Wednesday, December 18
7 PM
University of North Texas
7-3,0-0AAC
83
vs
42
Mississippi Valley State
2-9,0-0SWAC
1
2
F
Mississippi Val.
18
24
42
North Texas
36
47
83
Men's Basketball Rolls To 41-Point Win
12/18/2024 10:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball
DENTON — The UNT men's basketball team opened its three games over five days stretch with a 83-42 win over Mississippi Valley State on Wednesday night.
The Mean Green (7-3) tallied their highest point total of the season in the win. Brenen Lorient led all scorers with 16, going 6-of-7 from the field. Johnathan Massie scored 12 points, surpassing 1,000 points in his college career.
"It was nice to be back in [the Super Pit]," head coach Ross Hodge said. "Thought we did a good job attacking the zone in the first half and really throughout the game I thought we made simple plays, put the ball into good areas [and] played the right way."
North Texas posted its highest shot percentage in five seasons, going to 63.8 percent from the field against MVSU (2-9), the highest tally since Nov. 26, 2020, when the Mean Green shot 65.1 percent in a win over the Delta Devils. It was the first time since Feb. 16, 2023 against Louisiana Tech that UNT shot over 60 percent from the field in a game.
On Wednesday North Texas commanded early, taking an 18-point lead into halftime. The Mean Green opened the second half with a 10-0 run and cruised to the victory.
UNT faces App State on Friday at the Super Pit in its penultimate non-conference contest. Friday's game is scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on the Mean Green Sports Network and ESPN+
For more information on UNT Basketball tickets, contact the Mean Green Ticket Office at 940-565-2527 or at ticketoffice@unt.edu. Fans can purchase tickets at www.meangreentickets.com or visit the UNT Athletics Ticket Office located at Gate 2 of DATCU Stadium between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Mean Green (7-3) tallied their highest point total of the season in the win. Brenen Lorient led all scorers with 16, going 6-of-7 from the field. Johnathan Massie scored 12 points, surpassing 1,000 points in his college career.
"It was nice to be back in [the Super Pit]," head coach Ross Hodge said. "Thought we did a good job attacking the zone in the first half and really throughout the game I thought we made simple plays, put the ball into good areas [and] played the right way."
North Texas posted its highest shot percentage in five seasons, going to 63.8 percent from the field against MVSU (2-9), the highest tally since Nov. 26, 2020, when the Mean Green shot 65.1 percent in a win over the Delta Devils. It was the first time since Feb. 16, 2023 against Louisiana Tech that UNT shot over 60 percent from the field in a game.
On Wednesday North Texas commanded early, taking an 18-point lead into halftime. The Mean Green opened the second half with a 10-0 run and cruised to the victory.
UNT faces App State on Friday at the Super Pit in its penultimate non-conference contest. Friday's game is scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on the Mean Green Sports Network and ESPN+
For more information on UNT Basketball tickets, contact the Mean Green Ticket Office at 940-565-2527 or at ticketoffice@unt.edu. Fans can purchase tickets at www.meangreentickets.com or visit the UNT Athletics Ticket Office located at Gate 2 of DATCU Stadium between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Team Stats
MVSU
UNT
FG%
.325
.638
3FG%
.250
.421
FT%
.813
.714
RB
17
29
TO
19
11
STL
10
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
5
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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