Abdur-Rahim scores 21, women's basketball loses at UNT

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From SMUMustangs.com:

Abdur-Rahim Scores 21 In Loss At North Texas

DENTON, Texas (SMU)- Amirah Abdur-Rahim totaled 21 points, but the SMU women's basketball team fell to North Texas 78-65 on Saturday afternoon in the Super Pit.

Abur-Rahim's 21 led SMU (11-12; 5-7 American Athletic Conference). The senior forward added a career-high five steals, nine rebounds, and two blocks. Chantae Embry reached double-digits for the sixth game in a row with 12 points. She added three rebounds and as many assists. Tiara Young logged 15 points and grabbed three boards. Reagan Bradley turned in five points and four rebounds, while Maya Chandler scored six. Jiya Perry tallied four points and grabbed two boards.

Young started the fourth with two straight buckets. North Texas hit four shots in a row to extend its lead to 71-57 halfway through the fourth. SMU kept battling, but the Mean Green used their separation to seal a 78-65 victory.

Embry logged two buckets, and Chandler hit one from beyond the arc to trim the Mustangs deficit after halftime. UNT answered with nine straight to extend its lead to 12. North Texas made seven of its final eight shots from the field to take a 63-45 lead into the fourth quarter.

A three-pointer from Young and a finish from Aaliyah Henderson gave SMU the first five points of the second and its first lead of the contest. Both teams traded runs down the stretch, with SMU using seven unanswered to match an 8-0 run from the Mean Green. UNT finished the half with another 8-0 run to lead 37-28 at the break. The Mustangs trailed 17-14 after a back-and-forth first quarter.

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NOTES
Starters at UNT: #13 Reagan Bradley, #1 Tiara Young, #10 Maya Chandler, #33 Chantae Embry, #23 Amirah Abdur-Rahim
Fifth time with this starting lineup, 3-2 record with this lineup
SMU blocked more shots than its opponent for the 13th time this season
SMU scored more points in the paint than its opponent for the 15th time this season. SMU finished with 44 points in the paint
SMU scored more second chance points than its opponent for the ninth time this season
A Mustang has scored 20+ points in 10 games this season
SERIES HISTORY
Saturday was the 54th meeting between the two programs. SMU leads the all-time series 33-21
ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL NOTES
Chantae Embry (#33, Jr., F)
12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
Scored double-digit points for the 12th time this season and sixth game in a row
Tiara Young (#1 Gr., G)
15 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal
Scored double-digit points for the 21st time in 23 games. Averages 18 points per game (5th AAC)
Reagan Bradley (#13, Gr., G)
5 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block
Made her 108th start at SMU
Blocked her first shot of the season
Amirah Abdur-Rahim (#23, Sr., F)
21 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 blocks, 5 steals
Scored 20+ points for the second time this season
Scored double-digit points for the 15th time this season
Career-high five steals
Recorded three plus steals for the third time this season
Maya Chandler (#10, Sr., G)
6 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist