Purdue Boilermakers vs North Texas Mean Green
Men's Basketball Championship - South Region - 1st Round
78
18-9
Final/OT
| 1 | 2 | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
UNT | 32 | 29 | 17 | 78 |
PUR | 24 | 37 | 8 | 69 |
69
18-10
North Texas Mean Green
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 42 | 16 | 7-13 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 28 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 40 | 16 | 6-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 43 | 24 | 7-18 | 2-4 | 8-8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
| 37 | 13 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 16 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
78 | 28-59 | 9-21 | 13-15 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 18 | |
47% | 43% | 87% |
Purdue Boilermakers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 35 | 7 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | 14 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| 42 | 26 | 10-24 | 4-12 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | 9 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 10 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | 9 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
69 | 25-69 | 9-30 | 10-14 | 39 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
36% | 30% | 71% |
Game Information
Indianapolis, IN
Referee:Brent Hampton
Referee:James Breeding
Referee:Byron Jarrett
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| American ConferenceAmerican Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
NCAA Division I
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |
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