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UTA (6-3) 77 at North Texas (4-4) 61
Saturday, December 3, 2016
The Super Pit • Denton, Texas

Postgame Notes

• UTA improved to 6-3 on the season and has won its last five games. The Mavericks return to action Monday night at 7 p.m. at home against UT Dallas.
• North Texas dropped to 4-4 on the season. The Mean Green return to action at home on Dec. 8 against Delaware State (7 p.m.).

• For the fifth straight game, UTA's starting lineup consisted of forwards Jorge Bilbao and Kevin Hervey and guards Jalen Jones, Drew Charles and Erick Neal.

• North Texas' starting lineup consisted of center Rickey Brice, Jr., forward Derail Green and guards Deckie Johnson, AJ Lawson and J-Mychal Reese.

• Julian Hawkins, Nathan Hawkins and Kaelon Wilson were UTA's first substitutes off the bench at the 15:18 mark of the first half.

• Today's game took place on UTA head coach Scott Cross' 42nd birthday.

• UTA jumped out to an 8-0 lead before North Texas scored its first basket at the 16:30 mark.

• Erick Neal attempted 3 3-point field goals against North Texas, giving him 347 in his career. He surpassed LaMarcus Reed for ninth on the UTA career list for 3-point attempts.

• Jorge Bilbao scored 14 points bfore fouling out, marking his second straight contest to score in double figures. He scored 10 points at Texas.

• Kevin Hervey set a season-high with 21 points to go with 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season and his second straight. He scored 18 points with 10 rebounds at Texas.

• Jalen Jones scored in double figures for the eighth time in nine games.

• UTA's victory marked the program's fourth straight over the Mean Green, dating back to 2010.

• Walk-on Scott Muirhead scored a basket in the final minute, the first of his career.