DDMN NT Women win 63-44

OldTimer · January 9, 2005

UNT women beat New Mexico State, 63-55

12:53 AM CST on Sunday, January 9, 2005

By JAKE FLOYD / Denton Record-Chronicle

DENTON -- UNT got a career-high 18 points from junior Mian Williams and held to win its Sun Belt Conference opener, 63-55, over New Mexico State.

UNT led by as many as 19 points, but NMSU went on a 9-1 run to get within five with 1:42 remaining. However, UNT went 10 of 10 from the free throw line in the final minute to clinch its eighth straight home victory over NMSU.

"This is a huge win because they came in with a lot of confidence after beating Houston," said UNT coach Tina Slinker.

UNT jumped out to a 33-19 halftime lead behind 50 percent shooting from 3-point range and by forcing 17 turnovers. UNT finished 8 of 17 on 3-pointers.

NORTH TEXAS 63, NEW MEXICO STATE 55

NEW MEXICO STATE (5-8, 0-1)–Ford 0-0 0-0 0, Neal 6-11 4-6 16, Kennedy 3-7 0-0 6, Bribiescas 4-14 2-5 12, Baker 0-4 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Russell-Nava 6-11 0-0 16, Wald 0-0 0-0 0, Crainer 0-0 0-0 0, Clift 2-5 1-2 5, Beard 0-1 0-0 0, Denning 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-55 7-13 55.

NORTH TEXAS (6-7, 1-0)–Sanders 1-4 1-4 3, Ajekwu 7-11 0-1 17, Bobo 5-12 0-2 11, Mireles 0-3 2-3 2, Williams 6-11 2-2 18, Howard 1-6 2-3 4, Quattrocchi 0-2 2-2 2, Wali 0-2 3-4 3, Wilson 0-1 0-0 0, Klat 1-1 1-1 3. Totals 21-53 13-22 63.

Halftime–North Texas 33-19. Three-point goals–NMSU 6-16 (Kennedy 0-2 Bribiescas 2-4, Baker 0-1, Russell-Nava 4-8, Crainer 0-1), UNT 8-17 (Ajekwu 3-3, Bobo 1-4, Mireles 0-3, Williams 4-6, Quattrocchi 0-1). Fouled out–NMSU: Ford, Baker. UNT: Ajekwu, Bobo. Rebounds–NMSU 42 (Neal 15), UNT 32 (Sanders 8). Assists–NMSU 9 (Bribiescas 4), UNT 14 (Mireles 7). Total fouls–NMSU 24, UNT 22. Technical fouls–none. A– 405.

bandgeek · January 9, 2005

I guess they left out the part where this was one of the ugliest games women's games I've seen. All NMSU did the first half was throw up 3-point junk.. the second half was devoted to NT playing at 50%. Thank goodness they made their freethrows late or this would have been an awful loss