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North Texas Downs Rice 79-74 - Match Report
North Texas got 30 points from Javion Hamlet en route to a 79-74 victory over Rice on Friday at Tudor Fieldhouse.
North Texas earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -7.5-point spread.
Zachary Simmons had 16 points for North Texas and Mardrez McBride chipped in with 12 points. Javion Hamlet had 4 assists for them, while Zachary Simmons was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 7 boards.
Rice got a 21-point performance from Travis Evee, who was supported by 12 points from Max Fiedler. Payton Moore had 4 assists in a losing cause for Rice, while Max Fiedler grabbed 8 rebounds.
First-half bettors who backed Rice were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.
North Texas won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 30-26.