NIT: North Texas 56 Wisconsin 54, Mean Green to Final

LAS VEGAS -- The Mean Green were down in a semifinal. They had to grind out a win through toughness and belief and togetherness. They held Wisconsin to no points in the final 10 minutes and 13 points in the second half. Defense travels. The toughest team wins. It all was on display.

The immediate feeling for MGN, was that this was all familiar. Back in J…