TEXST

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North Texas holds on for 67-63 win over Texas State in NIT

AP
Mar 15, 2022

DENTON, Texas (AP) Rubin Jones made a basket with 3:15 remaining in overtime to give North Texas Mean Green a lead they would not relinquish en route to a 67-63 win over Texas State in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday night.

The Mean Green's Tylor Perry made two of three foul shots to even the score at 57 with two seconds remaining in regulation and send the game to overtime.

Mardrez McBride had a career-high 24 points and Jones had 15 points for North Texas (25-6). Perry added 10 points, and Thomas Bell had 10 points and seven rebounds.

Nighael Ceaser had 14 points for the Bobcats (21-8). Caleb Asberry added 10 points.

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1st Half
TXST
Bobcats
28
NTEX
Mean Green
32

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Isiah Small vs. Abou Ousmane (Mean Green gains possession)
19:46	+3	Rubin Jones makes three point jump shot (Thomas Bell assists)	0-3
19:18	+2	Mason Harrell makes two point jump shot	2-3
18:53		Rubin Jones misses two point layup
18:51		Nate Martin defensive rebound
18:45		Caleb Asberry misses three point jump shot
18:43		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
18:37		Mardrez McBride misses two point jump shot
18:35		Thomas Bell offensive rebound
18:26		Rubin Jones misses three point jump shot
18:24		Caleb Asberry defensive rebound
18:11	+2	Shelby Adams makes two point jump shot	4-3
17:41	+3	Mardrez McBride makes three point jump shot (Rubin Jones assists)	4-6
17:12		Thomas Bell shooting foul (Nate Martin draws the foul)
17:12	+1	Nate Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-6
17:12		Nate Martin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:12		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
16:42		Tylor Perry misses two point layup
16:40		Aaron Scott offensive rebound
16:32		Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
16:30		Shelby Adams defensive rebound
16:24		Isiah Small misses three point jump shot
16:22		Thomas Bell defensive rebound
16:07	+3	Rubin Jones makes three point jump shot (Thomas Bell assists)	5-9
15:45		Tylor Perry personal foul
15:45		TV timeout
15:28		Mason Harrell misses three point jump shot
15:26		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
15:11	+2	Thomas Bell makes two point layup	5-11
14:58		Nighael Ceaser misses two point jump shot
14:56		Thomas Bell defensive rebound
14:38		Thomas Bell turnover (Shelby Adams steals)
14:29		Shelby Adams misses two point jump shot
14:27		JJ Murray defensive rebound
13:56		Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
13:54		Mason Harrell defensive rebound
13:40		Thomas Bell blocks Isiah Small's two point layup
13:38		Isiah Small offensive rebound
13:31		Isiah Small misses two point layup
13:29		Thomas Bell defensive rebound
13:21		Mardrez McBride misses two point layup
13:19		Nighael Ceaser defensive rebound
13:07		Abou Ousmane shooting foul (Nighael Ceaser draws the foul)
13:07	+1	Nighael Ceaser makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-11
13:07		Nighael Ceaser misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:07		Aaron Scott defensive rebound
12:46	+3	Mardrez McBride makes three point jump shot (Thomas Bell assists)	6-14
12:34		Drue Drinnon turnover (Thomas Bell steals)
12:28		Dylan Dawson shooting foul (Thomas Bell draws the foul)
12:28		Thomas Bell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:28		Thomas Bell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:28		Caleb Asberry defensive rebound
12:09		Dylan Dawson misses three point jump shot
12:07		Tyler Morgan offensive rebound
12:07		Tyler Morgan turnover (Mardrez McBride steals)
12:03		Nighael Ceaser personal foul
11:48	+2	Thomas Bell makes two point layup	6-16
11:30		Tyler Morgan misses two point jump shot
11:28		Mardrez McBride defensive rebound
11:15		Aaron Scott misses three point jump shot
11:13		Caleb Asberry defensive rebound
11:05	+3	Drue Drinnon makes three point jump shot (Nate Martin assists)	9-16
10:38	+2	Thomas Bell makes two point layup	9-18
10:18		Rubin Jones shooting foul (Caleb Asberry draws the foul)
10:18		TV timeout
10:18	+1	Caleb Asberry makes regular free throw 1 of 3	10-18
10:18		Caleb Asberry misses regular free throw 2 of 3
10:18	+1	Caleb Asberry makes regular free throw 3 of 3	11-18
9:49		Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
9:47		Nighael Ceaser defensive rebound
9:32	+3	Mason Harrell makes three point jump shot	14-18
9:13		Nighael Ceaser personal foul
8:57		JJ Murray misses three point jump shot
8:55		Caleb Asberry defensive rebound
8:37	+2	Shelby Adams makes two point jump shot	16-18
8:17	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point layup (Thomas Bell assists)	16-20
7:58		Isiah Small turnover (JJ Murray steals)
7:51	+2	Mardrez McBride makes two point dunk (JJ Murray assists)	16-22
7:52		Bobcats 30 second timeout
7:52		TV timeout
7:23	+2	Isiah Small makes two point dunk (Mason Harrell assists)	18-22
7:07	+2	Mardrez McBride makes two point layup (Tylor Perry assists)	18-24
6:47		Mason Harrell misses three point jump shot
6:45		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
6:18		Tylor Perry misses two point jump shot
6:17		Mardrez McBride offensive rebound
5:52		Mardrez McBride turnover (lost ball) (Shelby Adams steals)
5:52	+2	Nate Martin makes two point layup (Drue Drinnon assists)	20-24
5:35		Drue Drinnon personal foul
5:22		Shelby Adams personal foul
5:12		Thomas Bell turnover (out of bounds)
4:50		Caleb Asberry misses three point jump shot
4:48		Thomas Bell defensive rebound
4:29		Thomas Bell misses two point layup
4:27		Thomas Bell offensive rebound
4:24	+2	Thomas Bell makes two point layup	20-26
4:06		Shelby Adams misses three point jump shot
4:04		JJ Murray defensive rebound
3:38		TV timeout
3:30		Mardrez McBride misses two point jump shot
3:28		Shelby Adams defensive rebound
3:15		Drue Drinnon misses two point jump shot
3:13		Tylor Perry defensive rebound
2:58	+3	Mardrez McBride makes three point jump shot (Tylor Perry assists)	20-29
2:41	+2	Drue Drinnon makes two point layup	22-29
2:14		Rubin Jones misses three point jump shot
2:12		Shelby Adams defensive rebound
2:07	+2	Mason Harrell makes two point layup	24-29
1:45		Shelby Adams personal foul
1:38		Isiah Small blocks Thomas Bell's two point layup
1:36		Isiah Small defensive rebound
1:32		Tylor Perry personal foul
1:21	+3	Caleb Asberry makes three point jump shot (Isiah Small assists)	27-29
0:58		Rubin Jones misses two point layup
0:57		Mean Green offensive rebound
0:50		Jump ball. Mardrez McBride vs. Dylan Dawson (Mean Green gains possession)
0:08		Bobcats offensive rebound
0:37	+3	Rubin Jones makes three point jump shot	27-32
0:10		Dylan Dawson misses two point jump shot
0:08		Bobcats offensive rebound
0:05		Thomas Bell shooting foul (Tyler Morgan draws the foul)
0:05		Tyler Morgan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:05	+1	Tyler Morgan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-32
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
TXST
Bobcats
29
NTEX
Mean Green
24

