lead at the half.
In addition to Huntsberry's 19, Abou Ousmane scored 13 points and had six rebounds. The Blazers did a good job slowing reigning first team all-conference guard Tylor Perry down but he still finished with 10 points and made crucial 3-pointers in the second half.
After playing three games in three different cities this week, North Texas returns home Thursday to host UTSA. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU and the Mean Green Sports Network, presented by Learfield on The Varsity Network app.
North Texas basketball fans can save up to 50 percent on tickets for upcoming home games with an advance purchase as part of North Texas Athletics' Texas Two Step Mini Plan. By using the promotion, Mean Green fans can attend the next two men's basketball home games and pay as low as 16 dollars total before fees. The deal is almost a buy one and get one free. The mini plan is only available for advance online purchase and is live until tip-off of the men's basketball Jan. 26 home game versus UTSA.
Purchase tickets here.
Team Stats
UNT
UAB
FG%
.480
.362
3FG%
.471
.100
FT%
.778
.708
RB
26
32
TO
11
13
STL
7
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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