Franklin leads Virginia to OT win over North Texas in NIT
AP
Mar 20, 2022
DENTON, Texas (AP) Armaan Franklin sank three 3-pointers in overtime and scored 17, sparking Virginia Cavaliers to a 71-69 victory over North Texas Mean Green in NIT second-round action on Sunday.
Franklin's three 3s came in the first 2:10 of the extra period and gave the Cavaliers (21-13) a 64-58 lead. The Mean Green (25-7) pulled within a point on Thomas Bell's three-point play with 6 seconds left, but Kihei Clark made the second of two free throws with 4 seconds to go to preserve the win. North Texas failed to get a shot off.
Jayden Gardner also scored 17 for Virginia. Reece Beekman pitched in with 13 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and three steals. Clark finished with 11 points, four assists and three steals.
Mardrez McBride buried six 3-pointers and scored 21 to pace North Texas. Tyler Perry and Abou Ousmane scored 16 apiece. Bell contributed 12 points, 12 rebounds and six assists.
Bell had a four-point play that knotted the score at 55 and eventually sent the game to OT after both teams went scoreless over the final 2:30 of regulation.
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1st Half
UVA
Cavaliers
26
NTEX
Mean Green
24
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Francisco Caffaro vs. Abou Ousmane (Cavaliers gains possession)
19:46
Jayden Gardner misses two point jump shot
19:44
Francisco Caffaro offensive rebound
19:44
Abou Ousmane shooting foul (Francisco Caffaro draws the foul)
19:44
Francisco Caffaro misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:44
+1
Francisco Caffaro makes regular free throw 2 of 2
1-0
19:24
+2
Abou Ousmane makes two point floating jump shot (Thomas Bell assists)
1-2
19:10
Armaan Franklin turnover (bad pass) (Tylor Perry steals)
18:50
+2
Thomas Bell makes two point layup
1-4
18:15
Armaan Franklin misses three point jump shot
18:13
Mean Green defensive rebound
17:46
Tylor Perry offensive foul
17:46
Tylor Perry turnover
17:28
Francisco Caffaro turnover (lost ball) (Abou Ousmane steals)
17:12
Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
17:10
Reece Beekman defensive rebound
16:48
Mardrez McBride blocks Kihei Clark's three point jump shot
16:46
Reece Beekman offensive rebound
16:40
Reece Beekman misses two point floating jump shot
16:38
Mean Green defensive rebound
16:38
Jayden Gardner personal foul
16:23
Thomas Bell misses two point hook shot
16:21
Kody Stattmann defensive rebound
16:01
Mardrez McBride blocks Kody Stattmann's two point layup
15:59
Abou Ousmane defensive rebound
15:34
TV timeout
15:10
Thomas Bell misses two point jump shot
15:08
JJ Murray offensive rebound
14:58
Tylor Perry misses two point floating jump shot
14:56
Kody Stattmann defensive rebound
14:43
Kody Stattmann misses three point jump shot
14:41
Tylor Perry defensive rebound
14:25
+3
Mardrez McBride makes three point jump shot (Thomas Bell assists)
1-7
14:00
+2
Reece Beekman makes two point layup
3-7
13:40
+2
Aaron Scott makes two point layup (Thomas Bell assists)
3-9
13:13
Aaron Scott shooting foul (Kadin Shedrick draws the foul)
13:13
Kadin Shedrick misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:13
+1
Kadin Shedrick makes regular free throw 2 of 2
4-9
12:53
Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
12:51
Matthew Stone offensive rebound
12:46
+2
Matthew Stone makes two point layup
4-11
12:30
+2
Kody Stattmann makes two point layup
6-11
12:00
Thomas Bell turnover (bad pass)
12:00
TV timeout
11:58
Kihei Clark misses two point jump shot
11:56
Kody Stattmann offensive rebound
11:48
Abou Ousmane shooting foul (Kody Stattmann draws the foul)
11:38
+1
Kody Stattmann makes regular free throw 1 of 2
7-11
11:38
+1
Kody Stattmann makes regular free throw 2 of 2
8-11
11:12
+2
Thomas Bell makes two point layup (JJ Murray assists)
8-13
10:40
Jayden Gardner misses two point fadeaway jump shot
10:38
Thomas Bell defensive rebound
10:24
+2
Mardrez McBride makes two point layup
8-15
9:48
+3
Kihei Clark makes three point jump shot
11-15
9:27
Thomas Bell misses two point layup
9:25
Cavaliers defensive rebound
9:10
+2
Jayden Gardner makes two point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)
13-15
8:45
Mardrez McBride misses two point layup
8:43
Kody Stattmann defensive rebound
8:29
Kadin Shedrick misses two point layup
8:27
Thomas Bell defensive rebound
8:05
Thomas Bell misses three point jump shot
8:03
Reece Beekman defensive rebound
7:50
+2
Kadin Shedrick makes two point dunk (Reece Beekman assists)
15-15
7:48
Mean Green 30 second timeout
7:48
TV timeout
7:17
+2
Tylor Perry makes two point jump shot
15-17
6:59
