NCAAM teams
UTEP

33

6-5
Final
UNT

63

6-5
RecapBox Score
1 2 T
UTEP 15 18 33
UNT 31 32 63
The Super Pit, Denton
AP 3y

Defense shines as North Texas routs UTEP 63-33

Men's College Basketball, North Texas Mean Green, UTEP Miners

DENTON, Texas -- — North Texas held UTEP to 33 points on 21.2% shooting en route to a 63-33 win on Friday night. Both marks represented season bests for the Mean Green.

James Reese had 16 points for North Texas, and Mardrez McBride added nine points.

Javion Hamlet had eight rebounds for North Texas (6-5, 2-1 Conference USA), which earned its fifth consecutive home victory. Zachary Simmons added five assists.

UTEP scored 15 first-half points, a season low for the team.

Jamal Bieniemy had seven points for the Miners (6-5, 2-3).

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