North Texas Mean Green at Temple Owls
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Temple secures 66-61 upset victory over North Texas
Both teams advance to the American Athletic Association Conference Tournament. Ninth-seeded Temple plays a second-round game Thursday. North Texas, the No. 2 seed, plays a quarterfinal game Friday.
Settle also added five rebounds for the Owls (17-14, 9-9 American Athletic Conference). Zion Stanford scored 14 points and added seven rebounds. Elijah Gray shot 4 of 6 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line to finish with 12 points.
Atin Wright led the Mean Green (23-7, 14-4) in scoring, finishing with 18 points. Brenen Lorient added 15 points for North Texas. Jasper Floyd finished with 10 points and four assists. The Mean Green broke a seven-game winning streak with the loss.
Temple went into halftime ahead of North Texas 34-24. Matteo Picarelli scored nine points in the half. Wright scored Temple's final six points as they closed out a five-point victory.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Rondel Walker Offensive Rebound. | 61 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Atin Wright missed Three Point Jumper. | 61 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Quante Berry made Free Throw. | 61 - 66 |
Statistics
 UNT |
 TEM |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-52 | FG | 20-42 |
| 38.5 | Field Goal % | 47.6 |
| 2-12 | 3PT | 6-12 |
| 16.7 | Three Point % | 50.0 |
| 19-23 | FT | 20-29 |
| 82.6 | Free Throw % | 69.0 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 9 | Assists | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 4 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 3 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 21 | Fouls | 19 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 3,276 | Capacity:
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis | 16-2 | - | 29-6 |
| North Texas | 14-4 | 2 | 27-9 |
| UAB | 13-5 | 3 | 24-13 |
| Tulane | 12-6 | 4 | 19-15 |
| East Carolina | 10-8 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 10-8 | 6 | 18-16 |
| Temple | 9-9 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Wichita State | 8-10 | 8 | 19-15 |
| South Florida | 6-12 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Tulsa | 6-12 | 10 | 13-20 |
| UTSA | 6-12 | 10 | 12-19 |
| Rice | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| Charlotte | 3-15 | 13 | 11-22 |