Early offensive effort boosts men’s basketball to win

[Tom McKrackin]

Following their win over the University of North Carolina-Charlotte Thursday night, North Texas took down Old Dominion University in a 69-56 win Saturday night.

The Mean Green (13-4, 6-1 Conference USA) shot the ball at high efficiency in the first half, nailing 75 percent of their field goals, with six of those shots from beyond the arc. Going into halftime, North Texas held a 40-21 lead over ODU (7-11, 2-3 C-USA).

Head coach Grant McCasland said the team’s ability to share the ball was crucial to getting the early lead.

“There were a lot of guys contributing to baskets,” McCasland said. “When teams can’t focus on one person, then I think that’s ultimately how you separate.”

Midway through the second half, North Texas began to struggle on the offensive side of the ball and failed to score for five minutes. During that stretch, Old Dominion drew within seven points of the Mean Green lead, but never got any closer afterward.

“The biggest thing is just staying together,” sophomore guard Rubin Jones said. “In the second half, they went on a run, and everyone was talking about keeping the next man up.”

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Edited January 24, 2022 by Tom McKrackin