Saturday, January 20
Tampa, FL
6:00 PM CT
University of North Texas
15-3,5-1AAC
65
at
61
USF
11-9,3-4AAC
1
2
3
4
F
North Texas
13
11
22
19
65
South Fla.
13
11
24
13
61
Women’s Basketball Earns Hard-Fought Road Win at USF
1/20/2024 9:22:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Shamaryah Duncan knocks down late threes for the win
TAMPA, Fla. – The UNT women's basketball team defeated South Florida, 65-61, in an instant classic Saturday night inside the Yuengling Center.
A game that was nearly dead even for 40 minutes came down to two Shamaryah Duncan 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to give North Texas a 64-61 lead with 43 seconds left. The Mean Green would hold USF on the ensuing possession and DesiRay Kernal would knock down a free throw to make it a two-possession game and seal the victory.
The back-and-forth game featured 10 lead changes and eight ties, while neither team led by more than five the entire game.
The teams were tied 13-13 at the end of the first quarter and 24-24 going into halftime. At the break, the Mean Green were shooting 36.0%, while South Florida had a mark of 30.3% from the field. Entering the game the Bulls averaged 21 3-point attempts per game, but had 16 attempts in the first half. They would finish 6-of-28 from behind the arc.
Tommisha Lampkin imposed her will on the South Florida defense in the third quarter. The conference's leader in field goal percentage had 10 points in the quarter on 4-of-4 shooting, including a 6-0 run herself. She would finish with 19 points and eight rebounds.
South Florida went up 48-46 in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter. From there, the teams would go back-and-forth in the final 10 minutes, but the Mean Green would hold USF to 1-of-7 down the stretch. Kernal came up clutch from the free-throw line going 5-of-5 from the charity stripe in the quarter. Kernal finished the night with 20 points and six rebounds.
North Texas was able to contain USF's leading scorer, Vittoria Blasigh, who entered the game averaging 15.5 points per game. Blasigh was limited to five points, tying her season low, on 2-of-13 shooting. The Bulls were led by Romi Levy who had a game-high 27 points.
With the win, North Texas improved to 15-3 on the season and gained a share of the conference lead with a 5-1 record in American Athletic Conference play.
The Mean Green have won five straight and will return to Denton for a pair of home games against Tulane and UAB. Wednesday's game against Tulane is scheduled to tip off at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
Quoting Head Coach Jason Burton
Thoughts on the game:
"That was a huge win. That was a grind from start to finish. We said before the game we were going to have to earn the win and our team earned every bit of that win. It was a complete game from start to finish. We had to get stops and had to have big possessions. They got some big-time players over there but we do too and our players stepped up."
A game that was nearly dead even for 40 minutes came down to two Shamaryah Duncan 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to give North Texas a 64-61 lead with 43 seconds left. The Mean Green would hold USF on the ensuing possession and DesiRay Kernal would knock down a free throw to make it a two-possession game and seal the victory.
The back-and-forth game featured 10 lead changes and eight ties, while neither team led by more than five the entire game.
The teams were tied 13-13 at the end of the first quarter and 24-24 going into halftime. At the break, the Mean Green were shooting 36.0%, while South Florida had a mark of 30.3% from the field. Entering the game the Bulls averaged 21 3-point attempts per game, but had 16 attempts in the first half. They would finish 6-of-28 from behind the arc.
Tommisha Lampkin imposed her will on the South Florida defense in the third quarter. The conference's leader in field goal percentage had 10 points in the quarter on 4-of-4 shooting, including a 6-0 run herself. She would finish with 19 points and eight rebounds.
South Florida went up 48-46 in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter. From there, the teams would go back-and-forth in the final 10 minutes, but the Mean Green would hold USF to 1-of-7 down the stretch. Kernal came up clutch from the free-throw line going 5-of-5 from the charity stripe in the quarter. Kernal finished the night with 20 points and six rebounds.
North Texas was able to contain USF's leading scorer, Vittoria Blasigh, who entered the game averaging 15.5 points per game. Blasigh was limited to five points, tying her season low, on 2-of-13 shooting. The Bulls were led by Romi Levy who had a game-high 27 points.
With the win, North Texas improved to 15-3 on the season and gained a share of the conference lead with a 5-1 record in American Athletic Conference play.
The Mean Green have won five straight and will return to Denton for a pair of home games against Tulane and UAB. Wednesday's game against Tulane is scheduled to tip off at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
Quoting Head Coach Jason Burton
Thoughts on the game:
"That was a huge win. That was a grind from start to finish. We said before the game we were going to have to earn the win and our team earned every bit of that win. It was a complete game from start to finish. We had to get stops and had to have big possessions. They got some big-time players over there but we do too and our players stepped up."
Team Stats
UNT
USF
FG%
.447
.364
3FG%
.667
.214
FT%
.739
.875
RB
35
36
TO
14
11
STL
6
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
20
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
7
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
5
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
Guard
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