Sunday, December 22
2 PM
University of North Texas
9-3,0-0AAC
62
vs
46
Houston Christian
4-9,1-1Southland
1
2
F
Houston Christian
23
23
46
North Texas
30
32
62
Men's Basketball beats HCU, 62-46
12/22/2024 4:44:00 PM | Men's Basketball
DENTON — The UNT men's basketball team closed its non conference slate with a 62-46 win over Houston Christian on Sunday at the Super Pit.
Moulaye Sissoko recorded his second career double-double in the win, picking up 10 points and 10 rebounds, which were both season highs. Johnathan Massie led the Mean Green (9-3) in points with 14. Jasper Floyd surpassed 200 career assists in the contest as he tallied two.
"We talked about how these games are kind of character games — right before a holiday," head coach Ross Hodge said. "Usually there's one team that's a little more dialed into the game, maybe already thinking about what's next. I thought our guys did a good job [and] came into this morning's shootaround [and] had really good looks on their face and were intent on coming out and winning the game."
North Texas led wire-to-wire, taking a 30-23 lead into halftime. Houston Christian (4-9) remained within single digits until the 15:11 mark of the second half when Atin Wright hit a 3-pointer to make it a 44-32 game.
From that point, the Mean Green maintained a double-digit lead and cruised to the victory.
North Texas opens American Athletic Conference play on Dec. 31 at 3 p.m. versus reigning conference tournament champions UAB. The contest will be held at the Super Pit and broadcasted nationally on ESPN U and on the Mean Green Sports Network, presented by Learfield.
Moulaye Sissoko recorded his second career double-double in the win, picking up 10 points and 10 rebounds, which were both season highs. Johnathan Massie led the Mean Green (9-3) in points with 14. Jasper Floyd surpassed 200 career assists in the contest as he tallied two.
"We talked about how these games are kind of character games — right before a holiday," head coach Ross Hodge said. "Usually there's one team that's a little more dialed into the game, maybe already thinking about what's next. I thought our guys did a good job [and] came into this morning's shootaround [and] had really good looks on their face and were intent on coming out and winning the game."
North Texas led wire-to-wire, taking a 30-23 lead into halftime. Houston Christian (4-9) remained within single digits until the 15:11 mark of the second half when Atin Wright hit a 3-pointer to make it a 44-32 game.
From that point, the Mean Green maintained a double-digit lead and cruised to the victory.
North Texas opens American Athletic Conference play on Dec. 31 at 3 p.m. versus reigning conference tournament champions UAB. The contest will be held at the Super Pit and broadcasted nationally on ESPN U and on the Mean Green Sports Network, presented by Learfield.
Team Stats
HCU
UNT
FG%
.341
.471
3FG%
.182
.333
FT%
.800
.727
RB
24
37
TO
11
10
STL
6
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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