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Wright scores 21 as North Texas takes down Rice 81-59

AP
Jan 09, 2025

DENTON, Texas (AP) Atin Wright scored 21 points as North Texas beat Rice 81-59 on Wednesday night.

Wright shot 7 for 12 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Mean Green (11-4, 2-1 American Athletic Conference). Brenen Lorient added 19 points while shooting 5 of 8 from the field and 7 for 8 from the line while they also had five rebounds. Grant Newell shot 3 for 4, including 2 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with 10 points.

The Owls (11-5, 2-1) were led by Caden Powell, who recorded 12 points. Trae Broadnax added 11 points and four assists for Rice. Jacob Dar had 10 points.

North Texas took the lead with 8:20 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 42-28 at halftime, with Wright racking up 21 points. North Texas pulled away with a 10-2 run in the second half to extend a 10-point lead to 18 points. They outscored Rice by eight points in the final half, as Lorient led the way with a team-high 11 second-half points.

North Texas' next game is Tuesday against East Carolina on the road, and Rice hosts Temple on Saturday.

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1st Half
RICE
Owls
28
NTEX
Mean Green
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Caden Powell vs. Moulaye Sissoko (Mean Green gains possession)
19:43	+2	Jasper Floyd makes two point layup	0-2
19:11		Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot
19:09		Grant Newell defensive rebound
18:41	+3	Atin Wright makes three point jump shot (Moulaye Sissoko assists)	0-5
18:32	+2	Caden Powell makes two point layup (Trae Broadnax assists)	2-5
18:12	+2	Atin Wright makes two point jump shot	2-7
17:57		Trae Broadnax misses two point layup
17:55		Mean Green defensive rebound
17:42	+3	Atin Wright makes three point jump shot (Moulaye Sissoko assists)	2-10
17:12	+3	Alem Huseinovic makes three point jump shot (Trae Broadnax assists)	5-10
16:50	+2	Brenen Lorient makes two point jump shot	5-12
16:34		Andrew Akuchie misses two point jump shot
16:32		Andrew Akuchie offensive rebound
16:26	+2	Andrew Akuchie makes two point layup	7-12
16:07		Brenen Lorient misses two point hook shot
15:43		Kellen Amos defensive rebound
15:33		Trae Broadnax turnover (Atin Wright steals)
15:24		Johnathan Massie turnover (Alem Huseinovic steals)
15:16	+2	Kellen Amos makes two point layup	9-12
14:57		Brenen Lorient misses two point jump shot
14:55		Brenen Lorient offensive rebound
14:40		Caden Powell shooting foul (Brenen Lorient draws the foul)
14:40		TV timeout
14:40	+1	Brenen Lorient makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-13
14:40		Brenen Lorient misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:40		Brenen Lorient offensive rebound
14:35		Rondel Walker misses three point jump shot
14:33		Kellen Amos defensive rebound
14:13		Brenen Lorient blocks Emory Lanier's two point jump shot
14:11		Owls offensive rebound
14:01		Kellen Amos misses two point jump shot
13:59		Rondel Walker defensive rebound
13:43		Jimmy Oladokun Jr. personal foul
13:39		Latrell Jossell misses two point jump shot
13:37		Jimmy Oladokun Jr. defensive rebound
13:29		Denver Anglin misses three point jump shot
13:27		Rondel Walker defensive rebound
13:19		Denver Anglin blocks Latrell Jossell's three point jump shot
13:17		Owls defensive rebound
12:55	+2	Trae Broadnax makes two point layup (Emory Lanier assists)	11-13
12:34	+3	Grant Newell makes three point jump shot (Jasper Floyd assists)	11-16
12:14	+3	Jacob Dar makes three point jump shot (Denver Anglin assists)	14-16
11:57		Rondel Walker misses three point jump shot
11:55		Owls defensive rebound
11:53		Moulaye Sissoko personal foul
