DENTON, Texas (Interstat) — Izaiyah Nelson scored 17 points to lead South Florida to a 74-70 comeback victory over North Texas in an American Athletic Conference men’s basketball game Wednesday night at North Texas Coliseum.

The Bulls trailed 30-25 at halftime but outscored the Mean Green 49-40 after intermission. Je’Shawn Stevenson led North Texas with 21 points, and David Terrell added 17.

South Florida improved to 9-6 overall. North Texas fell to 10-6. An announced crowd of 2,645 attended.