North Texas Mean Green at Charlotte 49ers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
73 - 66
North Texas defeats Charlotte 73-66, stays in thick of CUSA
Umoja Gibson and Roosevelt Smart led North Texas with 19 points apiece, Gibson draining five 3-pointers and Smart three. Woolridge scored nine points and had a game-high seven assists.
North Texas (19-4, 7-3 Conference USA) lost an eight-game win streak on Jan. 12 and has won three of five since to remain knotted atop the conference with Old Dominion. Three other teams are a half-game back.
Jon Davis poured in 25 points, making all nine of his free throws to lead Charlotte (5-17, 2-9), which has lost its last five. Malik Martin added 12 points.
The 49ers led 34-32 at the half, but turned the ball over eight times in the final period, leading to 13 points for Mean Green.
Gibson scored underneath and from 3, his five straight points lifting North Texas to a 37-36 lead early in the second half. There were 11 lead changes until Mean Green edged ahead 61-60 with six minutes left.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Roosevelt Smart Turnover. | 73 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:15 | North Texas Timeout | 73 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:15 | DJ Draper made Free Throw. | 73 - 66 |
| 2nd 0:15 | DJ Draper made Free Throw. | 72 - 66 |
Statistics
 UNT |
 CLT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-51 | FG | 23-46 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 9-23 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 14-22 | FT | 12-17 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 11 | Assists | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 4,232 | 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 |