{"id":189841,"date":"2026-03-13T07:22:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T07:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/189841\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T07:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T07:22:10","slug":"north-texas-defeats-florida-atlantic-74-70-in-american-athletic-conference-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/189841\/","title":{"rendered":"North Texas defeats Florida Atlantic 74-70 in American Athletic Conference Tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Je’Shawn Stevenson had 24 points in No. 6 seed North Texas<\/a>‘ 74-70 win over seventh-seeded Florida Atlantic<\/a> on Thursday night in the American Athletic Conference Tournament.<\/p>\n

North Texas (19-13) plays No. 3 seed Tulsa in the semifinals Friday.<\/p>\n

Stevenson shot 8 for 15 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Mean Green. Buddy Hammer Jr. added 12 points while shooting 3 of 4 from the field and 6 for 9 from the free-throw line while they also had eight rebounds. David Terrell Jr. shot 3 of 11 from the field and 5 for 11 from the foul line to finish with 11 points, while adding seven assists.<\/p>\n

Isaiah Elohim finished with 20 points and eight rebounds for the Owls (18-15). Amar Amkou added 13 points for Florida Atlantic. Josiah Parker finished with 12 points and six rebounds.<\/p>\n

North Texas went into halftime ahead of Florida Atlantic 34-30. Stevenson scored nine points in the half. Stevenson scored 15 points in the second half to help lead North Texas to a four-point victory.<\/p>\n

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n

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