Scores

Final OT

North Texas 61

(8-12, 3-6 Sun Belt)

Florida Atl 59

(10-10, 5-4 Sun Belt)

7:00 PM ET, January 19, 2013

FAU Arena, Boca Raton, FL

1 2 OT T
UNT 23 30 861
FAU 22 31 659

Top Performers

North Texas: T. Mitchell 24 Pts, 8 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl, 3 Blk

Florida Atlantic: G. Gantt 22 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast

North Texas 61, FAU 59

Associated Press

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Tony Mitchell had 24 points and eight rebounds to lead North Texas to a 61-59 overtime victory over Florida Atlantic on Saturday night.

The Mean Green's Roger Franklin's layup at the buzzer tied it at 53 in regulation.

Jordan Williams scored 14 points and Roger Franklin 12 for the Mean Green (8-12, 3-6), who had lost three of four coming in.

Greg Gantt led the Owls (10-10, 5-4) with 22 points, and Stefan Moody chipped in 12.

Florida Atlanta led 30-25 on Gantt's two free throws 2:07 into the second half, but North Texas caught the Owls at 39-all on Tony Mitchell's dunk with 7:48 left. It was close the rest of the way.

North Texas' P.J. Hardwick made two free throws for a 55-53 advantage 21 seconds into overtime, and Florida Atlantic never caught up. Hardwick's free throw with 21 seconds left gave North Texas the final margin.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
UNT
FAU
Points 61 59
FG Made-Attempted 18-47 (.383) 21-57 (.368)
3P Made-Attempted 2-9 (.222) 7-20 (.350)
FT Made-Attempted 23-31 (.742) 10-17 (.588)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 15 (0/0) 20 (0/0)
Largest Lead 12 5

Game Leaders

 
UNT
FAU
PointsT. Mitchell 24G. Gantt 22
ReboundsT. Mitchell 8D. Sekelja 7
AssistsP. Hardwick 5J. Trapp 6
StealsT. Mitchell 2S. Moody 3
BlocksT. Mitchell 3J. McCoy 2
Team Stats: North Texas | Florida Atlantic

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 19, 2013 UNT 61, @FAU 59Recap
Feb 21, 2013 @UNT 66, FAU 57Recap

Next 5 Games

UNT
FAU
01/24 MTU 8:00pm
01/26 UALR 8:00pm
01/31 @ULL 8:00pm
02/02 @ARST 8:05pm
02/07 WKU 8:00pm
 01/24 @UALR 8:00pm
01/26 @ARST 8:30pm
01/31 ULM 7:00pm
02/02 MTU 7:00pm
02/07 @FIU 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: North Texas | Florida Atlantic