11:53		TV timeout
11:40		Jacob Dar turnover (Grant Newell steals)
11:10		Jasper Floyd misses two point jump shot
11:08		Moulaye Sissoko offensive rebound
10:59		Emory Lanier shooting foul (Atin Wright draws the foul)
10:59	+1	Atin Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-17
10:59	+1	Atin Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-18
10:37		Jasper Floyd shooting foul (Trae Broadnax draws the foul)
10:37		Trae Broadnax misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:37		Trae Broadnax misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:37		Johnathan Massie defensive rebound
10:20		Atin Wright misses three point jump shot
10:18		Trae Broadnax defensive rebound
9:57	+2	Denver Anglin makes two point layup	16-18
9:44		Grant Newell misses three point jump shot
9:42		Jacob Dar defensive rebound
9:29	+3	Jacob Dar makes three point jump shot (Trae Broadnax assists)	19-18
9:27		Jasper Floyd shooting foul (Jacob Dar draws the foul)
9:27		Jacob Dar misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:27		Johnathan Massie defensive rebound
8:57		Mean Green turnover (shot clock violation)
8:43		Kellen Amos turnover (Johnathan Massie steals)
8:20	+3	Atin Wright makes three point jump shot (Brenen Lorient assists)	19-21
8:00		Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot
7:58		Johnathan Massie defensive rebound
7:41	+3	Atin Wright makes three point jump shot (Brenen Lorient assists)	19-24
7:08		Caden Powell misses two point jump shot
7:06		Caden Powell offensive rebound
7:00		Caden Powell misses two point jump shot
6:58		Johnathan Massie defensive rebound
6:52		Johnathan Massie misses two point layup
6:50		Jacob Dar defensive rebound
6:44		Alem Huseinovic misses three point jump shot
6:42		Latrell Jossell defensive rebound
6:17		Moulaye Sissoko turnover
6:17		TV timeout
6:06	+3	Trae Broadnax makes three point jump shot (Kellen Amos assists)	22-24
5:35	+2	Latrell Jossell makes two point jump shot	22-26
5:14		Rondel Walker shooting foul (Kellen Amos draws the foul)
5:14	+1	Kellen Amos makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-26
5:14	+1	Kellen Amos makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-26
4:49	+2	Atin Wright makes two point layup	24-28
4:49		Denver Anglin shooting foul (Atin Wright draws the foul)
4:49	+1	Atin Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-29
4:35		Kellen Amos misses two point layup
4:33		Brenen Lorient defensive rebound
4:24	+2	Moulaye Sissoko makes two point jump shot (Rondel Walker assists)	24-31
4:06		Kellen Amos turnover (bad pass)
3:50		Emory Lanier personal foul
3:50		TV timeout
3:41	+3	Brenen Lorient makes three point jump shot (Latrell Jossell assists)	24-34
3:26		Rondel Walker personal foul
3:21		Trae Broadnax misses two point jump shot
3:19		Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
2:52	+2	Moulaye Sissoko makes two point hook shot	24-36
2:33		Moulaye Sissoko shooting foul (Andrew Akuchie draws the foul)
2:33	+1	Andrew Akuchie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-36
2:33	+1	Andrew Akuchie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-36
2:04	+2	Atin Wright makes two point jump shot	26-38
1:43	+2	Trae Broadnax makes two point jump shot	28-38
1:13		Kellen Amos shooting foul (Brenen Lorient draws the foul)
1:13	+1	Brenen Lorient makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-39
1:13	+1	Brenen Lorient makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-40
0:55		Alem Huseinovic misses three point jump shot
0:53		Brenen Lorient defensive rebound
0:28	+2	Latrell Jossell makes two point layup	28-42
0:28		Mean Green 30 second timeout
0:02		Kellen Amos turnover (Latrell Jossell steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
RICE
Owls
31
NTEX
Mean Green
39

