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University of North Texas
Old Dominion
Mean Green Welcome Old Dominion Saturday
1/21/2022 2:31:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Saturday's game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and the Mean Green Sports Network, which can be found on The Varsity Network App.
The Mean Green (12-4, 5-1 C-USA) are coming off of a 65-51 victory over Charlotte Thursday night in Denton to move into a tie for second place of the deep Conference USA West Division standings at 5-1. The 14-point victory was North Texas' fourth straight win and was the 10th time this season they've held an opponent to a season-low scoring. UNT features the nation's second-best scoring defense as they hold its opponents to an average of just 56.4 points per game. During this current 11-game stretch they've held opponents to just 54.9 points per game.
UNT also features the nation's best three-point defense as opponents only average 4.25 made 3-pointers per game against the Mean Green.
On Thursday North Texas sank 11 3-pointers in the win. UNT is outscoring its opponents this season by 201 points from beyond the arc. Mardrez McBride and Tylor Perry each made five 3-pointers in Thursday's win as the two combined to score 32 points to lead their team.
North Texas heads into Saturday's game on a two-game winning streak over the Monarchs (7-10, 2-2 C-USA). They beat ODU last season in the Conference USA Tournament quarterfinals, 61-55. UNT went on to win two more games in the tournament and claim the 2021 C-USA Tournament championship. McBride, Thomas Bell, JJ Murray and Abou Ousmane are the only active North Texas men's basketball players who have experience against ODU.
ONE OF THE BEST C-USA FRESHMEN
Two-time C-USA Freshman of the Week honoree Aaron Scott had a season-best 13 rebounds Thursday versus Charlotte off the bench. He ranks in the top seven among C-USA freshmen in six categories.
Total Rebounds: 71 (1st)
Offensive Rebounds: 30 (1st)
Total Points: 76th (5th)
Points Per Game: 4.8 (6th)
Blocks: 4 (6th)
Field Goal Percentage: .520 (7th)
Scott's 30 offensive rebounds ranks fifth in the nation among true freshmen who have played under 300 total minutes. Scott enters Saturday having played just 255 total minutes.
CONTAINING YOUNG
On Thursday North Texas held reigning first team all-conference Charlotte guard Jahmir Young to a season-low 10 points on a season-low three made field goals. Young had scored 20+ in five of the 49ers previous seven games leading up to Thursday. The 10 points he scored is tied for the fewest points he had scored in a game over the last two seasons. UNT guard JJ Murray was the primary on-ball defender on Young Thursday night.
TOP 50 IN THE NATION
UNT's Tylor Perry offensive rating of 126.5 ranks 50th in the nation. It ranks third in the nation among players who are used in at least 24% of his respective team's total possessions.
SUPER SUB
In the nation among reserves, Tylor Perry ranks first in free throws made (64), second in minutes played (471), third in points scored (238), sixth in 3-pointers (40), and 8th in field goals (67). As of Friday, Perry leads all Conference USA reserves in minutes played, points scored, 3-pointers, field goals made and free throws made. He ranks second in the league in assists and steals among reserves.
