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Davis Hits Six Three-Pointers in Mean Green Victory

Courtesy: University of North Texas

Release: 01/26/2006

DENTON (1/26/06) – Junior Kendrick Davis scored a career-high 27 points to lead the North Texas men’s basketball team to a victory against Troy on Thursday night in the Super Pit.

The Mean Green (12-6, 5-3) has won eight of its last 10 games and defeated Troy (10-8, 3-3) in the first meeting between the two teams.

"I thought this was a well-played game tonight," said head coach Johnny Jones. "Troy was probably the hottest team in the conference after beating Western Kentucky and Louisiana-Lafayette by over 20 points each. They are a great shooting team. We had success against them tonight because we were patient. We did not take a lot of quick shots. Tonight, we took what they gave us, which was the three-point shot."

Davis was 6-of-13 from three-point range and tied a career high with five assists. As a team, North Texas made a season-high 15 three-pointers, the fourth most in school history.

"We have very capable guys shooting the three," said Jones. "That was evident tonight. Isaac Hines is one of the top three-point shooters in the conference. Lionel Brown is very capable also. Kendrick Davis is always a threat, and Calvin Watson can down the long ball also."

The Mean Green hit 9-of-18 three attempts in the first half, including four in a 16-3 run that broke open the game. Davis capped the run with a three-point basket that put North Texas ahead by 13 points, 38-25, with 3:45 left in the first half.

Davis led the team at the half with 12 points, and junior Calvin Watson followed with nine points, all from behind the arc.

Davis hit two more three pointers in the opening minutes of the second half to put North Texas ahead by 21 points, 55-34. The threes continued to fall for North Texas as Lionel Brown hit one to put the Mean Green ahead by 21 for a second time, 63-42, with 11:00 to go in the game.

Troy responded with a 19-8 run that cut the North Texas lead to 10 points, 71-61, with 5:13 left on the clock. The Trojans finally cut the advantage to single digits, 77-68, for the first time since the first half after a three-pointer by Todd Martin.

The Mean Green was able to respond with baskets and rebounds down the stretch.

Brown and Isaac Hines joined Davis in double figures with 12 and 11 points, respectively. Brown was 3-for-5 from three-point range and dished out a career-tying five assists. Hines has scored in double figures the last five games. He also pulled down seven rebounds and recorded six assists.

Senior Jeffrey Simpson was two points shy of a double-double with eight points and 11 rebounds.

North Texas faces the SBC West Division leader South Alabama on Saturday night at 7 pm in the Super Pit.

North Texas postgame notes

North Texas postgame quotes

North Texas vs. Troy Box Score

[EagleD]

What was the attendance? The crowd looked good.

The streaming video was not abvailable for the women's game, but was there for the men's. There were still a few problems with it though.

GREAT WINS!!!

GO MEAN GREEN !!!!!!!!!!!!