North Texas Mean Green @ Florida Atlantic Owls
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UNT | 38 | 41 | 79 |
FAU | 31 | 41 | 72 |
North Texas beats FAU for third straight win, 79-72
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Colin Voss scored a career-high 22 points and hot-shooting North Texas beat Florida Atlantic 79-72 on Thursday night.
Jeremy Combs added 16 points and DeAndre Harris 14 for the Mean Green (12-13, 6-7 Conference USA), who shot 63.3 percent. The victory was the third in a row for North Texas, which clinched a spot in the conference tournament with the win.
Marquan Botley scored 21 points to lead Owls (8-16, 1-12), who lost their eighth straight game. Justin Raffington and Jackson Trapp added 10 points each.
North Texas finished the first half with an 11-2 run to take a 38-31 lead. The Mean Green scored 10 unanswered points to take their biggest lead of 15 points with 9:24 remaining. FAU chipped away and got the deficit down to four points, 76-72, with 22 seconds remaining but North Texas hit 3 of 4 free throws and FAU missed two 3-point attempts.
Game Information
Boca Raton, FL
Referee:Kelly Self
Referee:Darron George
Referee:Pat Adams
2025-26 Standings
| American Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
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