North Texas Mean Green NCAA Basketball News

North Texas on Tuesday announced a series of events surrounding the Heart of Dallas Bowl on New Year's Day.

Here's the bottom line, one that I haven't mentioned yet. The way the ticket deal works with the bowl is each team is on the hook for 10,000 tickets.

The North Texas Mean Green outscored the Central Arkansas Bears 11-3 in the final four minutes on Tuesday to take a 64-55 victory in front of an "Elementary Day" crowd of 3,664 at The Super Pit.

At just about any other time, North Texas would look at a quick turnaround like the one it will encounter today as a potential determent.

Deshaunt Walker scored 22 points and sank five 3-pointers to help Stephen F. Austin coast past North Texas 87-53 Sunday.

Brandan Walton still leads UNT with seven points. UNT has outscored SFA 6-5 in the second half.

Ball State quarterback Keith Wenning leads the Mid-American Conference in passing yards and touchdown passes this season.

Four games played. Averaging 1.8 minutes of playing time in those four games when the outcomes had been long decided.

Detroit Pistons power forward Tony Mitchell takes a shot against the Brooklyn Nets during the first half of the preseason game at Barclays Center.

PROVO Leading North Texas by seven points at halftime, BYU racked up 16 second-half fast break points, thanks largely to its domination on the glass, en route to a 97-67 victory Tuesday night at the Marriott Center.

Provo a A lot of college basketball teams pad their schedules in December, playing at home whenever possible and against cupcakes if they can.

More than three weeks have passed since North Texas had its last chance to show that it can hold its own against a nationally renowned opponent.

Alzee Williams scored 18 points and Jordan Williams added 15 more along with 10 rebounds as North Texas defeated Southeastern Louisiana 75-61 on Saturday night.

Alzee Williams scored 18 points and Jordan Williams added 15 more along with 10 rebounds as North Texas defeated Southeastern Louisiana 75-61 on Saturday night for its third straight win.

Williams was 7 of 14 from the field and sank 4 of 6 free throws. He also shone on defense with 8 rebounds and a pair of blocks.

T.J. Taylor came off the bench to hit a pair of 3-pointers in the second overtime to lift North Texas to a 77-72 win over Portland Saturday night.

GAME NOTES: The Portland Pilots will try to complete the sweep of the field as they host the North Texas Mean Green in the final matchup of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at the Chiles Center.

Madison, who broke over 1,000 points in his career in a Vandal loss on Thursday, hit 10 of 21 from the field and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.

I'm getting to this a little later this afternoon, but as always I have a few notes and tidbits to run through.

Grant Mullins scored 18 points, grabbed eight rebounds and his pair of free throws with 1:13 left sealed Columbia's 70-66 victory over North Texas in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Thursday in Portland, Ore.