Time		Play	Score
19:37		Thomas Bell shooting foul (Caleb Asberry draws the foul)
19:37	+1	Caleb Asberry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-32
19:37	+1	Caleb Asberry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-32
19:13		Isiah Small personal foul
19:05		Mason Harrell personal foul
18:48		Abou Ousmane misses two point layup
18:46		Nate Martin defensive rebound
18:38	+2	Mason Harrell makes two point jump shot	32-32
18:04	+3	Mardrez McBride makes three point jump shot (Rubin Jones assists)	32-35
17:42		Abou Ousmane blocks Shelby Adams's two point layup
17:40		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
17:20		Abou Ousmane misses two point layup
17:18		Caleb Asberry defensive rebound
16:57		Mason Harrell misses two point jump shot
16:55		Nate Martin offensive rebound
16:50	+2	Nate Martin makes two point layup	34-35
16:25		Caleb Asberry personal foul
16:14		Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
16:12		JJ Murray offensive rebound
16:08		Caleb Asberry personal foul
15:49		Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
15:47		Mason Harrell defensive rebound
15:31		Drue Drinnon misses three point jump shot
15:29		Isiah Small offensive rebound
15:29		TV timeout
15:24	+2	Tyler Morgan makes two point layup (Mason Harrell assists)	36-35
15:01		JJ Murray turnover (3-second violation)
14:51	+2	Drue Drinnon makes two point layup	38-35
14:25		Rubin Jones misses three point jump shot
14:23		Tyler Morgan defensive rebound
14:09	+2	Nighael Ceaser makes two point layup	40-35
14:08		Mean Green 30 second timeout
13:41		Thomas Bell misses three point jump shot
13:39		Tyler Morgan defensive rebound
13:26	+2	Isiah Small makes two point dunk (Caleb Asberry assists)	42-35
13:00		Thomas Bell turnover (Caleb Asberry steals)
12:39		Tylor Perry personal foul
12:27		Abou Ousmane personal foul
12:14		Nighael Ceaser misses two point jump shot
12:12		Tylor Perry defensive rebound
12:12		Isiah Small personal foul
12:00		Drue Drinnon personal foul
12:00		TV timeout
11:42		Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
11:40		Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
11:32		Abou Ousmane misses two point layup
11:30		Shelby Adams defensive rebound
11:20		Shelby Adams misses three point jump shot
11:18		Tyler Morgan offensive rebound
11:10		Mason Harrell misses two point jump shot
11:08		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
11:01	+3	Mardrez McBride makes three point jump shot (Tylor Perry assists)	42-38
10:25		Nighael Ceaser misses two point layup
10:23		JJ Murray defensive rebound
10:18		JJ Murray turnover (bad pass)
9:56		Abou Ousmane blocks Nighael Ceaser's two point layup
9:54		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
9:49		Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
9:47		Thomas Bell offensive rebound
9:32		Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
9:30		JJ Murray offensive rebound
9:17	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point dunk (Thomas Bell assists)	42-40
8:58		JJ Murray blocks Mason Harrell's two point layup
8:56		Bobcats offensive rebound
8:49		Mason Harrell misses two point layup
8:47		Shelby Adams offensive rebound
8:47		Shelby Adams turnover (JJ Murray steals)
8:47		Shelby Adams personal foul (JJ Murray draws the foul)
8:47		JJ Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:47		Shelby Adams defensive rebound
8:20		Nate Martin turnover (lost ball) (Abou Ousmane steals)
8:13	+2	Rubin Jones makes two point layup (JJ Murray assists)	42-42
8:13		Nate Martin shooting foul (Rubin Jones draws the foul)
8:13		Bobcats 30 second timeout
8:13		TV timeout
8:13		Rubin Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:13		Nate Martin defensive rebound
8:13		Thomas Bell personal foul
7:42		Aaron Scott shooting foul (Nate Martin draws the foul)
7:42		Nate Martin misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:42	+1	Nate Martin makes regular free throw 2 of 2	43-42
7:23	+2	Aaron Scott makes two point layup (Abou Ousmane assists)	43-44
6:55		Mason Harrell misses two point jump shot
6:53		Mardrez McBride defensive rebound
6:23		Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
6:21		Mean Green offensive rebound
6:19		Abou Ousmane offensive foul
6:19		Abou Ousmane turnover
5:55		Caleb Asberry misses three point jump shot
5:53		Nighael Ceaser offensive rebound
5:53	+2	Nighael Ceaser makes two point layup	45-44
5:53		Rubin Jones shooting foul (Nighael Ceaser draws the foul)
5:53	+1	Nighael Ceaser makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-44
5:37		Tylor Perry turnover (bad pass)
5:17		Caleb Asberry misses three point jump shot
5:15		Nighael Ceaser offensive rebound
5:11		Abou Ousmane shooting foul (Nighael Ceaser draws the foul)
5:11		Nighael Ceaser misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:11	+1	Nighael Ceaser makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-44
4:55		Rubin Jones turnover (bad pass)
4:42		Shelby Adams misses two point jump shot
4:40		JJ Murray defensive rebound
4:31		Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
4:29		Isiah Small defensive rebound
4:10	+2	Nighael Ceaser makes two point dunk (Caleb Asberry assists)	49-44
3:43		Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
3:41		Isiah Small defensive rebound
3:21	+3	Caleb Asberry makes three point jump shot (Shelby Adams assists)	52-44
3:19		Mean Green 30 second timeout
3:19		TV timeout
2:50	+3	Mardrez McBride makes three point jump shot (Tylor Perry assists)	52-47
2:23	+2	Shelby Adams makes two point jump shot	54-47
1:58		Thomas Bell misses two point layup
1:56		Isiah Small defensive rebound
1:25		Mason Harrell misses three point jump shot
1:23		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
1:13		Abou Ousmane misses two point layup
1:11		Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
1:05		Abou Ousmane misses two point layup
1:03		Isiah Small defensive rebound
1:03		Tylor Perry personal foul (Mason Harrell draws the foul)
1:03		Mason Harrell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:03		Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
0:46	+3	Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot	54-50
0:46		Mean Green 60 second timeout
0:40	+2	Nighael Ceaser makes two point dunk (Caleb Asberry assists)	56-50
0:35	+3	Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot	56-53
0:35		Mason Harrell shooting foul (Tylor Perry draws the foul)
0:35		Tylor Perry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:35		Caleb Asberry defensive rebound
0:33		Caleb Asberry turnover (out of bounds)
0:28	+2	Thomas Bell makes two point layup	56-55
0:23		Thomas Bell personal foul (Nighael Ceaser draws the foul)
0:23		Nighael Ceaser misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:23	+1	Nighael Ceaser makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-55
0:23		Bobcats 30 second timeout
0:12		Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
0:10		Abou Ousmane offensive rebound
0:03		Caleb Asberry shooting foul (Tylor Perry draws the foul)
0:02		Tylor Perry misses regular free throw 1 of 3
0:02	+1	Tylor Perry makes regular free throw 2 of 3	57-56
0:02		Bobcats 60 second timeout
0:00		End of period

