DENTON, Texas (AP) Umoja Gibson scored 20 points as North Texas Mean Green extended its home winning streak to nine games, topping Charlotte 49ers 81-72 on Thursday night.

Zachary Simmons had 17 points and seven rebounds for North Texas (17-9, 11-2 Conference USA). Javion Hamlet added 15 points and Deng Geu had 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Jahmir Young had 21 points for the 49ers (14-10, 8-5). Drew Edwards added 16 points. Malik Martin had 15 points.

North Texas has a home game against Old Dominion on Saturday. Charlotte plays at Rice on Saturday. Pairings for Conference USA's Bonus Play will be announced on Sunday.

---

For more AP college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://twitter.com/AP-Top25

---

This was generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from STATS LLC, https://www.stats.com

Copyright 2020 by STATS LLC and Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited.