BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) - T.J. Price scored 16 points to help Western Kentucky hold off North Texas' second-half run for a 70-64 victory on Saturday night in a Sun Belt Conference game.
George Fant had 14 points and seven rebounds, and Teeng Akol contributed 13 points and six rebounds for Western Kentucky (10-5, 4-0).
Jordan Williams scored 18 points, Chris Jones had 10 points, and Tony Mitchell grabbed 10 rebounds to go along with seven points for North Texas (5-8, 0-2).
The Hilltoppers held a 37-26 halftime advantage, but the Mean Green closed to 43-41 on Jones' free throws only 5:23 in. Jones' layup with 12:26 to go tied it at 46.
The Hilltoppers' Percy Blade's two free throws made 64-60 with 1:15 to go, and the Mean Green could not get closer than three points down the stretch.
Western Kentucky was 19 of 26 from the line, North Texas 11 of 15.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| North Texas (5-8) | 26 | 38 | 64 |
| Western Kentucky (10-5) « | 37 | 33 | 70 |
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| North Texas Mean Green | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Mitchell, F | 32 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| R. Franklin, F | 18 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| J. Holmen, F | 10 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| A. Williams, G | 38 | 3-9 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| C. Jones, G | 30 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| J. Williams | 27 | 7-13 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| J. Patton | 17 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| K. Coleman | 9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| C. Overlander | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| N. Stojiljkovic | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| P. Hardwick | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 24-57 | 11-15 | 33 | 8 | 21 | 64 | |
| 42.1% | 73.3% | ||||||
| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Price, F | 33 | 5-13 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| G. Fant, F | 27 | 5-11 | 4-6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| T. Akol, C | 32 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| B. Harris, G | 39 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| K. Kaspar, G | 38 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| S. Drane | 15 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| P. Blade | 8 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| O. Akamune | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Anyigbo | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Vasquez | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21-52 | 19-26 | 37 | 11 | 14 | 70 | |
| 40.4% | 73.1% | ||||||
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