Hamlet, North Texas beat W. Kentucky, win C-USA Tournament

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Javion Hamlet scored six of his 20 points after regulation, including the go-ahead basket with 13.9 seconds left, and North Texas beat Western Kentucky 61-57 in overtime to win the Conference USA Tournament title game. The Mean Green (17-9) earned a berth into the NCAA Tournament, their first since winning the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in 2010. UNT’s Jordan Rawls hit a 3-pointer to open the scoring in OT and there were three lead changes and three ties before Hamlet’s left-handed runner in the lane made it 59-57. Western Kentucky has lost each of the last three C-USA title games, falling to Marshall in 2018 and Old Dominion in 2019. The 2020 Conference USA Tournament was canceled after the first round due to the coronavirus pandemic.