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North Texas defeats Florida Atlantic 74-70 in American Athletic Conference Tournament

By The Associated Press

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Je’Shawn Stevenson had 24 points in No. 6 seed North Texas’ 74-70 win over seventh-seeded Florida Atlantic on Thursday night in the American Athletic Conference Tournament.

North Texas (19-13) plays No. 3 seed Tulsa in the semifinals Friday.

Stevenson shot 8 for 15 (2 for 5 from 3-point range) and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Mean Green. Buddy Hammer Jr. added 12 points while shooting 3 of 4 from the field and 6 for 9 from the free-throw line while they also had eight rebounds. David Terrell Jr. shot 3 of 11 from the field and 5 for 11 from the foul line to finish with 11 points, while adding seven assists.

Isaiah Elohim finished with 20 points and eight rebounds for the Owls (18-15). Amar Amkou added 13 points for Florida Atlantic. Josiah Parker finished with 12 points and six rebounds.

North Texas went into halftime ahead of Florida Atlantic 34-30. Stevenson scored nine points in the half. Stevenson scored 15 points in the second half to help lead North Texas to a four-point victory.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

ACC backs Duke’s TV deal with Amazon, calling it innovative despite Big Ten pushback

By The Associated Press
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — At a time when college athletic departments are desperately looking for new revenue sources, Duke “came up with something creative” and landed a three-game deal with streaming giant Amazon, Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Jim Phillips said. Phillips praised the Blue Devils for working with ACC television partner ESPN to secure a first-of-its-kind contract that could set a precedent for future cash grabs around the league and maybe the country. “If there’s other opportunities that are out there that schools bring forward, we’ll look at it,” Phillips said Wednesday while wrapping up the league’s three-day spring meetings inside a posh resort in northeast Florida. “I think it’s innovative by Duke.” Phillips offered some insight into how the deal came together and said negotiations never undermined the ACC’s current TV contracts. Duke agreed to future scheduling commitments with ESPN in exchange for the three games on Amazon Prime Video.
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