DENTON, Texas (AP) Brenen Lorient scored 17 points off of the bench to lead North Texas past Appalachian State 68-64 on Friday night.

Lorient added five rebounds and three blocks for the Mean Green (8-3). Atin Wright scored 13 points while shooting 5 for 8, including 1 for 4 from beyond the arc. Rondel Walker shot 3 for 5, including 1 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with eight points, while adding seven rebounds.

Myles Tate finished with 21 points, five assists and five steals for the Mountaineers (6-6). CJ Huntley added 17 points for Appalachian State. Jalil Beaubrun finished with 10 points.

North Texas went into halftime ahead of Appalachian State 33-28. Moulaye Sissoko scored seven points in the half. North Texas turned a six-point second-half lead into a 15-point advantage with a 9-0 run to make it a 48-33 lead with 13:12 left in the half. Lorient scored 12 second-half points in the victory.

North Texas' next game is Sunday against Houston Christian at home, and Appalachian State hosts Troy on Thursday.

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