University of North Texas Athletics
North Texas vs FAU Game Notes & Quotes
2/4/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Thursday, February 04, 2010 / The Super Pit
GAME NOTES / QUOTES
- Senior forward Eric Tramiel rebounded from frustrating 2-point outing in his last game last week against MTSU by leading five Mean Green players in double figures with 17 points against the Owls. Tramiel connected on 7-of-9 field goals and was two rebounds shy of a double-double by finishing with eight..
- For Tramiel, it was his 13th game this season to score in double digits. Eric has scored in double figures in five of his last six games.
- Junior guard Tristan Thompson made 7-of-12 field goals, including the Mean Green's lone three-point FG in the game, to finish with 16 points. It was his 14th consecutive game in double figures this season.
- Junior forward George Odufuwa, who is now averaging a double-double (11.3 ppg, 10.5 rpg) for the season, fell just one rebound shy of registering his fifth straight double-double effort for the Mean Green. Odufuwa shot 5-of-6 from the floor to finish with 14 points while grabbing a team-leading nine rebounds. It was his fifth straight game to score in double figures and 16th game this season he's contributed double-figure scoring.
- Freshman guard Alzee Williams made the most of his eight minutes of playing time by scoring a career-high 12 points. Williams was a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor and added a pair of made free throws in three attempts.
- Williams surpassed his previous career-best of five points in the first half when he contributed six points off the bench.
- Junior guard Shannon Shorter was the other UNT player to score in double digits, finishing with 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting.
- Shorter has now scored in double figures in four of his last five games.
- Junior guard Josh White, listed at 5-10, registered the first blocked shot of his three-year career at UNT. White, matched most of the night against the Owls' 5-6 freshman guard Raymond Taylor, swatted away a Taylor three-point attempt a little over four minutes into the second half.
- UNT improved to 4-0 vs. the Owls in games played at the Super Pit.
Johnny Jones Quotes
"This was a big win for us. We got off to a great start and may have played our best game of the season from start to finish. I thought our second unit came in and picked up the defensive intensity and really changed the momentum of the game before giving way to our starters who them propelled us to an 18 point half time advantage. Overall our defensive effort was very good. It (the defense) allowed us to get out in the open floor and run and we got some fast break buckets."
The "D"
"We are continuing to improve. I thought we played with a sense of urgency tonight. Florida Atlantic was leading the league in offensive rebounds coming into this game and we limited them to seven boards offensively and 21 overall. That was big for us."
On Eric Tramiel
"Eric was able to take advantage of some opportunities tonight. He was frustrated after the Middle Tennessee game wherein he only played 17 minutes and scored two points due to foul trouble. We know that we are always going to get his best effort , he leaves it all out on the floor."
