North Texas (18-10, 7-8 SBC) vs. UALR (15-15, 7-8 SBC)Little Rock, Ark. • Jack Stephens Center (5,600)
March 1, 2011 • 7:30 p.m. CST
Radio: KWRD 100.7-FM, KNTU 88.1-FM
Hank Dickenson (PBP)
TV: NTTV • None
Series: UALR leads 14-7 - Last: NT won 81-69 (12/30/10)
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LITTLE ROCK - Only one Sun Belt Conference game remains, and it will determine the West Division's final seeding positions. UALR and North Texas are battling for the No. 4 seed in a winner-take-all duel Tuesday night at the Jack Stephens Center.
Tip off is slated for 7:30 p.m. and can be heard on the Mean Green Radio Network.
The winner of Tuesday's game will take on the East's No. 5 seed, Troy, in the opening round, with that winner earning a matchup with No. 1 FAU. The loser gets South Alabama, who won the East's No. 4 seed, followed by the West No. 1 Arkansas State.
The Sun Belt's two leading scorers will face off on Tuesday when NT's Tristan Thompson and UALR's Solomon Bozeman take the Jack Stephens Center court. Thompson leads the league with 17.3 ppg and Bozeman isn't far behind with 16.1.
North Texas set a new standard for defense last week. Since 1950, only three NT opponents have been held to fewer points than Denver's 41 point outing on Saturday. As a matter of fact, NT's defensive stand over the last two games has been outstanding. The Mean Green has held its last two opponents to a 35.4 field goal percentage, including a 16.0 percent clip from 3-point, and has a +8.0 rebounding margin.
George Odufuwa can set a new career-high for consecutive double-doubles at UALR on Tuesday. The senior has posted double digit points and rebounds in each of the last four outings. Odufuwa has averaged 11.8 points and 11.5 boards over this four-game stretch, and now has 32 career double-doubles.
