DENTON, Texas -- The Mississippi Valley State men's basketball had its best defensive effort of the season Wednesday night at North Texas. Unfortunately, the Mean Green still did enough to upend the Delta Devils, 67-52, at the Super Pit.

Jordan Washington led the team with 16 points, extending his double-digit scoring streak to five games. The Memphis native made 4-of-13 shots and converted 6-of-9 free throws to go along with a game-high five steals. DeAngelo Priar, who made three 3-point shots in the first half, finished with 12 points and six rebounds while Isaac Williams contributed a career-high 12 points and eight rebounds off the bench.

MVSU forced North Texas to commit 20 turnovers.

Valley held a four-point lead, 11-7, with under 15 minutes left in the first half before the Mean Green went on a 10-0 run highlighted by a pair of three-pointers from TJ Taylor and Maurice Aniefiok. Washington ended the Delta Devils' drought with a 3-pointer of his own to cut the lead to 17-14.

North Texas led 41-27 at intermission and held on to its lead by barely edging MVSU 26-25 in the second half.

As a team, Valley shot 26 percent, including 7-of-22 three-pointers,

MVSU will be back in action Friday at 3 p.m. against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. To watch the game live for a fee, click here.