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NT80 · November 9, 2004

North Texas holds off Aggies in exhibition

DENTON, Texas (Nov. 6) - Newcomer Arthur Trousdell poured in 22 points and senior Marcus Girtmon added 13 as the Cameron men's basketball team put up a good fight in exhibition action Saturday against Division I North Texas.

But the Mean Green full-court press forced 32 Aggie turnovers and Cameron shot just 32.8 percent from the field, falling 91-67 at UNT's Super Pit.

Saturday's contest was the first of three exhibition games in six days against Division I opponents scheduled for the Aggies. Cameron will travel to Norman to take on the Oklahoma Sooners on Wednesay, Nov. 10, before continuing on to play at the University of Tulsa the very next night. Tickets for the Cameron-OU contest are available for $10 each in the Cameron Athletic Department offices, located on the fifth floor of South Shepler Tower on the Cameron campus.

Trousdell and Girtmon were the only Aggie players to score in double figures against North Texas. Trousdell, a 6-8 junior transfer from Southwest Baptist University, was 9-of-12 from the floor, including a perfect 6-of-6 in the first half, and led the Aggies with nine rebounds. Girtmon did most of his scoring at the free throw line, where he was 9-of-11 on the night.

Cameron's starting five of Girtmon and Trousdell, along with newcomers Sean Ormsby, Bam Harmon and Eric Moore, outscored UNT's starting five, 55-40.

Coach Garrette Mantle's Aggies appeared to be headed for an exciting contest midway through the first half, building a four-point lead on a Kalaan Brown bucket with 10:06 remaining in the period. UNT regained the lead with a 9-3 run, but a three-pointer by Ormsby with 4:34 left in the half cut the lead to just 28-26.

But the Mean Green finished the opening period with a 17-6 run to make it 46-32 at intermission.

UNT led by as many as 25 in the second half, capitalizing on 17 second-half turnovers by the Aggies to take control. Cameron finished the game with a 49-47 rebounding edge over the host team, but trailed 33-13 in points off turnovers.