{"id":158,"date":"2016-01-01T22:21:54","date_gmt":"2016-01-02T04:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ntsportsstats.com\/site\/?p=158"},"modified":"2016-01-04T00:54:15","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T06:54:15","slug":"mbb-north-texas-70-utsa-66","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ntsportsstats.com\/site\/2016\/01\/01\/mbb-north-texas-70-utsa-66\/","title":{"rendered":"MBB North Texas 70 UTSA 66"},"content":{"rendered":"

Views: 240<\/p>

North Texas kicked off its conference slate on the road at UTSA in San Antonio, TX. \u00a0The Mean Green only managed 25 first half points on 10 of 22 (45.5%) shooting from the floor. \u00a0The Mean Green clamped down on defense to reverse things up allowing the Mean Green to pull ahead. \u00a0However, Free Throw shooting continues to be a problem as North Texas was only 13 of 28 (46.4%) from the line. \u00a0This was the Mean Green’s first road win of the season. However, North Texas has yet to defeat an opponent that has a winning record.<\/p>\n

This evening’s Player of the Game is Ja’Michael Brown<\/a> coming off the bench with a career high of 21 points shooting 8 of 14 (57.1%) from the floor and 5 of 9 (55.5%) from behind the arc on 32 minutes of play. \u00a0Another big contributor and a hot hand is Deckie Johnson<\/a>\u00a0ringing in 18 points on 38 minutes. \u00a0Johnson shot 4 of 8 (50%) from the floor, 4 of 6 (66.7%) from behind the arc, and he hit a 6 of his free throws, allowing to become the leading scorer for the team. \u00a0Also in double digits this game J-Mychal Reese and Jeremy Combs.<\/p>\n

The leading defender of the game was Freshman Rickey Brice Jr.<\/a> with 11 rebounds (1 Offensive, 10 Defensive) on 21 minutes while dealing with foul trouble.<\/p>\n

Up next is the UTEP Miners in El Paso, TX on January 3rd with tip-off set for 4 PM. \u00a0The game is on TV however the broadcast is by American Sports Network, which must have a local station pick up the feed by a local channel for Mean Green fans to have a chance to watch the game on television.<\/p>\n

Game stats<\/a> have been posted for today’s game.<\/p>\n

Current conference standings (as of 1\/1\/2016)<\/h4>\n
TEAM             CONF  GB  OVR\r\nUTEP             1-0   -   9-5\r\nNorth Texas      1-0   -   6-8<\/strong><\/span>\r\nLouisiana Tech   0-0  0.5 11-2\r\nUAB              0-0  0.5 10-3\r\nMiddle Tennessee 0-0  0.5  8-4\r\nWestern Kentucky 0-0  0.5  8-5\r\nOld Dominion     0-0  0.5  7-6\r\nFlorida Intl     0-0  0.5  6-7\r\nMarshall         0-0  0.5  4-9\r\nSouthern Miss    0-0  0.5  3-8\r\nCharlotte        0-0  0.5  3-9\r\nFlorida Atlantic 0-0  0.5  2-11\r\nRice             0-1   1   5-9\r\nUTSA             0-1   1   2-12<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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