University of North Texas Athletics
Men's Basketball Takes On Beavers In Road Test
11/11/2025 10:51:00 AM | Men's Basketball
CORVALLIS, Oregon — The UNT men's basketball team plays its first true road game of the season when they face Oregon State in Corvallis, Oregon at Gill Coliseum Wednesday at 8:30 PM CT.
The game will be broadcast on the Mean Green Sports Network, presented by Learfield on KHYI 95.3 FM and on ESPN+.
Following Wednesday's game North Texas will close out this five-day road trip with a game at Saint Mary's on Friday.
Recapping Sunday's Win
North Texas improved to 3-0 on the year with a 64-62 win over Loyola Chicago on Wednesday. Senior Dylan Arnett made a buzzer beating midrange jumper to lift the Mean Green to what is just its sixth 3-0 start in the last 30 years.
The Matchup
UNT (3-0) faces a Beaver (2-0) squad that has opened the year with back-to-back one possession home wins, over North Dakota State and Illinois Chicago. OSU has not played since Friday when they beat UIC 76-73. UNT defeated the Oregon State last year at the Super Pit 58-55. Then Mean Green senior Atin Wright made a go-ahead 3-pointer in the game's final seconds.
Aiming For A 4-0 Start
A win Wednesday over Oregon State would give North Texas its first 4-0 start in seven years. They opened the 2018-19 season with an 8-0 record. Over the last 40 years UNT has only started a season 4-0 twice (1990-91 and 2018-19).
44 Points Through Three Games
North Texas sophomore guard Je'Shawn Stevenson has scored 44 total points through the first three games of the year. It is the most points a UNT player has scored in the first three games of the year since 2006 when Kendrick Davis scored 56 points in the first three games of the 2006-07 season.
Program Record
In UNT's 64-62 win over Loyola Chicago on Sunday the Mean Green tied the program record for most single game blocks with 11. Reece Robinson and Dylan Arnett each had three blocks in the two-point win. Senior Demarion Watson had two blocks in the win.
Career High 23 Points
North Texas sophomore guard Je'Shawn Steven matched his single game career high with 23 points in UNT's 64-62 win over Loyola Chicago on Sunday. Stevenson's 23 points scored in the win are the most by a Mean Green player so far this season and the sophomore's third 20-point game his career. Stevenson has scored UNT's most and second most single game points so far this year. He had 18 points in the season opener on Nov. 3.
McClendon Versus Oregon State
North Texas senior guard Will McClendon began his career at UCLA and has played Oregon State four times in his college career prior to Wednesday. He has scored 21 total points versus the Beavers. He is shooting 44.4 percent from the field and 50 percent from deep (5-10) against OSU in his career. McClendon has played at Oregon State 's Gill Coliseum twice prior to Wednesday. The last time he played at Gill Coliseum on Dec. 28, 2023, McClendon scored 10 points on 4-7 shooting in 27 minutes of action to lead UCLA to a 69-62 win over the Beavers. He also had six rebounds and three assists in the win. McClendon is 4-0 all-time versus Oregon State in his career.
For more information on UNT men's basketball tickets, contact the Mean Green Ticket Office at 940-565-2527 or at ticketoffice@unt.edu. Fans can visit the UNT Athletics Ticket Office located at Gate 2 of DATCU Stadium between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The game will be broadcast on the Mean Green Sports Network, presented by Learfield on KHYI 95.3 FM and on ESPN+.
Following Wednesday's game North Texas will close out this five-day road trip with a game at Saint Mary's on Friday.
Recapping Sunday's Win
North Texas improved to 3-0 on the year with a 64-62 win over Loyola Chicago on Wednesday. Senior Dylan Arnett made a buzzer beating midrange jumper to lift the Mean Green to what is just its sixth 3-0 start in the last 30 years.
The Matchup
UNT (3-0) faces a Beaver (2-0) squad that has opened the year with back-to-back one possession home wins, over North Dakota State and Illinois Chicago. OSU has not played since Friday when they beat UIC 76-73. UNT defeated the Oregon State last year at the Super Pit 58-55. Then Mean Green senior Atin Wright made a go-ahead 3-pointer in the game's final seconds.
Aiming For A 4-0 Start
A win Wednesday over Oregon State would give North Texas its first 4-0 start in seven years. They opened the 2018-19 season with an 8-0 record. Over the last 40 years UNT has only started a season 4-0 twice (1990-91 and 2018-19).
44 Points Through Three Games
North Texas sophomore guard Je'Shawn Stevenson has scored 44 total points through the first three games of the year. It is the most points a UNT player has scored in the first three games of the year since 2006 when Kendrick Davis scored 56 points in the first three games of the 2006-07 season.
Program Record
In UNT's 64-62 win over Loyola Chicago on Sunday the Mean Green tied the program record for most single game blocks with 11. Reece Robinson and Dylan Arnett each had three blocks in the two-point win. Senior Demarion Watson had two blocks in the win.
Career High 23 Points
North Texas sophomore guard Je'Shawn Steven matched his single game career high with 23 points in UNT's 64-62 win over Loyola Chicago on Sunday. Stevenson's 23 points scored in the win are the most by a Mean Green player so far this season and the sophomore's third 20-point game his career. Stevenson has scored UNT's most and second most single game points so far this year. He had 18 points in the season opener on Nov. 3.
McClendon Versus Oregon State
North Texas senior guard Will McClendon began his career at UCLA and has played Oregon State four times in his college career prior to Wednesday. He has scored 21 total points versus the Beavers. He is shooting 44.4 percent from the field and 50 percent from deep (5-10) against OSU in his career. McClendon has played at Oregon State 's Gill Coliseum twice prior to Wednesday. The last time he played at Gill Coliseum on Dec. 28, 2023, McClendon scored 10 points on 4-7 shooting in 27 minutes of action to lead UCLA to a 69-62 win over the Beavers. He also had six rebounds and three assists in the win. McClendon is 4-0 all-time versus Oregon State in his career.
For more information on UNT men's basketball tickets, contact the Mean Green Ticket Office at 940-565-2527 or at ticketoffice@unt.edu. Fans can visit the UNT Athletics Ticket Office located at Gate 2 of DATCU Stadium between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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