North Texas has easy time with McNeese, wins 85-47
DENTON, Texas -- Roosevelt Smart and Ryan Woolridge scored 15 points apiece and North Texas rolled to an 85-47 victory over McNeese on Saturday night.
Smart was 5 of 10 from the floor and made three 3-pointers, and Woolridge was 5-of-7 shooting from the field. Zachary Simmons and Tope Arikawe each added 11 points for North Texas (6-5), which shot 53 percent from the field but missed 19 3-pointers and seven free throws.
Stephen Ugochukwu scored 16 points and Jacob Ledoux had 11 to lead McNeese (3-5).
Ugochukwu made consecutive layups to pull the Cowboys to 18-16 midway through the first half. DJ Draper answered with a 3-pointer to spark a 17-0 run for a 33-18 halftime lead. Woolridge scored four points and North Texas missed five shots during the stretch.
The Mean Green had 17 assists and forced 20 turnovers, and outrebounded McNeese 42-26.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Barry Mathis
- John St. Clair
- Kevin Mathis
2024-25 Southland Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls | 2-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Lamar | 2-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Northwestern State | 2-0 | - | 5-6 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Incarnate Word | 1-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 1-1 | 1 | 7-6 |
| Houston Christian | 1-1 | 1 | 4-9 |
| McNeese | 0-0 | 1 | 6-5 |
| SE Louisiana | 0-1 | 1.5 | 6-6 |
| New Orleans | 0-1 | 1.5 | 2-9 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 0-2 | 2 | 6-6 |
| East Texas A&M | 0-2 | 2 | 2-11 |
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| North Texas | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Wichita State | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Rice | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| East Carolina | 0-0 | - | 8-5 |
| Temple | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Charlotte | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| UTSA | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| Florida Atlantic | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
| UAB | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
| South Florida | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Tulane | 0-0 | - | 6-7 |
| Tulsa | 0-0 | - | 5-7 |
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