DENTON, Texas (Interstat) — UAB held off North Texas 72-68 in a men’s American Athletic Conference basketball game Saturday at North Texas Coliseum.

The Blazers, who led 34-37 at halftime, used a 38-point second half to secure the road win. Chance Westry led UAB with 18 points. North Texas’s Je’Shawn Stevenson scored a game-high 21 points in the loss.

UAB improved to 14-8 overall. North Texas fell to 12-10. An announced crowd of 3,905 watched the Mean Green commit only six turnovers but struggle from three-point range, making just 3 of 17 attempts.