No. 4 (West) North Texas 81, vs. No. 3 (East) Western Kentucky 62
North Texas Mean Green (22-10, 8-8 Sun Belt), Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (16-16, 8-8 Sun Belt)
March 7, 2011 - 6:00 p.m.
Summit Arena
Hot Springs, Ark.
NEXT GAME: North Texas plays the winner of No. 2 (East) Middle Tennessee and No. 5 (West) UALR for the Sun Belt Championship and a berth in the field of 68 for the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship. The game tomorrow, March 8, 2011 will start at 6 p.m. from the Summit Arena in Hot Springs, Ark. and be broadcast nationally on ESPN2.
TEAM
-North Texas advances to the finals of the Sun Belt Tournament for the second straight year.
-North Texas is now on a five game winning streak.
-North Texas is on a six game winning streak in Sun Belt Tournament games and has won eight of its last nine SBC Tournament games.
-Have outscored opponents by 58 points in the second half during the Sun Belt Tournament
-This is the third 5+ game winning streak North Texas has had this season (also: 11/23-12/4, five games and 12/11-1/1, six games). This is only the second time in NT history that a team has had three separate 5+ game winning streaks in a season (1975-76)
-North Texas is 88-16 under Johnny Jones when scoring 80 or more points.
-Scored on nine of their first ten possessions
-Set a school record for assists in a Sun Belt Tournament game
INDIVIDUAL
Tristan Thompson
-Broke Cedric Maxwell's Sun Belt Record of 202 free throws made in a single season (Charlotte, 1976-77). Thompson has made 206 free throws this year.
-Set the Sun Belt Tournament Record for free throws made in a tournament with 31 in three games
-Posted the third-highest scoring total for a North Texas player in a Sun Belt Tournament game. He now has two of the top three efforts-he scored the school record 36 last night.
-Made the second-highest amount of field goals for a North Texas player in a Sun Belt Tournament game with 9.
-Posted his 11th 20+ point outing of the season
-Has scored in double digits for the 28th time in 32 games this season. He now has scored in double digits in 52 of his last 57 games, dating back to last season. He has 75 double-digit scoring games in his career.
-His miss at 10:37 of the first half ended a streak of 23 straight free throw makes
Josh White
-Set a record for a North Texas player in a Sun Belt Tournament game with 7 assists
-Tied a career-high with seven assists
-Had his fourth 5+ assist game of the season
-Has scored in double figures 22 games this season and 86 times in his career. He has scored in double digits in six of his last seven games.
George Odufuwa
-Reached double-digits in scoring for the 51st time in his career and 22nd time this season.
-Moved past Shawnson Johnson (68, 2003-04) into 6th place on North Texas' career blocks list. He has 69 career blocks
-Set a record for a North Texas player in a Sun Belt Tournament game with 80% FG%. (min 10 att.)
-Averages 10.8 points, 9.7 rebounds and is shooting 56.7% in Sun Belt Tournament games for his career.
Shannon Shorter
-Tied a season-high with six assists
-Had his third 5+ assist game of the season
Jamie Egenti
-Made his first career field goal
