MBB FIU 75 North Texas 77

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In a tightly contested game between North Texas (10-16 5-8) and the Florida International Golden Panthers, the Mean Green pulled out a gutsy win on the hot hand of Junior Guard Deckie Johnson.  North Texas scored the final 7 points of the game, allowing them to pull ahead late in the back and forth contest.

Tonight’s uncontested Player of the Game is Deckie Johnson, who was 8 of 21 (38.1%) from the floor, 8 of 16 (50%) from behind the arc accounting for all for three of the made triples in the game, and a perfect 8 of 8 from the Free Throw line. Johnson also picked up 5 total rebounds (2 Offensive; 3 Defensive), 1 Assist, 2 Steals with only 1 turnover on 40 minutes of play.

Jeremy Combs picked up his 12th double-double of the season with 15 total rebounds (7 Offensive; 8 Defensive) and 17 points on 40 minutes in tonight’s game.  Also in double figures in the game was J-Mychal Reese with 16 points.

Jeremy Combs flushed down a nasty one-handed flush over the Golden Panther Center Adrian Diaz.

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Game Stats are available here.

North Texas returns to the hardwood Saturday, February 20th at 7 PM at the SuperPit in Denton, TX.

Current conference standings (as of 2/18/2016)

TEAM                 CONF  GB  OVR
UAB                  11-2   -  21-5
Middle Tennessee     10-3   1  18-7
Marshall             10-3   1  14-12
Louisiana Tech        9-4   2  20-6
Old Dominion          8-5   3  15-11
UTEP                  8-6  3.5 16-11
Charlotte             6-7   5  10-16
Florida Intl          6-8  5.5 12-15
North Texas           5-8   6  10-16
Rice                  5-8   6  10-16
Florida Atlantic      5-9  6.5  7-20
Western Kentucky      4-9   7  12-14
Southern Mississippi  4-9   7   7-17
Texas San Antonio     2-12 9.5  4-23

 

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