North Texas Mean Green at Florida International Panthers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
65 - 63
65 - 63
Buzzer-beater lifts North Texas past FIU 65-63
Jones hit a jumper to give North Texas a 13-point lead, 56-43 with 8:09 remaining. The Mean Green then led the entire second half until FIU used a 20-7 run to tie it at 63 with 20 seconds to play before Jones scored as time expired.
Jordan Williams had 16 points and nine rebounds and Alzee Williams added 14 points to lead North Texas (13-13, 4-8 Conference USA). Colin Voss scored 10 points and Jones added 10 with seven assists for the Mean Green, who have won two-straight after snapping a five-game losing skid.
Tymell Murphy scored a career-high 31 points to lead Florida International (13-14, 5-7). Rakeem Buckles added 13 points with 13 rebounds for the Golden Panthers.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Chris Jones made Layup. | 65 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:14 | North Texas Timeout | 63 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Tymell Murphy made Free Throw. | 63 - 63 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Foul on Colin Voss. | 63 - 62 |
Statistics
UNT |
FIU |
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|---|---|---|
| 27-56 | FG | 23-58 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 2-7 | 3PT | 3-15 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 9-15 | FT | 14-19 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 14 | Assists | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Ocean Bank Convocation Center
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 924 | Capacity:
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 924 | Capacity:
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
2025-26 Conference USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |


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