Hits: 37
North Texas 79 (6-11 0-5)
Rice 101 (12-6 2-3)
Starters
Jeremy Combs
Rickey Brice, Jr.
Ja’Michael Brown
A.J. Lawson
J-Mychal Reese
The Player of the Game is Senior , J-Mychal Reese, who led the team with 18 points. He was 5 of 10 (50%) from the floor, 2 of 2 (100%) from behind the arc, and 6 of 11 (54.5%) from the Free Throw line while picking up 4 rebounds (1 Offensive and 3 Defensive) and 4 Assists on 30 minutes of play.
Also in double figures for the Mean Green was Shane Temara (17) and A.J. Lawson (12).
Up next for the Mean Green is Southern Miss on Thursday, January 19th in Hattiesburg, MS at 7:00 PM. Southern Miss is 5-12, 2-3 but is in the bottom half or worse in almost every statistic category while North Texas is 6-11 0-5 who is still looking for its first conference win. The Mean Green is also 10-34 while on the road since 2013 under Coach Benford.
What Happened?
North Texas shot 45.9% from the floor, 42.9% from behind the arc, but a poor 47.2% (17-36) from the Free Throw line. The Mean Green also gave up an eye popping 12 Three-Pointers. North Texas has allowed double digit Threes against Charlotte (14). Hartford (13), Drexel and Rice (12), & UT-Arlington and Sul Ross State (10) and has given up on average 7.6 Three’s per game this season. Against Rice, the Mean Green collected 31 total rebounds (10 Offensive and 21 Defensive) while Rice 45 total rebounds (12 Offensive and 33 Defensive); it’s rather alarming that Rice had as many defensive rebounds as North Texas had in total.
CUSA Action
Marshall 78
UAB 94
Florida Intl 55
UT San Antonio 57
Louisiana Tech 75
Old Dominion 63
Southern Miss 66
Charlotte 82
Florida Atlantic 65
UTEP 66
CUSA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee | 5-0 | – | 15-3 |
| Louisiana Tech | 4-1 | 1 | 12-6 |
| UAB | 4-1 | 1 | 11-7 |
| UT San Antonio | 4-1 | 1 | 9-9 |
| Old Dominion | 4-2 | 1.5 | 11-7 |
| Marshall | 4-2 | 1.5 | 11-8 |
| Western Kentucky | 3-3 | 2.5 | 9-10 |
| Rice | 2-3 | 3 | 12-6 |
| Southern Mississippi | 2-3 | 3 | 5-12 |
| UTEP | 2-3 | 3 | 4-13 |
| Charlotte | 2-4 | 3.5 | 8-9 |
| Florida Atlantic | 1-4 | 4 | 5-11 |
| North Texas | 0-5 | 5 | 6-11 |
| Florida Intl | 0-5 | 5 | 4-14 |
Noteworthy: FIU and North Texas are basically tied for last place in the conference due to their 0-5 conference record.