Men's basketball: UNT avoids upset in Sun Belt quarterfinals

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Brandon WIlliams of Louisiana-Monroe, right, pressures Alzee Williams of North Texas during a quarterfinal game in the Sun Belt Conference tournament on Sunday night in Hot Springs, Ark.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- The magical run for North Texas wasn’t about to end in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament as the Mean Green rallied from a seven-point deficit with four minutes left to beat Louisiana-Monroe 69-66 on Sunday night. UNT (22-8), which trailed by as many as 14 points, was down 60-53 with 3:43 left in the game, outscored the Warhawks 16-6 down the stretch to win and advance to the semifinals to face Denver -- which upset No. 3 seed Middle Tennessee on Sunday --tonight at 8:45 p.m.

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