FRISCO - North Texas (26-6) put on an impressive defensive performance in the Mean Green's quarterfinal win over Louisiana Tech (15-18), 74-46, on Thursday night. 

Forward Aaron Scott paced the Mean Green offensively with 19 points on a perfect 6-6 shooting to go along with his six rebounds. Scott was one of four UNT players in double figures in the victory. The Mean Green held LA Tech to just 30.4% shooting overall, and only 19 first half points. North Texas moves on to face No. 3 seed UAB (23-8) on Friday at 2 p.m. CT live on CBS Sports Network.