North Texas University moved to 18-15 after a 90-84 triple-overtime loss to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, and Tulsa moved to 13-20 as the teams played at 3:30 PM EDT on ESPN2.
First half
North Texas University built a 36-25 halftime edge with a 17-point biggest lead while forcing 8 of Tulsa’s 18 turnovers behind 11 steals for the game.
The Mean Green created offense with 19 fast-break points and 17 points off turnovers, and the team finished with 38 points in the paint on 44 attempts.
Je'Shawn Stevenson supplied 21 points, and North Texas finished the night with 50 total rebounds.
Second half
Tulsa scored 44 points in the second half, and the Hurricane got to the line for 39 free throw attempts while North Texas took 27.
The Mean Green shot 35 percent on 80 field goal attempts, and the team hit 8 3-point shots on 32 attempts.
Tulsa matched 35 percent shooting on 66 field goal attempts, and the Hurricane made 12 3-point shots on 36 attempts while finishing with 18 assists.
Overtime
North Texas forced the game into extra time as the teams were tied 8 times with 9 lead changes, and the contest extended through 3 overtime periods.
Tulsa scored 11 points in the third overtime while North Texas scored 5, and the Hurricane finished with 32 made free throws at 82 percent.
North Texas recorded 15 assists with a 1.36 assist-to-turnover ratio, and the team committed 13 turnovers in the
North Texas Mean Green vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane recap.
After the horn
The Hurricane finished with 48 rebounds and 15 second-chance points, and North Texas finished with 8 second-chance points while allowing 10 offensive rebounds.
Je'Shawn Stevenson’s 21 points led North Texas scorers listed from the previous game log, and
Cole Franklin’s 4 steals from that log aligned with a team total of 11 steals in this one.
The foul ledger showed 24 personal fouls for North Texas and 17 for Tulsa, and what went wrong for North Texas Mean Green showed up at the stripe with Tulsa’s 39 attempts.
post-game thoughts North Texas Mean Green start with the 14-0 most-unanswered run by UNT, and North Texas Mean Green vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane final thoughts point to Tulsa’s 99 efficiency against North Texas’ 74.
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