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Sunday, March 23
6 PM
University of North Texas
26-8,14-4AAC
65
vs
63
Arkansas State
25-11,13-5Sun Belt
1
2
F
Arkansas St.
33
30
63
North Texas
34
31
65
Floyd's Game Winner Lifts UNT To NIT Quarters
3/23/2025 9:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
DENTON — Jasper Floyd made a turnaround jumper with one second remaining to lift the UNT men's basketball team to a 65-63 home win over Arkansas State Sunday night in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament.
With the win, the Mean Green advance to the NIT quarterfinals where they will face Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on Tuesday at 8 p.m. CT. The win is also North Texas' 26th of the year, which is the second most in program history. It was their 17th home win of the year. The previous single season school record was 15.
"That's a really good basketball team and heis a tremendous coach," said UNT head coach Ross Hodge. "They had our full respect, and our guys played really hard. We were able to make one more play there at the end. That's usually what it comes down to this time of year."
Arkansas State (25-11) tied for first place in the Sun Belt standings this year and reached the championship round of the SBC Tournament. They defeated American Athletic Conference opponents Memphis and UAB on the road during the non-conference.
Floyd's game winner gave him a game-high 18 points, tied with teammate Latrell Jossell who also finished with 18 points in the two-point win. Floyd has scored now 37 points over the Mean Green's two games in this year's NIT.
Tuesday's matchup at Oklahoma State is a rematch from the Mean Green's 2023 NIT championship run where they beat the Cowboys in Stillwater in the quarterfinals of the NIT, 65-59. Tuesday's game will be broadcast on the Mean Green Sports Network, presented by Learfield and on ESPN2.
With the win, the Mean Green advance to the NIT quarterfinals where they will face Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on Tuesday at 8 p.m. CT. The win is also North Texas' 26th of the year, which is the second most in program history. It was their 17th home win of the year. The previous single season school record was 15.
"That's a really good basketball team and heis a tremendous coach," said UNT head coach Ross Hodge. "They had our full respect, and our guys played really hard. We were able to make one more play there at the end. That's usually what it comes down to this time of year."
Arkansas State (25-11) tied for first place in the Sun Belt standings this year and reached the championship round of the SBC Tournament. They defeated American Athletic Conference opponents Memphis and UAB on the road during the non-conference.
Floyd's game winner gave him a game-high 18 points, tied with teammate Latrell Jossell who also finished with 18 points in the two-point win. Floyd has scored now 37 points over the Mean Green's two games in this year's NIT.
Tuesday's matchup at Oklahoma State is a rematch from the Mean Green's 2023 NIT championship run where they beat the Cowboys in Stillwater in the quarterfinals of the NIT, 65-59. Tuesday's game will be broadcast on the Mean Green Sports Network, presented by Learfield and on ESPN2.
Team Stats
ASU
UNT
FG%
.369
.439
3FG%
.296
.375
FT%
.778
.692
RB
38
38
TO
5
8
STL
5
1
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
1
Pts
18
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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