DENTON, Texas -- Jorden Duffy scored 15 points to help North Texas beat San Francisco 69-55 on Wednesday night, forcing a deciding Game 3 in the College Basketball Invitational final.
Roosevelt Smart added 13 points and Zachary Simmons had 12. Duffy also grabbed nine rebounds.
The Mean Green missed 12 straight shots from the field over a span of nearly 7 minutes before Tope Arikawe's tiebreaking layup with 29 seconds left made it 33-31 at halftime. Arikawe finished with 10 points.
North Texas (19-18) scored the first 10 points after halftime, part of a 16-3 run that was capped by Ryan Woolridge's steal and breakaway layup that made it 49-35 with just over 12 minutes left.