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University of North Texas
UAB
Mean Green Face UAB Saturday In Birmingham
2/18/2022 2:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The game will be broadcast on Stadium and the Mean Green Sports Network, which can be found on The Varsity Network.
The Mean Green enter Saturday's contest alone atop the Conference USA standings with a 12-1 league record. Two games behind North Texas with five games to go is UAB who has won eight in a row at home and are 15-1 at Bartow Arena this season.Saturday's game is a rematch from the Jan. 6 matchup in Denton, which saw the Blazers come away victorious 69-63. UNT has not lost since then and has won 17 of its last 18 games dating back to late November. The Mean Green head into Saturday's showdown one of just two teams in the country who haven't lost a road game this season. UNT features the nation's No. 1 overall scoring defense holding opponents to an average of 55.3 points per game. They also have the nation's No. 1 road scoring defense as they've held it only gives up an average of 55.4 points per game on the road.
They face a UAB squad Saturday who is averaging 81.4 points per game.
North Texas is coming off a gritty 54-51 win at Florida Atlantic Thursday. The win ended the Owls 10-game home winning streak. UNT held FAU to 25 points below its season scoring average.
"We know we're facing a physical team who probably was more physical than us in the paint the last time we played, which is why they won last time," said senior Thomas Bell. "We have a lot of respect for UAB and are ready for another battle Saturday."
The road team in the UNT/UAB series has won seven in a row over the respective home team.
ACTIVE WIN STREAKS
North Texas' 11-game win streak is the fourth longest active win streak in the nation as of Friday.
Longest Active Win Streaks(wins)
1. Murray St. (15)
Gonzaga (15)
South Dakota St. (15)
4. North Texas (11)
Long Beach St. (11)
6. Belmont (9)
ACTIVE ROAD WIN STREAK
North Texas' seven-game road winning streak is a program record and tied for the second longest in the nation.
Longest Active Road Win Streaks(Wins)
1. Gonzaga (11)
2. North Texas (7)
Murray St. (7)
South Dakota St. (7)
Wagner (7)
DEFENSE TRAVELS
On the road this season UNT is holding opponents to 55.4 ppg. That also leads the nation.
Top 5 Defenses On The Road
1. North Texas (55.4)
2. Boise St. (58.1)
3. Navy (58.9)
4. Loyola Chicago (60.1)
5. Dayton (61.1)
BEST D IN THE COUNTRY
North Texas has the nation's best scoring defense holding opponents to 55.3 points per game. UNT has held seven of its last eight opponents to under 60 points.
Top 5 Scoring Defense
1. North Texas (55.3)
2. Texas (57.6)
3. San Diego St. (57.7)
4. Fresno St. (58.0)
Houston (58.0)
GOING FOR 12 IN A ROW
UNT enters Saturday on an 11-game winning streak. It's tied for the second longest winning streak in program history and longest since they won 11 in a row at the end of the 2009-10 season when they won 11 games in a row between Feb. 4, 2010 and March 9, 2010. UNT won 14 games in a row to close out the 1977-78 season.
