at North Texas 83, Arkansas State 64
North Texas Mean Green (16-4, 5-2 Sun Belt), Arkansas State Red Wolves (10-12, 4-4 Sun Belt)
January 22, 2011 - 7:00 p.m.
The Super Pit
Denton, Texas
NEXT GAME: North Texas embarks on a two-game road trip, taking on Louisiana-Lafayette on Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. before heading to Denver for a Jan. 29 tilt at 5 p.m. The Mean Green return home to the Super Pit to face Sun Belt-leading FAU on Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. All games will be broadcast on 100.7 FM KWRD.
TEAM
-North Texas has now won 17 straight games at the Super Pit. The Mean Green are now tied with Saint Mary's (Calif.) for the 7th longest active home winning streak in Division 1. This 17-game home winning steak is the second-longest streak in North Texas history.
-North Texas has guaranteed a fifth straight winning season, North Texas has had a winning season every year since 2006-07.
-With a 16-4 record, North Texas has its best record through 20 games since 1976-77
-North Texas has now won its last 30 games, dating back to the start of the 2009-10 season, when they have a halftime lead
-When holding opponents under 48.0% shooting (36% today), North Texas is 16-0 this season.
-North Texas is 11-0 this season when holding opponents under 70 points.
-North Texas shot above 50% for the 10th time this season. The Mean Green are 10-0 when shooting above 50% from the field
-Johnny Jones has 49 wins in Sun Belt play since 2006-07, the most of any Sun Belt coach
-The Mean Green are 85-17 under Johnny Jones when scoring 80 or more points
-The starting lineup of White, Thompson, Shorter, Hogans and Odufuwa is 7-1 on the season
-North Texas started the game on a 9-0 run. This is the second straight game that North Texas has started with an 8+ to 0 run.
-North Texas had a 46-24 halftime lead, marking the largest halftime margin for the Mean Green this season. The Mean Green also led by 22 against Jackson State on 12/11.
INDIVIDUAL
Josh White
-Has 1,525 points for his career, moving him past Tony Worrell (1,516) into 6th place on North Texas' career scoring list.
-Has 299 assists for his career, moving him past Kevie Gulley (294) and Chris Davis (296) into 3rd on North Texas' career assist list.
-Registered a season-high with six assists. This is his second 5+ assist game this season.
-Has reached 15+ points 10 times this season
-Has scored in double figures 14 games this season and 79 times in his career.
Tristan Thompson
-Made 10+ free throws for the fourth time this season.
-Has scored in double digits for the 18th time in 20 games this season and ninth straight game. He now has scored in double digits in 41 of his last 44 games, dating back to last season. He has 65 double-digit scoring games in his career.
-Made his first start since January 5
George Odufuwa
-His 16 rebounds tonight tie a season-high, set on 11/23 against Rice
-Notched his 26th career double-double. This is his ninth double-double of 2010-11.
-Reached double-digits in scoring for the 43rd time in his career and 14th time this season.
-Had double-digit rebounds for the ninth time this season. He has grabbed 10+ rebounds in four of his last five games.
Dominique Johnson
-Tied his career-high with 21 points. On 11/12/2010, he posted 21 points against Henderson State.
-This is his second 20+ point game of the season
-Went a perfect 4-4 FG (all 3FG) in the first half, including a 35-foot buzzer-beating shot
-He now has 32 double figure scoring outings for his career and 13 this season
Jacob Holmen
-Scored in double digits for the second time this season and seventh time in his career
