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The night after top seed Middle Tennessee all but handed the game to ninth-seed Arkansas State by missing every opportunity at the free-throw line in the final minutes of a tight contest, North Texas hit 8 of 10 free throws in the last 46 seconds Monday night and denied the revived Red Wolves a possible Sun Belt Men's Tournament championship, winning 76-72. read more >

Defense was the name of the game for UALR's men basketball team, which limited Denver to just 30 percent from beyond the three-point arc and forced 17 turnovers as the Trojans took sole possession of first place in the Sun Belt West Division with a 64-57 win Saturday night at the Jack Stephens Center. read more >

Chris Udofia matched a career high with 21 points to lead Denver past Arkansas State 66-52 Thursday night. It was the third time Udofia has reached 21 in his career. Brian Stafford added 15 points for Denver (16-5, 6-2 Sun Belt), which has won five of its last seven games and is off to its best NCAA Division I start. read more >

The UALR men's basketball team improved to 2-0 in Sun Belt Conference action with a 66-59 victory over Denver at Magness Arena on Saturday. Sophomore Will Neighbour led all players with 17 points in the win, and was one of four Trojans to score in double figures, with freshman Ben Dillard chipping in a season-high 13 points off the bench. read more >

Arkansas State's defense held Denver to 13 first-half points and the Red Wolves went on to an easy 60-35 win over the Pioneers Saturday night. read more >