Box Score
JONESBORO, Ark. - The duo of Brandon Reed and Martavius Adams were too much for North Texas (9-5, 2-2) as Arkansas State ended the Mean Green's three-game winning streak with a 71-56 win at the Convocation Center. Reed and Adams combined for 41 points as Arkansas State (7-6, 2-1) led wire to wire and never trailed in the game.
"We were beat from start to finish tonight, they did a much better job tonight, they were the aggressor and the team that played with a little more energy that we did," said coach Johnny Jones. "I thought overall it wasn't a great effort from our basketball team."
The Red Wolves raced out to an early 12-2 in the first four minutes thanks to early turnovers by North Texas. Trailing 16-4 with 13:47 left, North Texas cut into the Arkansas State led by Shannon Shorter who scored six points in a quick 8-2 run by the Mean Green to make it 16-10.
Arkansas State did not relinquish the lead in the first half, as they took a 32-22 lead into the break.
The second saw the Red Wolves open up a 13-point lead at 39-26 with 15 minutes left. Tristan Thompson single handily kept the Mean Green alive in the second half scoring 10 straight points and finishing with a team-high 18 points for the game. After a basket by Thompson to make it 45-33, Arkansas exploded for a 13-5 run capped by dunk by Adams on a fast break with 8:45 remaining.
North Texas never got any closer than 14-points the rest of the game. Arkansas State had three players score in double figures as they shot 51 percent from the floor. North Texas was held to a season-low 33 percent from the floor for the night and a season-low 56 points
North Texas is back in action on Thursday night as they face Louisiana-Lafayette on the road at 7 p.m.
