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Lorient scores 16 as North Texas defeats Florida Atlantic 71-61

AP
Feb 27, 2025

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) Brenen Lorient helped lead North Texas over Florida Atlantic on Thursday night with 16 points off of the bench in a 71-61 victory.

Lorient also added eight rebounds, five assists, and three steals for the Mean Green (21-6, 12-3 American Athletic Conference). Atin Wright scored 13 points while shooting 5 for 11, including 1 for 4 from beyond the arc. Rondel Walker went 4 of 6 from the field (2 for 3 from 3-point range) to finish with 10 points.

The Owls (15-13, 8-7) were led by Leland Walker, who recorded 19 points, five assists and two steals. Baba added 15 points for Florida Atlantic. Tre Carroll finished with eight points.

North Texas took the lead almost eight minutes into the game and did not relinquish it. Lorient led their team in scoring with nine points in the first half to help put the Mean Green ahead 37-34 at the break. North Texas turned a five-point second-half lead into a 13-point advantage with an 8-0 run to make it a 54-41 lead with 12:20 left in the half. Lorient scored seven second-half points.

UNT is second in the conference standings, a game behind No. 18 Memphis, with three games remaining in the regular season.

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1st Half
NTEX
Mean Green
37
FAU
Owls
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Moulaye Sissoko vs. Baba Miller (Leland Walker gains possession)
19:42		Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
19:40		Tre Carroll offensive rebound
19:36		Tre Carroll turnover (lost ball) (Moulaye Sissoko steals)
19:17		Rondel Walker turnover (bad pass) (Leland Walker steals)
19:03	+3	Tre Carroll makes three point jump shot (Leland Walker assists)	0-3
18:43	+2	Grant Newell makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jasper Floyd assists)	2-3
18:28		Leland Walker misses three point jump shot
18:26		Atin Wright defensive rebound
17:58		Grant Newell misses three point jump shot
17:56		Leland Walker defensive rebound
17:48		Tre Carroll misses two point layup
17:46		Owls offensive rebound
17:37		Leland Walker misses two point layup
17:35		Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
17:15		Rondel Walker turnover (lost ball) (Leland Walker steals)
17:10	+2	Leland Walker makes two point layup	2-5
16:40	+2	Moulaye Sissoko makes two point hook shot	4-5
16:14	+2	Baba Miller makes two point layup	4-7
16:11		Mean Green 30 second timeout
16:11		TV timeout
15:40		Mean Green turnover (shot clock violation)
15:19	+2	Niccolo Moretti makes two point driving layup	4-9
15:07	+3	Atin Wright makes three point jump shot (Grant Newell assists)	7-9
14:48		Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
14:46		Latrell Jossell defensive rebound
14:30		Matas Vokietaitis shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul)
14:30	+1	Grant Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-9
14:30	+1	Grant Newell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-9
14:17	+3	Kaleb Glenn makes three point jump shot (Baba Miller assists)	9-12
14:04	+2	Brenen Lorient makes two point layup	11-12
13:46		Kaleb Glenn misses three point jump shot
13:44		Latrell Jossell defensive rebound
13:23	+2	Moulaye Sissoko makes two point dunk (Atin Wright assists)	13-12
13:11		Latrell Jossell personal foul (Niccolo Moretti draws the foul)
13:04	+2	KyKy Tandy makes two point layup	13-14
12:33		Latrell Jossell misses three point jump shot
12:31		Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound
12:24		Matas Vokietaitis turnover (bad pass) (Matthew Stone steals)
12:03	+3	Brenen Lorient makes three point jump shot (Matthew Stone assists)	16-14
11:50		TV timeout
11:35		Matas Vokietaitis misses two point hook shot
11:33		Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
11:05	+2	Jasper Floyd makes two point layup	18-14
10:50		KyKy Tandy misses three point jump shot
10:48		Rondel Walker defensive rebound
10:38		KyKy Tandy blocks Jasper Floyd's two point layup
10:36		Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound
10:15		Matas Vokietaitis turnover (lost ball) (Latrell Jossell steals)
9:49		Jasper Floyd misses three point jump shot
9:47		Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound
9:36		Niccolo Moretti turnover (bad pass)
9:22		Atin Wright misses two point jump shot
9:20		Leland Walker defensive rebound
9:11		Brenen Lorient blocks Tre Carroll's two point layup
9:09		Owls offensive rebound
9:06		KyKy Tandy misses two point layup
9:04		Rondel Walker defensive rebound
8:51	+2	Brenen Lorient makes two point jump shot	20-14
8:36		Leland Walker misses two point jump shot
8:34		Brenen Lorient defensive rebound
8:19		Grant Newell misses three point jump shot
8:17		Baba Miller defensive rebound
8:10		Baba Miller turnover (lost ball) (Brenen Lorient steals)
7:42	+2	Brenen Lorient makes two point turnaround jump shot	22-14
7:36		Owls 30 second timeout
7:36		TV timeout
7:11		Tre Carroll misses two point jump shot
7:09		Baba Miller offensive rebound
7:08	+2	Baba Miller makes two point putback layup	22-16
6:50	+2	Atin Wright makes two point jump shot	24-16
6:35	+3	Tre Carroll makes three point jump shot (Leland Walker assists)	24-19
6:04	+2	Atin Wright makes two point layup	26-19
5:39		Moulaye Sissoko personal foul (Baba Miller draws the foul)
5:36	+2	Baba Miller makes two point alley-oop layup (Leland Walker assists)	26-21
5:10	+3	Rondel Walker makes three point jump shot (Grant Newell assists)	29-21
4:43		Baba Miller turnover (bad pass) (Jasper Floyd steals)
4:36	+2	Jasper Floyd makes two point layup	31-21
4:26		Leland Walker turnover (lost ball) (Jasper Floyd steals)
4:19		Atin Wright misses three point jump shot
4:17		Tre Carroll defensive rebound
4:07	+3	Leland Walker makes three point jump shot	31-24
3:32		Rondel Walker misses two point layup
3:30		Baba Miller defensive rebound
3:24	+3	Leland Walker makes three point jump shot	31-27
2:51	+3	Jasper Floyd makes three point jump shot (Rondel Walker assists)	34-27
2:34	+3	Leland Walker makes three point jump shot (Ken Evans Jr. assists)	34-30
2:11		Jasper Floyd turnover (bad pass)
2:11		TV timeout
1:53		Leland Walker misses two point jump shot
1:51		Jasper Floyd defensive rebound
1:25		Latrell Jossell misses three point jump shot
1:23		Brenen Lorient offensive rebound
1:20	+3	Latrell Jossell makes three point jump shot (Brenen Lorient assists)	37-30
0:50	+2	Kaleb Glenn makes two point layup	37-32
0:17		Mean Green turnover (shot clock violation)
0:01	+2	Baba Miller makes two point jump shot	37-34
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NTEX
Mean Green
34
FAU
Owls
27

