RUSTON, La. -- Alex Hamilton scored 19 points and passed out eight assists and Louisiana Tech beat North Texas in overtime to win 73-62 on Thursday night to keep its first-round bye hopes alive for the Conference USA tournament.
Dayon Griffin opened overtime by hitting a 3-pointer and the Bulldogs scored 10 straight points before the Mean Green got on the board with Jeremy Combs' dunk.
Merrill Holden scored 13 and grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds, Griffin finished with 16 and Boykins had 14 for the Bulldogs (21-7, 10-5), who entered with a half-game lead for the conference's fourth seed.