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Men's Basketball Travels To Temple Sunday
2/14/2026 2:26:00 AM | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA – The UNT men's basketball team is in The City of Brotherly Love Sunday aiming to extend its current win streak and build off the Thursday night home win over Memphis.
The Mean Green (14-11, 5-7) and Temple Owls (15-9, 7-4) are scheduled to tip-off inside the Liacouras Center at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday. The game will be broadcast on the Mean Green Sports Network, presented by Learfield on KHYI 95.3 FM and on ESPN+.
North Texas is coming off a 76-69 home win over Memphis for its second straight victory. Sunday they'll take on a Temple team looking to bounce back after a 77-66 road loss at Tulane on Wednesday. This will be the first and only regular season matchup this year between the Mean Green and Owls. The two programs split their two meetings last season with Temple getting the better of North Texas in the most recent matchup, 66-61 in Philadelphia, in what was the season's last regular season game. The five-point loss snapped a then seven-game win streak for UNT.
Temple and North Texas have only met three times with all three previous matchups coming after the Mean Green joining the American in 2023. UNT leads the all-time series history 2-1 but is 0-1 at the Owls' Liacouras Center.
After Sunday's road game the Mean Green return home to the Super Pit to host Tulane on Thursday. North Texas has just three remaining home games left on its schedule.
DAVID TERRELL JR.'S LAST 10
Since the calendar switched to 2026, North Texas point guard David Terrell Jr. has been on an overall tear. Over the last 10 games, Terrell averaged 15.2 ppg on 42.7% shooting, 4.5 apg with a 2.8 assist/turnover ratio, 4.2 rpg and 2.4 spg. Prior to this recent 10-game stretch, Terrell was averaging 11 ppg, 4.8 apg with a 1.8 assist/turnover ratio, 3.3 rpg and 1.3 spg. Terrell has scored in double figures in nine of the last 10 games. He scored in double figures in just eight of the first 15 games of the year.
WELCOME BACK HAMMER TIME
North Texas reserve forward Buddy Hammer Jr. returned from injury on Thursday to help lead UNT to the seven-point win over Memphis by scoring a career high nine points in 15 minutes of action and grabbing four rebounds, three of which were offensive boards. Hammer had missed the previous two games with an illness.
TOP 10 IN STEALS
UNT enters Sunday with 249 steals on the year. It already ranks 8th in program history for most single season steals. UNT's current pace of 10.0 SPG average would rank second in program history behind the 1997-98 team that averaged 11.6 SPG. UNT guard Je'Shawn Stevenson has a team leading 53 steals. It is the 9th most single season steals by a UNT player in program history. The newcomer is only 7 steals shy of breaking into the top 50 for most career steals in UNT history.
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 Mean Green (14-11, 5-7) and Temple Owls (15-9, 7-4) are scheduled to tip-off inside the Liacouras Center at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday. The game will be broadcast on the Mean Green Sports Network, presented by Learfield on KHYI 95.3 FM and on ESPN+.
North Texas is coming off a 76-69 home win over Memphis for its second straight victory. Sunday they'll take on a Temple team looking to bounce back after a 77-66 road loss at Tulane on Wednesday. This will be the first and only regular season matchup this year between the Mean Green and Owls. The two programs split their two meetings last season with Temple getting the better of North Texas in the most recent matchup, 66-61 in Philadelphia, in what was the season's last regular season game. The five-point loss snapped a then seven-game win streak for UNT.
Temple and North Texas have only met three times with all three previous matchups coming after the Mean Green joining the American in 2023. UNT leads the all-time series history 2-1 but is 0-1 at the Owls' Liacouras Center.
After Sunday's road game the Mean Green return home to the Super Pit to host Tulane on Thursday. North Texas has just three remaining home games left on its schedule.
DAVID TERRELL JR.'S LAST 10
Since the calendar switched to 2026, North Texas point guard David Terrell Jr. has been on an overall tear. Over the last 10 games, Terrell averaged 15.2 ppg on 42.7% shooting, 4.5 apg with a 2.8 assist/turnover ratio, 4.2 rpg and 2.4 spg. Prior to this recent 10-game stretch, Terrell was averaging 11 ppg, 4.8 apg with a 1.8 assist/turnover ratio, 3.3 rpg and 1.3 spg. Terrell has scored in double figures in nine of the last 10 games. He scored in double figures in just eight of the first 15 games of the year.
WELCOME BACK HAMMER TIME
North Texas reserve forward Buddy Hammer Jr. returned from injury on Thursday to help lead UNT to the seven-point win over Memphis by scoring a career high nine points in 15 minutes of action and grabbing four rebounds, three of which were offensive boards. Hammer had missed the previous two games with an illness.
TOP 10 IN STEALS
UNT enters Sunday with 249 steals on the year. It already ranks 8th in program history for most single season steals. UNT's current pace of 10.0 SPG average would rank second in program history behind the 1997-98 team that averaged 11.6 SPG. UNT guard Je'Shawn Stevenson has a team leading 53 steals. It is the 9th most single season steals by a UNT player in program history. The newcomer is only 7 steals shy of breaking into the top 50 for most career steals in UNT history.
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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