Florida Atlantic Owls at North Texas Mean Green
· NCAA Men's Basketball
53 - 59
Lawson scores 18, North Texas holds off FAU, 59-53
Lawson had 18 points, 14 after halftime, and Simmons finished with 10 points and a career-high tying eight rebounds. Ryan Woolridge added 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists for North Texas (11-10, 4-4 Conference USA).
FAU's Anthony Adger hit back-to-back jumpers to make it 43-all with seven minutes to play, but Simmons threw down a dunk, Lawson added a layup and a 3-pointer, and the Mean Green led by five about two minutes later. Ronald Delph's layup pulled the Owls within two with 2 1/2 minutes left, but Roosevelt Smart made 4 of 4 free throws-his only points in the game-and Simmons added a dunk as UNT scored six of the last eight points.
Delph had 21 points and 10 rebounds, his second consecutive double-double, and Adger scored 14 for FAU (9-11, 3-5). The Owls missed six of their final seven field-goal attempts and shot just nine percent (1 of 11) from 3-point range.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Zachary Simmons Defensive Rebound. | 53 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Anthony Adger missed Three Point Jumper. | 53 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Roosevelt Smart made Free Throw. | 53 - 59 |
| 2nd 0:12 | Roosevelt Smart made Free Throw. | 53 - 58 |
Statistics
 FAU |
 UNT |
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|---|---|---|
| 21-56 | FG | 21-55 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 1-11 | 3PT | 3-12 |
| 9 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 10-14 | FT | 14-20 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 6 | Assists | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 20 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Denton, TX
Attendance: 1,952 | 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 |