Scores

Final

North Texas 70

(20-12, 11-7 Sun Belt)

W Kentucky 77

(23-8, 15-3 Sun Belt)

7:30 PM ET, March 9, 2009

Summit Arena, Hot Springs, AR

1 2 T
UNT 38 3270
WKU 35 4277

Top Performers

North Texas: D. Johnson 20 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl

Western Kentucky: S. Kerusch 23 Pts, 10 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl

W. Kentucky 77, North Texas 70

Associated Press

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- A.J. Slaughter scored 22 points, including a pair of big 3-pointers in the final five minutes that sent Western Kentucky to a 77-70 victory over North Texas in the Sun Belt semifinals Monday night.

North Texas (20-12) tied the game at 58 on Adam McCoy's 3-pointer with just over five minutes remaining. Slaughter answered immediately with two 3s of his own to make it 64-58 and rescue the top-seeded Hilltoppers (23-8) during a poor night of outside shooting.

Slaughter's shots started a 10-0 run that Sergio Kerusch capped with a three-point play inside. Kerusch led Western Kentucky with 23 points, and Jeremy Evans added 12.

Dominique Johnson scored 20 points for the Mean Green.

Western Kentucky finished 4-of-19 from 3-point range.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
UNT
WKU
Points 70 77
FG Made-Attempted 25-66 (.379) 24-50 (.480)
3P Made-Attempted 10-32 (.313) 4-19 (.211)
FT Made-Attempted 10-12 (.833) 25-37 (.676)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 27 (0/0) 16 (0/0)
Largest Lead 3 10

Game Leaders

 
UNT
WKU
PointsD. Johnson 20S. Kerusch 23
ReboundsH. Stewart 6S. Kerusch 10
AssistsJ. White 7A. Slaughter 4
StealsD. Johnson 2S. Kerusch 2
BlocksG. Odufuwa 1J. Evans 2
Team Stats: North Texas | W. Kentucky

2008-09 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 31, 2009 @WKU 71, UNT 67Recap
» Mar 9, 2009 @WKU 77, UNT 70Recap

Next 5 Games

UNT
WKU
11/13 CAM 8:00pm
11/18 @UTA 8:00pm
11/21 @OKST 2:00pm
11/24 JKST 8:00pm
11/28 @BSU 9:05pm
 03/10 USA 10:00pm
03/19 @ILL 10:18pm
03/21 @GONZ 8:10pm
11/16 MILW 5:30pm
11/17 @LSU 8:00pm
Complete Schedule: North Texas | W. Kentucky