North Texas Mean Green @ UTSA Roadrunners
Franklin's 21 lead North Texas past UTSA 81-58
SAN ANTONIO -- — Cole Franklin scored 21 points as North Texas beat UTSA 81-58 on Saturday.
Franklin also contributed seven rebounds for the Mean Green (13-11, 4-7 American Athletic Conference). Dylan Arnett added 14 points while shooting 6 of 9 from the field and 2 of 3 from the line to go with 12 rebounds. Je'Shawn Stevenson had 10 points.
Jamir Simpson led the way for the Roadrunners (4-19, 0-11) with 17 points. Baboucarr Njie added 11 points and two steals. The Roadrunners extended their losing streak to 16 straight.
North Texas took the lead with 2:53 remaining in the first half and did not trail again. Arnett led his team in scoring with eight points in the first half to go up 34-26 at the break. North Texas pulled away with a 14-0 run in the second half to extend an eight-point lead to 22 points. They outscored UTSA by 15 points in the final half, as Franklin led the way with a team-high 13 second-half points.
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Game Information
San Antonio, TX
Referee:Patrick Evans
Referee:Garrick Shannon
Referee:Michael Swoboda
2025-26 Standings
| American ConferenceAmerican Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | 8-2 | - | 20-3 |
| Temple | 7-3 | 1 | 15-8 |
| South Florida | 7-3 | 1 | 15-8 |
| Charlotte | 7-3 | 1 | 13-10 |
| Wichita State | 6-4 | 2 | 14-9 |
| Memphis | 6-4 | 2 | 11-11 |
| Florida Atlantic | 6-5 | 2.5 | 14-10 |
| UAB | 5-5 | 3 | 14-9 |
| Tulane | 4-5 | 3.5 | 13-9 |
| Rice | 4-6 | 4 | 10-13 |
| North Texas | 4-7 | 4.5 | 13-11 |
| East Carolina | 2-8 | 6 | 7-16 |
| UTSA | 0-11 | 8.5 | 4-19 |
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