Scores

Final

Florida Int 67

(13-11, 8-7 Sun Belt)

North Texas 77

(9-17, 4-11 Sun Belt)

8:00 PM ET, February 9, 2013

The Super Pit, Denton, TX

1 2 T
FIU 35 3267
UNT 41 3677

Top Performers

Florida International: T. Murphy 23 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl

North Texas: R. Franklin 21 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 Blk

North Texas 77, FIU 67

Associated Press

DENTON, Texas -- Roger Franklin scored 21 points, Jordan Williams and Alzee Williams added 15 apiece, and North Texas snapped a five-game losing streak with a record-setting 77-67 victory over FIU on Saturday night.

The Mean Green (9-17, 4-11 Sun Belt) shot 75 percent (24 of 32) from the floor, the best field-goal shooting percentage in school history. The previous best, 67.4 percent, came against Sam Houston State in 1995.

Franklin was 5 of 8 from the field and perfect on 11 free-throw attempts for North Texas, which avenged a 70-64 loss to FIU in Miami on Jan. 17 -- the first meeting as head coaches between longtime Big East assistants. NT's Tony Benford coached at Marquette, while FIU's Richard Pitino worked under his father, Rick, at Louisville.

Tymell Murphy led the Golden Panthers (13-11, 8-7) with 23 points on 10-of-12 shooting. Deric Hill had 15 points and five steals.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
FIU
UNT
Points 67 77
FG Made-Attempted 22-51 (.431) 24-32 (.750)
3P Made-Attempted 6-15 (.400) 2-4 (.500)
FT Made-Attempted 17-20 (.850) 27-32 (.844)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 16 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 13

Game Leaders

 
FIU
UNT
PointsT. Murphy 23R. Franklin 21
ReboundsT. Murphy 5T. Mitchell 6
AssistsT. Murphy 2R. Franklin 3
StealsD. Hill 5P. Hardwick 2
Team Stats: Florida International | North Texas

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 17, 2013 @FIU 70, UNT 64Recap
» Feb 9, 2013 @UNT 77, FIU 67Recap

Next 5 Games

FIU
UNT
02/14 @TROY 8:30pm
02/16 WKU 8:00pm
02/21 UALR 7:45pm
02/28 @ULM 8:30pm
03/02 @FAU 7:00pm
 02/14 @ULM 8:30pm
02/16 @TROY 8:30pm
02/21 FAU 8:00pm
02/23 @USA 8:00pm
02/28 ARST 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: Florida International | North Texas

Research Notes

North Texas was 24-of-32 (75%) from the floor as a team on Saturday against Florida International. It is the best team field goal percentage in a Division I game this season (min. 30 FGA).

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