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Women’s Basketball Welcomes No. 24 Oklahoma State to Super Pit
12/2/2025 1:41:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DENTON, Texas – UNT women's basketball will face its toughest challenge to date with No. 24 Oklahoma State coming to Denton for the marquee game of UNT's home schedule Wednesday night.
North Texas (5-2) has already faced two Power Four teams in nonconference play, splitting the games with SMU and Texas Tech. The 67-47 loss to the Lady Raiders was the last time the Mean Green took the floor on Thanksgiving Day. It came in the second game of the Hoopfest Women's Basketball Challenge in Frisco after defeating Saint Mary's 57-55 in double overtime the day before.
Oklahoma State will enter Wednesday's matchup at 8-1 and on a three-game win streak, headlined by an 87-84 victory over Miami in the final game of the Cayman Islands Classic. The Cowgirls boast one of the nation's top offenses averaging 94.9 points per game with seven players averaging double figures.
Ranked No. 24 in the Associated Press Top 25 and one spot higher in the USA Today Coaches Poll, Oklahoma State will be the first ranked team to play in The Super Pit since Rice was ranked No. 25 on Feb. 23, 2019. UNT has struggled against ranked opponents in program history with its only win coming at No. 17 Oklahoma on Nov. 16, 2015.
Wednesday's contest will tipoff at 6 p.m. CT and will be streamed on ESPN+ with Kyle Youmans and Brian Burton on the call. It can also be heard on the Varsity Network app with Sam Kaman.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
• Oklahoma State will be the first ranked team to play in The Super Pit since Feb. 23, 2019 when No. 25 Rice was in town.
• OSU enters as one of the nation's best 3-point shooting teams, while UNT has held opponents to 26.9% on 3FG attempts so far.
• Aysia Proctor was named an honorable mention for American Conference Player of the Week for the second straight week.
THE MAGIC NUMBER IS 70
• Reaching 70 points has proven to be an accurate indicator of the Mean Green's success over the last two seasons.
• North Texas was 16-1 last season when scoring 70 or more points and is 39-2 overall under Jason Burton when hitting the mark.
• The Mean Green are a perfect 27-0 when scoring 70+ points at The Super Pit under Burton.
• The only losses came on Feb. 4, 2024, when UNT fell at Tulsa, 79-74, and in an 88- 86 overtime loss to Troy to end the Mean Green's run in the 2025 WNIT.
A WIN WOULD...
• Improve the Mean Green 6-2 on the year
• Mark UNT's first win over Oklahoma State since Dec. 9, 1989
• Be the second ranked win in program history and the first since Nov. 16, 2015
• Give North Texas wins over the Big 12 in consecutive seasons