OT
TXST
Bobcats
6
NTEX
Mean Green
11

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Isiah Small vs. Abou Ousmane (Nighael Ceaser gains possession)
4:21		Caleb Asberry turnover (Mardrez McBride steals)
3:59		Mason Harrell shooting foul (Rubin Jones draws the foul)
3:59	+1	Rubin Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-58
3:59	+1	Rubin Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-59
3:36		Isiah Small misses two point jump shot
3:34		Rubin Jones defensive rebound
3:34		Rubin Jones turnover (Shelby Adams steals)
3:32	+2	Shelby Adams makes two point layup	59-59
3:32		Rubin Jones shooting foul (Shelby Adams draws the foul)
3:32	+1	Shelby Adams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-59
3:15		Nighael Ceaser shooting foul (Rubin Jones draws the foul)
3:15	+1	Rubin Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-60
3:15	+1	Rubin Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-61
2:53		Nighael Ceaser turnover (bad pass)
2:28		Tylor Perry misses two point layup
2:26		Mean Green offensive rebound
2:21	+2	Abou Ousmane makes two point hook shot	60-63
2:03		Shelby Adams offensive foul
2:03		Shelby Adams turnover
1:49		Dylan Dawson shooting foul (Tylor Perry draws the foul)
1:49		Tylor Perry misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:49	+1	Tylor Perry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-64
1:19		Caleb Asberry misses three point jump shot
1:17		JJ Murray defensive rebound
0:48		Mean Green turnover (shot clock violation)
0:36	+2	Nighael Ceaser makes two point layup (Mason Harrell assists)	62-64
0:29		Caleb Asberry personal foul (Tylor Perry draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Tylor Perry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-65
0:29		Tylor Perry misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:29		Mason Harrell defensive rebound
0:14		Mason Harrell misses three point jump shot
0:12		Isiah Small offensive rebound
0:13		Tylor Perry shooting foul (Isiah Small draws the foul)
0:13		Isiah Small misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:13	+1	Isiah Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-65
0:12		Shelby Adams personal foul (Mardrez McBride draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Mardrez McBride makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-66
0:12	+1	Mardrez McBride makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-67
0:06		Caleb Asberry misses three point jump shot
0:04		JJ Murray defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

JJ Murray defensive rebound