Scores

Final

North Texas 62

(7-5, 2-3 away)

Texas 71

(8-2, 5-1 home)

Coverage: LHN

8:00 PM ET, December 17, 2011

Frank Erwin Special Events Center, Austin, TX

1 2 T
UNT 34 2862
TEX 25 4671

Top Performers

North Texas: L. McCoy 14 Pts, 2 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl

Texas: C. Fussell 20 Pts, 3 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

Chassidy Fussell's 20 points rally Texas past North Texas

Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas -- Chassidy Fussell scored 20 points and No. 24 Texas rallied after an early scare to beat North Texas 71-62 on Saturday night.

Chelsea Bass added 13 points in her first start of the season for the Longhorns (7-3), who remained undefeated against North Texas with the second-closest final score in the 35-year history of the series.

Laura McCoy scored 14 points as the Mean Green (7-5) fell to 2-2 against BCS conference opponents under first-year coach Karen Aston. Aston returned to Austin for the first time as a head coach after working as an assistant at Texas from 1998-2006. She received a standing ovation before the game.

North Texas held a 34-25 lead at intermission.

The Mean Green rattled off four 3-pointers after the break and led by as many as 11 before Texas went on a 30-9 run to take over the game.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
UNT
TEX
Points 62 71
FG Made-Attempted 22-70 (.314) 27-56 (.482)
3P Made-Attempted 8-24 (.333) 4-9 (.444)
FT Made-Attempted 10-13 (.769) 13-19 (.684)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 15 (0/0) 14 (0/0)
Largest Lead 13 12

Game Leaders

 
UNT
TEX
PointsL. McCoy 14C. Fussell 20
ReboundsA. Evans 7A. Gayle 11
AssistsT. Torru 5A. Fontenette 9
StealsT. Torru 3A. Fontenette 4

2011-12 Season

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