01-19-2021, 04:00 PM
Friday and Saturday 7:00 at the Ted: North Texas (7-5, 3-1 CUSA). ESPN+
Results to date: Miss Valley State (116-62); Arkansas (54-69); Miss State (63-69); W Va (50-62); Arkansas-PB (81-56); Houston Baptist (85-55); LSU-Alexandria (110-78); Loyola-Chicago (49-57); UTSA (77-70); UTSA (69-77); UTEP (63-33); UTEP (74-65).
Last game: UTEP opened the game 11-2 (After scoring just 33 on Friday), but N Texas regained its composure to trail 30-31 @HT. The teams swapped leads most of the second half, but the Mean Green finished 21-12 to claim the home victory. N Texas was efficient on offense- 53% FG (8-16 3s); 80% FT with only 8 TOs. Zachary Simmons (5-7 FG) and Javion Hamlet (3-9 FG, 7-7 FT) had 13 pts, JJ Murray (3-4 FG, 4-5 FT) and Rubin Jones (3-4 FG, 3-3 3s) 11 each off the bench and James Reese (4-8 FG) had 10 pts.
Stats: 74.3 pts (vs 62.8); .491 FG (.398 3s); .741 FT; +3.2 RB; A/TO= 1.1
Starters
F Thomas Bell (6-6 190 Sr). 25.7 min.; .529 FG (13-35 3s); .692 FT; 5.9 RB; 1.3 blocks; 9.5 pts
F Zachary Simmons (6-10 240 Sr). 25.3 min.; .654 FG (1-5 3s); .607 FT; 6.1 RB; 2.2 assists; 10.0 pts
G James Reese (6-4 165 SR). 30.3 min.; .444 FG (24-68 3s); 3.8 RB; 1.4 steals; 10.8 pts
G Mardrez Mc Bride (6-2 180 Jr). 21.9 min.; .467 FG (21-43 3s); .773 FT; 7.8 pts
G Javion Hamlet (6-4 195 Sr). 30.7 min.; .392 FG (6-23 3s); 3.2 RB; 5.2 assists; 12.8 pts
Bench
G Rubin Jones (6-5 185 Fr). 24.3 min.; .403 FG (18-40 3s); .714 FT; 2.7 RB; 1.2 steals; 7.6 pts
G JJ Murray (6-1 180 Sr). 14.7 min.; .464 FG (6-15 3s); .778 FT; 1.6 RB; 3.3 pts
F Terence Lewis (6-7 205 Jr). 12.3 min.; .667 FG (2-4 3s); 1.000 FT; 3.4 RB; 6.6 pts
F Abou Ousmane (6-10 250 Fr). 6.8 min.; .654 FG; .250 FT; 1.9 RB; 3.6 pts
Balanced, efficient, veteran team. NT has taken 7 fewer FG attempts with 45 more makes; 3 fewer 3s with 18 more makes; 9 more FT attempts with +10 makes; all with +67 assists and -18 TOs. NT doesn’t rely on volume of 3s (20 attempts/g) but McBride, Reese and Jones shoot more 3s than 2s. Five NT players are left-handed (McBride, Hamlet, Bell, Jones and Simmons). Although NT has only 1 road victory (UTSA) their 4 OOC road losses are to teams that are 38-16. In the UTSA loss, Jhivvan Jackson went 9-10 FG in the second half and combined with Wallace for 45 total pts.
Results to date: Miss Valley State (116-62); Arkansas (54-69); Miss State (63-69); W Va (50-62); Arkansas-PB (81-56); Houston Baptist (85-55); LSU-Alexandria (110-78); Loyola-Chicago (49-57); UTSA (77-70); UTSA (69-77); UTEP (63-33); UTEP (74-65).
Last game: UTEP opened the game 11-2 (After scoring just 33 on Friday), but N Texas regained its composure to trail 30-31 @HT. The teams swapped leads most of the second half, but the Mean Green finished 21-12 to claim the home victory. N Texas was efficient on offense- 53% FG (8-16 3s); 80% FT with only 8 TOs. Zachary Simmons (5-7 FG) and Javion Hamlet (3-9 FG, 7-7 FT) had 13 pts, JJ Murray (3-4 FG, 4-5 FT) and Rubin Jones (3-4 FG, 3-3 3s) 11 each off the bench and James Reese (4-8 FG) had 10 pts.
Stats: 74.3 pts (vs 62.8); .491 FG (.398 3s); .741 FT; +3.2 RB; A/TO= 1.1
Starters
F Thomas Bell (6-6 190 Sr). 25.7 min.; .529 FG (13-35 3s); .692 FT; 5.9 RB; 1.3 blocks; 9.5 pts
F Zachary Simmons (6-10 240 Sr). 25.3 min.; .654 FG (1-5 3s); .607 FT; 6.1 RB; 2.2 assists; 10.0 pts
G James Reese (6-4 165 SR). 30.3 min.; .444 FG (24-68 3s); 3.8 RB; 1.4 steals; 10.8 pts
G Mardrez Mc Bride (6-2 180 Jr). 21.9 min.; .467 FG (21-43 3s); .773 FT; 7.8 pts
G Javion Hamlet (6-4 195 Sr). 30.7 min.; .392 FG (6-23 3s); 3.2 RB; 5.2 assists; 12.8 pts
Bench
G Rubin Jones (6-5 185 Fr). 24.3 min.; .403 FG (18-40 3s); .714 FT; 2.7 RB; 1.2 steals; 7.6 pts
G JJ Murray (6-1 180 Sr). 14.7 min.; .464 FG (6-15 3s); .778 FT; 1.6 RB; 3.3 pts
F Terence Lewis (6-7 205 Jr). 12.3 min.; .667 FG (2-4 3s); 1.000 FT; 3.4 RB; 6.6 pts
F Abou Ousmane (6-10 250 Fr). 6.8 min.; .654 FG; .250 FT; 1.9 RB; 3.6 pts
Balanced, efficient, veteran team. NT has taken 7 fewer FG attempts with 45 more makes; 3 fewer 3s with 18 more makes; 9 more FT attempts with +10 makes; all with +67 assists and -18 TOs. NT doesn’t rely on volume of 3s (20 attempts/g) but McBride, Reese and Jones shoot more 3s than 2s. Five NT players are left-handed (McBride, Hamlet, Bell, Jones and Simmons). Although NT has only 1 road victory (UTSA) their 4 OOC road losses are to teams that are 38-16. In the UTSA loss, Jhivvan Jackson went 9-10 FG in the second half and combined with Wallace for 45 total pts.