Well Rested Mean Green Welcomes Isiah Thomas And FIU

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DENTON, Texas (12/18/09) - The North Texas men's basketball team welcomes Isiah Thomas and FIU to Denton for a Sunday afternoon tilt. Tip off from the Super Pit is slated for 3 p.m.

North Texas (6-3, 1-0 Sun Belt) won its fifth straight home game by clipping ULM, 79-62, last Sunday afternoon. The Mean Green has now won its last three Sun Belt openers, and is taking a week off for finals before battling FIU (3-10, 0-1 Sun Belt) at the Super Pit.

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FIU is led by 12-time NBA All-Star, Isiah Thomas, who was selected one of the league's best 50 players of All-Time, is enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and had his No. 11 jersey retired by the Detroit Pistons. His Golden Panthers have lost six of their last seven games, and are in the midst of an eight game road trip.
North Texas pounded the ULM Warhawks with season highs in field goal percentage (57.1), 3-point field goal percentage (53.3), assists (17) and steals (7). Tristan Thompson's season-best 20-points powered the 79-62 win, which was NTs fifth straight over the Warhawks.
North Texas has gotten off to great starts under Johnny Jones. A win over FIU would give NT a 7-3 record in its opening 10 games. That would give the program a 7-3, or better, start in four straight seasons. Prior to this stretch, the last 7-3 start for a North Texas team came back in 1977-78.
North Texas leads the all-time record with the Golden Panthers, 8-2, including wins in each of the last two seasons.
In the last meeting with FIU, a nasty dunk from Eric Tramiel sealed an 80-75 win for NT. Draped by 2 defenders, Tramiel shook the rafters with his dunk that slammed the door on FIU. The dunk was the icing on a near perfect night for Tramiel, who notched his second straight double-double with 22 points and 15 rebounds - both career highs. Kedrick Hogans was just as potent with 13 of his career high 15 points coming in the second half.
FIU has struggled to a 3-10 record this year, including losses in seven of their last eight games. NT will be the seventh of eight straight road games for the Golden Panthers. The 8-game road streak covers 5 states.
FIU ranks eighth in the NCAA in 3-pointers attempted. The Golden Panthers have taken 258 (20 per game) 3-pointers so far, but are shooting just 25.2 percent from downtown.

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