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North Texas Mean Green at Florida Atlantic Owls

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
71 - 61
15-13, 7-5 Home

Lorient scores 16 as North Texas defeats Florida Atlantic 71-61

North Texas Mean Green vs. Florida Atlantic Owls: Game Highlights

Lorient also added eight rebounds, five assists, and three steals for the Mean Green (21-6, 12-3 American Athletic Conference). Atin Wright scored 13 points while shooting 5 for 11, including 1 for 4 from beyond the arc. Rondel Walker went 4 of 6 from the field (2 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points.

The Owls (15-13, 8-7) were led by Leland Walker, who recorded 19 points, five assists and two steals. Baba added 15 points for Florida Atlantic. Tre Carroll finished with eight points.

North Texas took the lead almost eight minutes into the game and did not relinquish it. Lorient led their team in scoring with nine points in the first half to help put the Mean Green ahead 37-34 at the break. North Texas turned a five-point second-half lead into a 13-point advantage with an 8-0 run to make it a 54-41 lead with 12:20 left in the half. Lorient scored seven second-half points.

UNT is second in the conference standings, a game behind No. 18 Memphis, with three games remaining in the regular season.

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Matchup Prediction

Florida Atlantic: 50.7%
North Texas: 49.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 61
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 71 - 61
2nd 0:14 Brenen Lorient Defensive Rebound. 71 - 61
2nd 0:18 Leland Walker missed Jumper. 71 - 61
2nd 0:26 Matas Vokietaitis Defensive Rebound. 71 - 61

Statistics

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27-51 FG 20-48
52.9 Field Goal % 41.7
9-24 3PT 7-21
37.5 Three Point % 33.3
8-9 FT 14-16
88.9 Free Throw % 87.5
27 Rebounds 28
6 Offensive Rebounds 9
21 Defensive Rebounds 19
16 Assists 9
10 Steals 4
1 Blocks 2
9 Turnovers 13
4 Team Turnovers 0
9 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Off Turnovers 11
10 Fast Break Points 14
32 Points in Paint 26
14 Fouls 10
17 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Venue: Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena

Location: Boca Raton, FL
Attendance: 3,161 | Capacity:

2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Memphis 13-2 - 23-5
North Texas 12-3 1 21-6
UAB 12-3 1 19-9
Tulane 10-5 3 16-12
East Carolina 8-7 5 16-12
Florida Atlantic 8-7 5 15-13
Wichita State 7-8 6 17-11
Temple 7-9 6.5 15-14
South Florida 6-10 7.5 13-16
Tulsa 5-10 8 11-17
UTSA 4-11 9 10-17
Rice 4-12 9.5 13-16
Charlotte 3-12 10 10-18
Full Standings