Roadrunners fall short in battle at North Texas

DENTON, Texas – Three Roadrunners scored in double digits as North Texas won a battle for the ball, 85-78, Friday night at The Super Pit.

The Roadrunners started off strong with a 6-0 run, including back-to-back steals from Mikayla Woods. UTSA kept the Mean Green from scoring until the 6:12 mark and then a battle for the ball commenced until UNT hit a 7-2 run in the last two minutes to take the lead, 15-14.

In the second, North Texas had an 8-2 run to push the lead to seven (16-23). For the remainder of the quarter, both teams found the basket as the Mean Green led 35-30 at the half.

Coming out of the locker room, both teams continued to battle it out until Karrington Donald hit a 3-pointer…