Time		Play	Score
19:36		Atin Wright misses two point layup
19:34		Jasper Floyd offensive rebound
19:34		Jasper Floyd misses two point layup
19:32		Grant Newell offensive rebound
19:32		Baba Miller blocks Grant Newell's two point layup
19:32		Mean Green offensive rebound
19:27	+2	Atin Wright makes two point jump shot (Jasper Floyd assists)	39-34
19:03		Tre Carroll turnover (lost ball)
18:46		Jasper Floyd misses three point jump shot
18:44		Tre Carroll defensive rebound
18:38		Moulaye Sissoko shooting foul (Ken Evans Jr. draws the foul)
18:38	+1	Ken Evans Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-35
18:38		Ken Evans Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:38		Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
18:06		Mean Green turnover (shot clock violation)
17:46		Rondel Walker personal foul (Baba Miller draws the foul)
17:42		Leland Walker misses three point jump shot
17:40		Brenen Lorient defensive rebound
17:19		Rondel Walker misses three point jump shot
17:17		Baba Miller defensive rebound
17:07		KyKy Tandy misses three point jump shot
17:05		Jasper Floyd defensive rebound
16:40	+2	Rondel Walker makes two point layup (Brenen Lorient assists)	41-35
16:24	+2	Leland Walker makes two point jump shot	41-37
16:02		Atin Wright misses three point jump shot
16:00		Brenen Lorient offensive rebound
15:43	+3	Brenen Lorient makes three point jump shot (Rondel Walker assists)	44-37
15:29	+2	Baba Miller makes two point alley-oop dunk (Leland Walker assists)	44-39
15:05		Baba Miller personal foul (Jasper Floyd draws the foul)
15:05		TV timeout
15:01		Baba Miller personal foul (Brenen Lorient draws the foul)
14:52	+2	Moulaye Sissoko makes two point layup (Brenen Lorient assists)	46-39
14:36	+2	Baba Miller makes two point dunk (Tre Carroll assists)	46-41
14:04		Latrell Jossell misses three point jump shot
14:02		Owls defensive rebound
14:02		Moulaye Sissoko personal foul (Tre Carroll draws the foul)
13:48		Baba Miller turnover (bad pass) (Brenen Lorient steals)
13:35	+3	Latrell Jossell makes three point jump shot (Atin Wright assists)	49-41
13:13		Kaleb Glenn turnover (lost ball) (Brenen Lorient steals)
13:10	+2	Brenen Lorient makes two point dunk	51-41
12:49		Niccolo Moretti misses three point jump shot
12:47		Matthew Stone defensive rebound
12:20	+3	Latrell Jossell makes three point jump shot (Matthew Stone assists)	54-41
12:19		Owls 30 second timeout
12:19		TV timeout
12:08	+2	Kaleb Glenn makes two point layup (Leland Walker assists)	54-43
12:08		Latrell Jossell shooting foul (Kaleb Glenn draws the foul)
12:08	+1	Kaleb Glenn makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-44
11:47		Leland Walker shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul)
11:47		TV timeout
11:47	+1	Grant Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-44
11:47	+1	Grant Newell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-44
11:19		Kaleb Glenn misses two point jump shot
11:17		Brenen Lorient defensive rebound
11:02	+2	Grant Newell makes two point layup (Brenen Lorient assists)	58-44
10:41		Leland Walker misses three point jump shot
10:39		Leland Walker offensive rebound
10:38		Rondel Walker shooting foul (Leland Walker draws the foul)
10:38	+1	Leland Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-45
10:38	+1	Leland Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-46
10:30		Grant Newell misses three point jump shot
10:28		Baba Miller defensive rebound
10:17		Tre Carroll turnover (lost ball) (Grant Newell steals)
9:50	+3	Rondel Walker makes three point jump shot (Brenen Lorient assists)	61-46
9:34		Grant Newell personal foul (Baba Miller draws the foul)
9:25		Leland Walker misses two point jump shot
9:23		Brenen Lorient defensive rebound
9:04		Tre Carroll personal foul (Grant Newell draws the foul)
8:51		Leland Walker personal foul (Brenen Lorient draws the foul)
8:30		Mean Green turnover (shot clock violation)
8:16		Leland Walker turnover (lost ball) (Grant Newell steals)
7:51		Atin Wright misses two point jump shot
7:49		Niccolo Moretti defensive rebound
7:39		Rondel Walker personal foul (Niccolo Moretti draws the foul)
7:39		TV timeout
7:39		Niccolo Moretti misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:39		Grant Newell defensive rebound
7:20	+2	Jasper Floyd makes two point jump shot	63-46
6:58		Matas Vokietaitis misses two point layup
6:56		Matas Vokietaitis offensive rebound
6:56		Moulaye Sissoko personal foul (Matas Vokietaitis draws the foul)
6:56	+1	Matas Vokietaitis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-47
6:56	+1	Matas Vokietaitis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-48
6:31		Atin Wright misses three point jump shot
6:29		Niccolo Moretti defensive rebound
6:15		Kaleb Glenn misses two point layup
6:13		Jasper Floyd defensive rebound
6:09	+2	Rondel Walker makes two point dunk (Jasper Floyd assists)	65-48
5:57		Ken Evans Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:55		Grant Newell defensive rebound
5:28		Brenen Lorient turnover (bad pass) (Ken Evans Jr. steals)
5:23		Kaleb Glenn misses three point jump shot
5:21		Matas Vokietaitis offensive rebound
5:21		Atin Wright personal foul (Matas Vokietaitis draws the foul)
5:21	+1	Matas Vokietaitis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-49
5:21	+1	Matas Vokietaitis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-50
5:21		Leland Walker personal foul (Latrell Jossell draws the foul)
4:55		Latrell Jossell misses three point jump shot
4:53		Brenen Lorient offensive rebound
4:34	+2	Atin Wright makes two point jump shot	67-50
4:34		Mean Green 30 second timeout
4:15		Brenen Lorient personal foul (Leland Walker draws the foul)
4:15	+1	Leland Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-51
4:15	+1	Leland Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-52
3:44		Jasper Floyd misses two point jump shot
3:42		Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound
3:31		Baba Miller misses three point jump shot
3:29		Tre Carroll offensive rebound
3:26		Tre Carroll turnover (out of bounds)
3:26		TV timeout
3:00		Brenen Lorient turnover (bad pass) (Baba Miller steals)
2:45		Tre Carroll misses two point jump shot
2:43		Grant Newell defensive rebound
2:20		Latrell Jossell misses three point jump shot
2:18		Tre Carroll defensive rebound
2:18		Brenen Lorient personal foul (Tre Carroll draws the foul)
2:18	+1	Tre Carroll makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-53
2:18	+1	Tre Carroll makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-54
1:50		Latrell Jossell misses three point jump shot
1:48		Kaleb Glenn defensive rebound
1:43		Leland Walker misses three point jump shot
1:41		Owls offensive rebound
1:34		Ken Evans Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:32		Mean Green defensive rebound
1:32		Baba Miller personal foul (Grant Newell draws the foul)
1:32		Grant Newell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:32		Matas Vokietaitis defensive rebound
1:20	+2	Matas Vokietaitis makes two point hook shot	67-56
1:20		Owls 30 second timeout
1:17		Ken Evans Jr. personal foul (Brenen Lorient draws the foul)
1:17	+1	Brenen Lorient makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-56
1:17	+1	Brenen Lorient makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-56
1:14		Brenen Lorient personal foul (Leland Walker draws the foul)
1:14	+1	Leland Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-57
1:14	+1	Leland Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-58
1:10		Leland Walker personal foul (Atin Wright draws the foul)
1:10	+1	Atin Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-58
1:10	+1	Atin Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-58
1:00	+3	Baba Miller makes three point jump shot (Ken Evans Jr. assists)	71-61
1:00		Owls 60 second timeout
0:31		Jasper Floyd misses two point jump shot
0:29		Matas Vokietaitis defensive rebound
0:21		Leland Walker misses two point jump shot
0:19		Brenen Lorient defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Brenen Lorient defensive rebound