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North Texas holds on for 67-63 win over Texas State in NIT

DENTON, Texas (AP) Rubin Jones made a basket with 3:15 remaining in overtime to give North Texas a lead they would not relinquish en route to a 67-63 win over Texas State in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday night.

The Mean Green's Tylor Perry made two of three foul shots to even the score at 57 with two seconds remaining in regulation and send the game to overtime.

Mardrez McBride had a career-high 24 points and Jones had 15 points for North Texas (25-6). Perry added 10 points, and Thomas Bell had 10 points and seven rebounds.

Leaders
Points:	C. Asberry	13.6
Rebounds:	I. Small	7.2
Assists:	M. Harrell	3.1
FG%:	No qualifiers
FT%:	M. Harrell	84.4%
3P%:	C. Asberry	38.4%
Steals:	S. Adams	1.2
Blocks:	N. Ceaser	1.0

AP Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Gonzaga	28-4
2	Arizona	33-4
3	Kansas	34-6
4	Baylor	27-7
5	Tennessee	27-8
6	Villanova	30-8
7	Kentucky	26-8
8	Auburn	28-6
9	Duke	32-7
10	Purdue	29-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank	School	Rec
1	Kansas	34-6
2	North Carolina	29-10
3	Duke	32-7
4	Villanova	30-8
5	Gonzaga	28-4
6	Arizona	33-4
7	Houston	32-6
8	Arkansas	28-9
9	Baylor	27-7
10	Purdue	29-8
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Sun Belt Standings
	Conference	Overall
	W-L	W-L
Texas State	12-3	21-8
App State	12-6	19-15
Georgia State	9-5	18-11
Troy	10-6	20-12
South Alabama	9-7	21-12
Arkansas State	8-7	18-11
Coastal Carolina	8-8	19-14
Louisiana	8-9	16-15
UT Arlington	7-10	11-18
Georgia Southern	5-11	13-16
ULM	5-13	13-18
Little Rock	3-11	9-19
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Offense (Rank)
Points:	70.4 (200)
Rebounds:	10.1 (168)
Assists:	12.2 (239)
FG%:	46.2% (61)
FT%:	75.2% (63)
3P%:	37.4% (26)

Defense (Rank)
Points:	63.2 (29)
Rebounds:	23.5 (307)
Assists:	11.7 (105)
FG%:	42.1% (118)
FT%:	71.3% (167)
3P%:	33.6% (195)