Men's Basketball Beats Temple, 69-51

Dannymacfan · January 15

The UNT men’s basketball team held another opponent to a season low scoring output as they defeated Temple Saturday afternoon at the Super Pit, 69-51.

The Mean Green (10-5, 3-0) have now won five in a row overall, 16 in a row at home and remain undefeated in conference this season.

“The commitment from everyone today was off the charts,” said junior CJ Noland who scored 14 points and had four rebounds Saturday. “Everyone is committed to winning and making winning plays on defense and offense.

“But we know we still have a lot of room to get better for sure,” he added.

UNT, who entered Saturday with the nation’s No. 3 scoring defense holding opponents to 58.9 points per game, contained the Owls (8-9, 1-3) to just 4-of-18 shooting from deep. Temple entered the contest as one of the nation’s top teams at shooting 3-pointers. After Saturday, North Texas opponents are only averaging 58.4 points per game.

Offensively, North Texas had four players score in double figures and nearly five as Rondel Walker finished with a season-high nine points to go along with four rebounds and two steals. Guard Jason Edwards, just one game removed from his explosive 37-point performance last week, once again led his team in scoring as he finished with 16 points.

Junior Aaron Scott was not too far behind with 15 points and seven rebounds.

Senior big man Robert Allen finished with a season-high 11 points and had three dunks in 24 minutes off the bench.

“We have a ton of respect for coach Fisher and Temple,” said head coach Ross Hodge. “They make things real difficult so I’m really proud of this group.”

Next up the Mean Green travel to North Carolina for a two-game road trip. UNT starts with East Carolina on Wednesday and then Charlotte on Saturday. Both games will be broadcast on ESPN+ and the Mean Green Sports Network.

For more information on UNT men's basketball tickets, contact the Mean Green Ticket Office at 940-565-2527 or at ticketoffice@unt.edu. Fans can visit the UNT Athletics Ticket Office located at Gate 2 of DATCU Stadium between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.