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North Texas 71 (7-17 1-11)
FIU 90 (6-19 2-10)
Starters
Derail Green
Shane Temara
Ryan Woolridge
A.J. Lawson
J-Mychal Reese
Ryan Woolridge tied his career best with 21 points, giving him Player of the Game honors. He was 8 of 9 (88.9%) from the floor, 1 of 2 (50%) from behind the arc, and 5 of 9 (55.6%) from the free throw line. He also picked up 6 rebounds (2 offensive; 4 defensive), 4 assists, and 3 turnovers on 37 minutes of action.
Also in double digits for the Mean Green was Aj. Lawson (13) and J-Mychal Reese (12).
The Mean Green return to the SuperPit, where they are 6-8, to face off against the UTEP Miners on Thursday, February 16th at 7:00 PM.
Hot Sports Opinion
With this loss, getting into the Conference USA Basketball Tournament has become pretty much impossible. There are six games remaining in the season and North Texas is 2-1/2 game behind Southern Miss, who would be the No. 12 seed if the tournament started tomorrow. North Texas needs to win more games than they lose over these next six games and need Southern Miss to lose more games than they win.
An important game North Texas must win is on Saturday, February 25 against the aforementioned Southern Miss Eagles. This could be game that decides the Mean Green’s post-season fate.
CUSA Action
Louisiana Tech 72
UTSA 66
Charlotte 55
Middle Tennessee 70
Marshall 84
Western Kentucky 79
Rice 81
Florida Atlantic 75
Old Dominion 83
UAB 62
Southern Miss 50
UTEP 80
CUSA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee | 12-1 | – | 22-4 |
| Louisiana Tech | 10-3 | 2 | 18-8 |
| Old Dominion | 8-5 | 4 | 15-10 |
| UAB | 8-5 | 4 | 15-11 |
| Rice | 7-5 | 4.5 | 17-8 |
| Marshall | 7-5 | 4.5 | 14-11 |
| UTEP | 7-5 | 4.5 | 9-15 |
| Western Kentucky | 6-6 | 5.5 | 12-13 |
| UT San Antonio | 6-6 | 5.5 | 11-14 |
| Charlotte | 5-8 | 7 | 11-13 |
| Florida Atlantic | 4-8 | 7.5 | 8-15 |
| Southern Miss | 4-9 | 8 | 7-18 |
| Florida International | 2-10 | 9.5 | 6-19 |
| North Texas | 1-11 | 10.5 | 7-17 |