Thursday, March 6
8 PM
University of North Texas
23-6,14-3AAC
75
vs
64
Charlotte
10-20,3-14AAC
1
2
F
Charlotte
33
31
64
North Texas
33
42
75
Wright Scores 42 In Senior Day Win
3/6/2025 11:37:00 PM | Men's Basketball
DENTON — Atin Wtight scored an American Athletic Conference single game season high 42 points Thursday night as the UNT men's basketball team defeated Charlotte 75-64 in its home closer. Its seventh win in a row.
With the win, the Mean Green (23-6, 14-3) clinched the No. 2 seed in the upcoming American tournament. Their 23 wins are tied for the second-most single season wins in program history.
Wright's 42 points were one shy of the American record of 43 set by Memphis' Jeremiah Martin versus Tulane on Feb. 20, 2019. The 42 points only ties Wright's single game career high. The Hawthorne, California, native scored 42 points as a junior at Cal State Northridge in a game at UC Davis on Feb. 15, 2023.
His eight made 3-pointers surpassed his previous career high of seven.
"[Atin's performance] was one of the most special individual performances that the league has ever seen," UNT head coach Ross Hodge said. "It wasn't like he got 42 points in a blowout, either — every single basket he made, we needed."
Wright scored 13 points in the first half as the 49ers (10-20, 3-14) went shot-for-shot with North Texas.
The game was tied at 33 at halftime.
North Texas took control of the contest with a 10-point run starting with a Wright jumper at the 14:19 mark of the second half and ending with a Moulaye Sissoko layup with 12:18 to go. After the run, the Mean Green led 53-43.
Brenen Lorient scored 12 points and was UNT's second leading scorer on the night.
Also with the win, Hodge is just two wins shy of capturing the most wins by a second-year Mean Green head coach.
UNT closes out their regular season in Philadelphia versus Temple at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday. They will begin the conference tournament on March 14 in the quarterfinal round.
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.
With the win, the Mean Green (23-6, 14-3) clinched the No. 2 seed in the upcoming American tournament. Their 23 wins are tied for the second-most single season wins in program history.
Wright's 42 points were one shy of the American record of 43 set by Memphis' Jeremiah Martin versus Tulane on Feb. 20, 2019. The 42 points only ties Wright's single game career high. The Hawthorne, California, native scored 42 points as a junior at Cal State Northridge in a game at UC Davis on Feb. 15, 2023.
His eight made 3-pointers surpassed his previous career high of seven.
"[Atin's performance] was one of the most special individual performances that the league has ever seen," UNT head coach Ross Hodge said. "It wasn't like he got 42 points in a blowout, either — every single basket he made, we needed."
Wright scored 13 points in the first half as the 49ers (10-20, 3-14) went shot-for-shot with North Texas.
The game was tied at 33 at halftime.
North Texas took control of the contest with a 10-point run starting with a Wright jumper at the 14:19 mark of the second half and ending with a Moulaye Sissoko layup with 12:18 to go. After the run, the Mean Green led 53-43.
Brenen Lorient scored 12 points and was UNT's second leading scorer on the night.
Also with the win, Hodge is just two wins shy of capturing the most wins by a second-year Mean Green head coach.
UNT closes out their regular season in Philadelphia versus Temple at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday. They will begin the conference tournament on March 14 in the quarterfinal round.
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
CLT
UNT
FG%
.382
.512
3FG%
.400
.500
FT%
.933
.800
RB
35
26
TO
12
9
STL
5
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
42
FGM
12
3FGM
8
FTM
10
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
4
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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