TULSA, Okla. (Interstat) — The Tulsa Golden Hurricane used a dominant second half to defeat the North Texas Mean Green 82-66 in an American Athletic Conference men’s basketball game Wednesday night at Donald Reynolds Center.

Leading 33-28 at halftime, Tulsa outscored North Texas 49-38 after the break. Tylen Riley led the Golden Hurricane with 20 points, while Miles Barnstable added 18. Je’Shawn Stevenson scored 19 for the Mean Green.

Tulsa shot 50.9% from the field and made 18 of 21 free throws. North Texas struggled offensively, shooting 38.1% overall and 4 of 18 from 3-point range. Tulsa improved to 18-3, while North Texas fell to 12-9.