+2
Kihei Clark makes two point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)
17-17
6:33
Abou Ousmane misses two point jump shot
6:31
Jayden Gardner defensive rebound
6:31
Thomas Bell personal foul
6:16
Reece Beekman turnover (bad pass)
6:08
Kadin Shedrick personal foul
5:45
JJ Murray misses three point jump shot
5:43
Mean Green offensive rebound
5:45
Kadin Shedrick personal foul
5:37
Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
5:35
Francisco Caffaro defensive rebound
5:22
Jayden Gardner misses two point jump shot
5:20
Tylor Perry defensive rebound
5:00
Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
4:58
Thomas Bell offensive rebound
4:42
Abou Ousmane misses two point hook shot
4:40
Kody Stattmann defensive rebound
4:20
+2
Reece Beekman makes two point reverse layup
19-17
3:55
Kody Stattmann blocks JJ Murray's three point jump shot
3:53
Kihei Clark defensive rebound
3:50
+2
Kody Stattmann makes two point layup (Kihei Clark assists)
21-17
3:50
Mean Green 30 second timeout
3:50
TV timeout
3:23
+3
Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot
21-20
3:03
Francisco Caffaro misses two point turnaround hook shot
3:01
Aaron Scott defensive rebound
2:44
Francisco Caffaro shooting foul (Mardrez McBride draws the foul)
2:44
+1
Mardrez McBride makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-21
2:44
Mardrez McBride misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:44
Kody Stattmann defensive rebound
2:20
Kihei Clark misses three point jump shot
2:18
Cavaliers offensive rebound
2:08
+2
Jayden Gardner makes two point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)
23-21
1:43
Tylor Perry misses two point jump shot
1:41
Kody Stattmann defensive rebound
1:30
Aaron Scott shooting foul (Jayden Gardner draws the foul)
1:30
Jayden Gardner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:30
+1
Jayden Gardner makes regular free throw 2 of 2
24-21
1:15
Jayden Gardner personal foul
1:07
Thomas Bell misses two point layup
1:05
Kihei Clark defensive rebound
0:44
+2
Kihei Clark makes two point layup
26-21
0:14
+2
Tylor Perry makes two point layup
26-23
0:14
Armaan Franklin shooting foul (Tylor Perry draws the foul)
0:14
+1
Tylor Perry makes regular free throw 1 of 1
26-24
0:01
Aaron Scott personal foul (Francisco Caffaro draws the foul)
0:01
Kody Stattmann misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:01
Thomas Bell defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
UVA
Cavaliers
29
NTEX
Mean Green
31
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:42
Francisco Caffaro personal foul
19:32
Mardrez McBride misses three point jump shot
19:30
Reece Beekman defensive rebound
19:00
Jayden Gardner misses two point jump shot
18:58
JJ Murray defensive rebound
18:49
+2
Abou Ousmane makes two point dunk (Tylor Perry assists)
26-26
18:24
+3
Kody Stattmann makes three point jump shot (Kihei Clark assists)
29-26
18:00
Tylor Perry turnover (bad pass) (Reece Beekman steals)
17:52
+2
Reece Beekman makes two point finger roll layup
31-26
17:36
Tylor Perry turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Gardner steals)
17:24
+3
Reece Beekman makes three point jump shot (Kihei Clark assists)
34-26
17:07
Tylor Perry turnover (lost ball) (Kihei Clark steals)
17:02
Kihei Clark misses two point layup
17:00
Reece Beekman offensive rebound
17:02
+2
Reece Beekman makes two point layup
36-26
17:02
Mean Green 30 second timeout
17:02
TV timeout
16:49
+2
Abou Ousmane makes two point dunk (JJ Murray assists)
36-28
16:30
+2
Jayden Gardner makes two point fadeaway jump shot
38-28
16:02
Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
16:00
Kody Stattmann defensive rebound
15:48
Kihei Clark misses three point jump shot
15:46
JJ Murray defensive rebound
15:32
Thomas Bell misses two point layup
15:30
Thomas Bell offensive rebound
15:20
+3
Mardrez McBride makes three point jump shot (Tylor Perry assists)
38-31
14:48
+2
Jayden Gardner makes two point layup
40-31
14:22
+2
Thomas Bell makes two point layup
40-33
13:58
Jayden Gardner misses two point jump shot
13:56
JJ Murray defensive rebound
13:48
JJ Murray turnover (bad pass) (Kihei Clark steals)
13:33
+2
Jayden Gardner makes two point layup
42-33
13:30
Cavaliers 30 second timeout
13:30
TV timeout
13:16
Kadin Shedrick shooting foul (Abou Ousmane draws the foul)
13:16
+1
Abou Ousmane makes regular free throw 1 of 2
42-34
13:16
+1
Abou Ousmane makes regular free throw 2 of 2
42-35
12:49
Kihei Clark misses three point jump shot
12:47
Tylor Perry defensive rebound
12:27
+2
Abou Ousmane makes two point layup
42-37
12:01
+2
Jayden Gardner makes two point jump shot (Reece Beekman assists)
