University of North Texas Athletics
NT - OPSU Postgame Notes
12/28/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
North Texas Mean Green (11-2, 0-0 Sun Belt), Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies (2-10)
December 28, 2010 - 7 p.m.
The Super Pit
Denton, Texas
NEXT GAME: North Texas opens Sun Belt play on Thursday, December 30, as it hosts UALR at 7 p.m.
TEAM
-The Mean Green have tied the school record for non-conference wins with an 11-2 mark out of league this season. North Texas was also 11-2 non-league in 1952-53.
-North Texas is tied for 13th in Division 1 with an active 13-game home winning streak. This is the fourth longest home win streak at North Texas and the longest home win streak in the Johnny Jones era.
-North Texas has its best record through 13 games since 1976-77 at 11-2. The last time North Texas started 12-1 was in 1952-53
-The Mean Green have won their last four games by a combined total of 83 points, an average of 20.8 per game.
-Dating back to last season, North Texas has now won 22 of their last 23 games against unranked opponents.
-North Texas has not dropped a home non-conference game since December 29, 2008, a 80-75 loss to UT Arlington
-North Texas has now won its last 24 games when they have a halftime lead
-The Mean Green are 81-16 under Johnny Jones when scoring 80 or more points
-North Texas is now 6-1 in December, and has a chance to have the best December since 1975, when the Mean Green went 8-1 in December.
-Shot exactly 50% as a team, which marks the fourth straight game North Texas shot 50% or better.
INDIVIDUAL
Tristan Thompson
-Passed Calvin Watson (1,253) and moved into 11th place on North Texas career scoring list with 1,267 career points
-Posted his 6th 20+ point outing of the season
-Has scored in double digits for the 11th time in 13 games this season. He now has scored in double digits in 34 of his last 37 games, dating back to last season. He has 58 double-digit scoring games in his career.
-Tied his career-high with 13 free throws made, last set on 11/12/10 against Henderson State.
-Made 10+ free throws for the third time this season. He sunk 13 free throws against Henderson State on 11/12 and 11 against UT Arlington on 11/30.
George Odufuwa
-Notched his 23rd career double-double. This is his sixth double-double of 2010-11.
-Reached double-digits in scoring for the 39th time in his career and 10th time this season. He has now scored in double figures in five straight and 9 of 10 games.
-Grabbed 10 boards tonight, giving him double-digit rebounds for the sixth time this season
Dominique Johnson
-He now has 26 double figure scoring outings for his career and eight this season
Josh White
-Has scored in double figures nine times this season and 74 times in his career.
