1 day Ago By By Brett Vito Staff Writer
Basketball season is here. Subscribe to the DRC for $1 a month over the next six months to follow all that transpires with North Texas and area high schools. North Texas rolled to its third straight win tonight, taking down Northern Iowa in the opening round of the NIT Season Tip Off.
The Mean Green were in control the entire way in a 68-48 win. Here’s a quick-hit look at where UNT stands. Where UNT stands: The Mean Green improved to 6-1 on the season and posted another impressive win over a traditional mid-major power.
Northern Iowa was picked to finish second in the Missouri Valley in the league’s preseason poll. Now what?: UNT advanced to the championship game of the four-team event tomorrow. The Mean Green will take on Utah State at 5:30 p.
m. Say what?: “We have a ton of respect for head coach Jacobson and his program. We would love to be as consistent and successful as they have been the last 19 years.
I really liked how we finished the game with senior guard play.” -- UNT coach Ross Hodge on his team’s performance and his respect for Northern Iowa coach Ben Jacobson Star of the game: Atin Wright continued to shine in his debut season at UNT. The transfer guard scored 18 points and handed out three assists.
Wright hit three 3s. Our take: UNT continued to impress in its second season under coach Ross Hodge and led the entire way. The Mean Green were up 13 at halftime and never let up behind three players who finished in double figures.
Latrell Jossell came off the bench to score 15 points and Jasper Floyd added 12. The Mean Green held Northern Iowa to 40.8% shooting, including a 5-for-21 performance from 3-point range.
UNT needed a late stop and an overtime period to pull out a win over Northern Iowa last season. The fact the Mean Green didn’t need anything dramatic to pull away for the win made UNT’s performance all the more impressive. Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.
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