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North Texas Defeats Southern Mississippi 72-52 - Recap
North Texas blew out Southern Mississippi on Thursday, running up the score in a 72-52 win at Reed Green Coliseum.
Bettors who backed North Texas were also rewarded, as they covered the closing number as a favorite of -6.5 at sportsbooks.
Umoja Gibson had 17 points for North Texas and Javion Hamlet chipped in with 13 points. Javion Hamlet had 10 assists for them, while Zachary Simmons was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 8 boards.
Southern Mississippi got a 13-point performance from Boban Jacdonmi, who was supported by 10 points from Gabe Watson. Gabe Watson had 3 assists in a losing cause for Southern Mississippi, while Tyler Stevenson grabbed 10 rebounds.
North Texas was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
North Texas won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 28-25.
Next game, North Texas takes its act on the road to face Louisiana Tech looking for another win. For Southern Mississippi, they head home to face Rice.