Time		Play	Score
19:34	+2	Trae Broadnax makes two point jump shot	30-42
19:18		Andrew Akuchie blocks Jasper Floyd's two point layup
19:16		Alem Huseinovic defensive rebound
19:04		Alem Huseinovic misses two point jump shot
19:02		Andrew Akuchie offensive rebound
18:47		Alem Huseinovic turnover (Rondel Walker steals)
18:37		Caden Powell shooting foul (Moulaye Sissoko draws the foul)
18:37	+1	Moulaye Sissoko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-43
18:37	+1	Moulaye Sissoko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-44
18:08		Alem Huseinovic misses two point jump shot
18:06		Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
18:00	+2	Grant Newell makes two point layup (Rondel Walker assists)	30-46
17:47		Trae Broadnax turnover (Jasper Floyd steals)
17:40		Atin Wright misses three point jump shot
17:38		Trae Broadnax defensive rebound
17:24		Kellen Amos misses three point jump shot
17:22		Owls offensive rebound
17:14		Alem Huseinovic misses three point jump shot
17:12		Grant Newell defensive rebound
17:00		Alem Huseinovic personal foul
16:54	+2	Johnathan Massie makes two point layup	30-48
16:31		Brenen Lorient shooting foul (Caden Powell draws the foul)
16:31	+1	Caden Powell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-48
16:31	+1	Caden Powell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-48
16:04	+2	Brenen Lorient makes two point hook shot	32-50
15:48	+2	Caden Powell makes two point hook shot	34-50
15:24	+3	Johnathan Massie makes three point jump shot (Brenen Lorient assists)	34-53
15:20		TV timeout
15:03		Jimmy Oladokun Jr. misses two point hook shot
15:01		Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
14:39	+3	Johnathan Massie makes three point jump shot (Latrell Jossell assists)	34-56
14:09		Denver Anglin misses two point jump shot
14:07		Emory Lanier offensive rebound
13:58	+2	Denver Anglin makes two point layup	36-56
13:36	+2	Jasper Floyd makes two point jump shot	36-58
13:16		Emory Lanier misses three point jump shot
13:14		Latrell Jossell defensive rebound
13:04		Latrell Jossell misses two point jump shot
13:02		Jimmy Oladokun Jr. defensive rebound
12:53		Rondel Walker personal foul
12:42	+3	Denver Anglin makes three point jump shot	39-58
12:17	+2	Brenen Lorient makes two point layup	39-60
11:59		Kellen Amos misses two point jump shot
11:57		Jasper Floyd defensive rebound
11:50		Jimmy Oladokun Jr. blocks Brenen Lorient's two point layup
11:48		Emory Lanier defensive rebound
11:40	+3	Denver Anglin makes three point jump shot (Emory Lanier assists)	42-60
11:19	+2	Jasper Floyd makes two point layup	42-62
11:00		Moulaye Sissoko personal foul
11:00		TV timeout
11:00	+1	Jacob Dar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-62
11:00	+1	Jacob Dar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-62
10:35		Atin Wright misses two point jump shot
10:33		Mean Green offensive rebound
10:33		Emory Lanier personal foul
10:32		Jasper Floyd misses two point layup
10:30		Grant Newell offensive rebound
10:24		Atin Wright misses three point jump shot
10:22		Emory Lanier defensive rebound
10:12		Trae Broadnax misses three point jump shot
10:10		Brenen Lorient defensive rebound
9:57		Andrew Akuchie shooting foul
9:57	+1	Grant Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-63
9:57	+1	Grant Newell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-64
9:49		Brenen Lorient blocks Andrew Akuchie's two point layup
9:47		Owls offensive rebound
9:45		Denver Anglin misses three point jump shot
9:43		Emory Lanier offensive rebound
9:38		Trae Broadnax misses three point jump shot
9:36		Johnathan Massie defensive rebound
9:13		Atin Wright misses two point layup
9:11		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
9:05		Brenen Lorient personal foul
9:05		Andrew Akuchie misses two point layup
9:03		Andrew Akuchie offensive rebound
8:54	+2	Andrew Akuchie makes two point layup	46-64
8:44		Mean Green 30 second timeout
8:44		TV timeout
8:23	+3	Latrell Jossell makes three point jump shot	46-67
8:05		Denver Anglin misses two point jump shot
8:03		Rondel Walker defensive rebound
8:02		Jimmy Oladokun Jr. personal foul
7:38		Jasper Floyd misses two point jump shot
7:36		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
7:19		Andrew Akuchie misses three point jump shot
7:17		Caden Powell offensive rebound
7:11	+2	Caden Powell makes two point layup	48-67
6:46	+3	Grant Newell makes three point jump shot	48-70
6:27	+2	Caden Powell makes two point layup (Denver Anglin assists)	50-70
6:27		Jasper Floyd shooting foul (Caden Powell draws the foul)
6:27		TV timeout
6:27		Caden Powell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:27		Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
5:58		Jasper Floyd turnover (Andrew Akuchie steals)
5:50	+2	Caden Powell makes two point layup (Trae Broadnax assists)	52-70
5:25		Caden Powell personal foul
5:13		Andrew Akuchie blocks Latrell Jossell's three point jump shot
5:11		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
4:56		Caden Powell misses two point jump shot
4:54		Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
4:47		Andrew Akuchie shooting foul (Brenen Lorient draws the foul)
4:47	+1	Brenen Lorient makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-71
4:47	+1	Brenen Lorient makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-72
4:29		Andrew Akuchie misses two point jump shot
4:27		Latrell Jossell defensive rebound
4:04		Andrew Akuchie personal foul (Brenen Lorient draws the foul)
4:04	+1	Brenen Lorient makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-73
4:04	+1	Brenen Lorient makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-74
3:50	+2	Trae Broadnax makes two point jump shot	54-74
3:29	+3	Brenen Lorient makes three point jump shot	54-77
3:08		Moulaye Sissoko personal foul
3:08		TV timeout
3:06		Emory Lanier misses three point jump shot
3:04		Trae Broadnax offensive rebound
2:57		Tyran Mason personal foul (Jacob Dar draws the foul)
2:57	+1	Jacob Dar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-77
2:57	+1	Jacob Dar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-77
2:27	+2	Jasper Floyd makes two point jump shot	56-79
2:08		Owls 30 second timeout
1:56		Jacob Dar misses three point jump shot
1:54		Tyran Mason defensive rebound
1:54		Kellen Amos personal foul
1:51	+1	Tyran Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-80
1:51	+1	Tyran Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-81
1:41		Aaron Powell misses three point jump shot
1:39		Tyran Mason defensive rebound
1:02		Latrell Jossell misses three point jump shot
1:00		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
0:58		Tyran Mason personal foul (Andrew Akuchie draws the foul)
0:58	+1	Andrew Akuchie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-81
0:58	+1	Andrew Akuchie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-81
0:29		Brock Vice misses two point jump shot
0:27		Andrew Akuchie defensive rebound
0:16		Brock Vice shooting foul
0:16	+1	Emory Lanier makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-81
0:16		Emory Lanier misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:16		Grayson Allo defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Grayson Allo defensive rebound