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BOISE, Idaho (11/26/09) - North Texas once again looked to the lane in a 68-58 win over Jackson State on Tuesday night. NT now turns its attention to the Gem State for a matchup with Boise State. The Broncos and the Mean Green were former Big West Conference rivals from 1997-00.
Tip off from Taco Bell Arena is slated for 6 p.m. Central on Saturday.
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Quick Hitters
- The state of Idaho hasn't been very kind to the Mean Green. NT is 1-7 all-time against Boise State and 0-8 versus the University of Idaho. However, all 16 of those games were played between 1996-97 and 1999-00 when North Texas was 26-79 overall (.245). NT has won at least 20 games in each of the last three seasons.
- The Mean Green is 61st in the country in scoring with 79.2 points per game, but is once again doing it with a multi-faceted attack. Eight different North Texas players are averaging 5.5 points per game or more, and 10 players average over 12 minutes per game.
- Another Great Start - North Texas improved to a 3-1 record for a fourth straight season - a first in the program's 92-year history. In the last 30 seasons the Mean Green has started 3-1 just eight other times, and NT finished with a .500 record or better in each of those eight seasons. You have to go all the way back to 1971-72 to find a 3-1 Mean Green squad that went on to a losing season.
- North Texas has a 24-69 all-time record against current teams from the Western Athletic Conference. The league is dotted with several former conference mates of the Mean Green, including former Sun Belt members New Mexico State, Idaho and Utah State. NT was in the Southland Conference with Louisiana Tech, and competed against Boise State, Nevada, Idaho and Utah State in the Great West Conference. The only WAC teams to never share a conference with NT are Fresno State, San Jose State and Hawaii.
- George Odufuwa tallied 11 points and 11 rebounds against Jackson State, giving the junior a double-double in three of NT's four games this year. It took the Big XII's Oklahoma State to hold Odufuwa under a double-double, and he still poured in 11 points and 7 rebounds. Odufuwa ranks fourth in the nation with an average of 13.3 rebounds per game. Odufuwa hauled in 24 boards in the season opener against Cameron, and became just the ninth player in the NCAA since 2005-06 to register 24 or more rebounds in a single game.
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