<p>DENTON, Texas — James Reese scored 12 points, grabbed five rebounds and had a pair of steals as North Texas held off Louisiana Tech 57-55 on Saturday.</p>
<p>Louisiana Tech’s Cobe Williams made the first two of three foul shots with under a second remaining to pull the Bulldogs within two, but missed the third and North Texas grabbed the rebound as time expired.</p>
<p>Mardrez McBride scored eight for Mean Green (10-6, 6-2 Conference USA), Abou Ousmane had six points and three blocked shots.</p>
<p>North Texas built an early 17-point lead but that had been cut down to 38-33 by halftime as Louisiana Tech built its own nine-point lead midway through the second half.</p>
<p>North Texas scored a season-low 19 points after halftime.</p>
<p>Amorie Archibald had 10 points for the Bulldogs (15-6, 8-4), whose four-game winning streak came to an end. Williams finished with nine points but had six turnovers. Kenneth Lofton Jr. added nine points and 14 rebounds.</p>
<p>Louisiana Tech defeated North Texas 68-63 on Friday.</p>
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