Mean Green Wear Green And White, Advance To NIT Second Round

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Texas State let by seven points with 47 seconds left in regulation. Finally somebody else suffered the "Curse of the Black Uniforms".

MEANGREENSPORTS.COM

  63

Texas St. 21-8,12-3 Sun Belt

  67

 North Texas 25-6,16-2 C-USA

Score By Periods

Team	1	2	OT 1	F
Texas St.	28	29	6	63
North Texas	32	25	10	67

 

Mean Green Advance To NIT Second Round

 

Team Statistics

 

Team Statistics

Game Stats	TXST	UNT
FG%	.411	.404
3FG%	.211	.379
FT%	.591	.556
RB	37	38
TO	9	11
STL	4	6

DENTON — The North Texas men's basketball team advanced to the second round of the 2022 National Invitation Tournament Tuesday with a 67-63 overtime victory against Texas State at the Super Pit.

The Mean Green who captured their 25th win of the season on Tuesday breaking a program record, were down seven points with 47 seconds to go in regulation but dug in to send the game to overtime. In the overtime period UNT (25-6) outscored TXST (21-8) 10-6 to capture the victory.

"Toughest team wins," said senior Mardrez McBride who scored a career-high 24 points and tied his career-high with six made 3-pointers. "We've been in plenty of these games this season. There's a lot of fight in that locker room. You don't get to 25 wins without a lot of fight and grit."

Trailing by two points and with two seconds left in regulation, the Mean Green's Tylor Perry was fouled shooting a 3-pointer. Perry made two of three at the line to send the game into the overtime period.

In the overtime period, North Texas was without senior Thomas Bell who is the program's active career leader in points, rebounds and assists as he fouled out in the final seconds of the second period. But McBride and sophomore Rubin Jones stepped up as they combined to go 6-of-6 at the free throw line to seal the victory.

Tuesday was the Mean Green's (25-6) fifth straight overtime victory and Grant McCasland is now  8-1 in overtime games as UNT's head coach. Tuesday was the team's first overtime game since their 78-69 overtime victory over Purdue in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament.

"There's no way we would have come back and won this game if we were wearing either black or grey. Green and White are our colors, as they will be forever."

UNT will play the winner of Mississippi State and Virginia who play Wednesday night. The game will be played either Saturday or Sunday. Stay tuned for updates on opponent and broadcast information.

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From ESPN

North Texas holds on for 67-63 win over Texas State in NIT

10:14 PM CT

DENTON, Texas -- — Rubin Jones made a basket with 3:15 remaining in overtime to give North Texas a lead they would not relinquish en route to a 67-63 win over Texas State in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday night.

The Mean Green's Tylor Perry made two of three foul shots to even the score at 57 with two seconds remaining in regulation and send the game to overtime.

Mardrez McBride had a career-high 24 points and Jones had 15 points for North Texas (25-6). Perry added 10 points, and Thomas Bell had 10 points and seven rebounds.

Nighael Ceaser had 14 points for the Bobcats (21-8). Caleb Asberry added 10 points.