DENTON, Texas -- No. 2 DePaul, which held a 16-point lead with less than four minutes left, withstood a furious North Texas State rally and relied on six free throws in the final 37 seconds to defeat the Mean Green 92-86 Tuesday night.
The Blue Demons held what appeared to be a commanding 85-71 lead at 3:49, but North Texas, with Delonte Taylor scoring 8 of his game-high 29 points, hit for straight points to pull within 86-82 with 1:08 remaining.
Then Clyde Bradshaw hit two free throws with 37 seconds left, and Bernard Randolph came off the bench to hit four free throws in the final 11 seconds to help the Blue Demons to its victory.
DePaul, 6-0, was led by Mark Aguirre with 27 points. He was held to only 1 point in the second half and fouled out with 2:27 remaining. Teddy Grubbs added 22 points and Terry Cummings 18.
North Texas, down 50-47 at halftime, fell to 5-3.
