North Texas 53 (4-5) vs Sam Houston St 50 (3-7)
Dec. 10, 2011 – 7:00 p.m. ET
Super Pit
Denton, Texas
NEXT GAME: North Texas continues its second game of its seven-game home stretch against Jackson State on Sunday, December 18, at 7:00 p.m.
TEAM
- Leads the all-time series with Sam Houston State 34-28
- The Mean Green never looked back after Chris Jones’ go-ahead jumper (51-50) with 1:06 left in the game
- North Texas out-rebounded four of its last five opponents 201-149 and 84-32 on offensive boards
- Four different players finished with two or more steals (8.6 team avg)
- Scored 11 points off forced 12 turnovers in the first half
-Highly regarded transfer and Pre-Season Sun Belt Player of the Year (CollegeSportsMadness.com) Tony Mitchell is expected to be eligible to practice on Dec. 17th
- NT is 29-9 (76.3%) in the month of December since the 2006-07 season
- North Texas is 68-13 at home since the 2006-07 season
INDIVIDUAL
Alzee Williams
- Shot 2-2 from the free throw line (entered game ranked 6th in NCAA) increasing his season total to 23-24
- Finished with 4 rebounds, one shy of tying his career record (5)
Chris Jones
- Scored his seventh double-figure point game ending the night with 14 points on six of nine shots from the field
Niko Stojilkovic
- Squeezed in eight points, two rebounds and a block on 11 minutes of play
Jordan Williams
- Tied his career and season-high 8 rebounds (season and career high 8) including 5 offensive boards
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