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DENTON, Texas (12/21/09) - Tristan Thompson has been electric in each of his last two starts, and will look to get his Mean Green teammates past Sunday's overtime loss to FIU as Southeastern Louisiana comes to the Super Pit on Tuesday night.
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Tristan Thompson has 20 and 27 points outings in NT's two conference games this year, and is shooting 55.6 percent from the floor, and 66.7 percent from 3-point. In his last 20 conference games Thompson is averaging 13.6 points and 50.0 percent from 3-point.
North Texas rallied back from a 16-point deficit before Josh White sent the game into overtime with a 25-foot dagger, but FIU escaped the Super Pit with an 80-70 win on Sunday afternoon. The loss is North Texas' first at home in 2009-10, breaking a streak of five straight victories at the Super Pit. Now NT turns its attention to Southeastern Louisiana, which features one of the nation's most potent offenses at 79.3 points per game.
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- The Mean Green has won 20 of its last 22 (90.9 percent) non-conference home games. Since the 2006-07 campaign, UT Arlington is the only non-Sun Belt squad to win at the Super Pit.
- Josh White's 25-foot dagger with 0.4 left on the clock sent NT and FIU into overtime, completing yet another improbable Mean Green comeback under Johnny Jones. North Texas erased a 16-point Golden Panther lead, nearly equaling the school record 21-point comebacks in each of the last two seasons. The Mean Green knocked off Denver (Jan. 15, 2009) and New Mexico State (Dec. 1, 2007) after trailing by as many 21 points in the second half.
- The magic number for North Texas head coach Johnny Jones is two - as in two wins shy of legendary coach Bill Blakeley, and two games away from his 250th overall contest coached at NT. With 132 wins at North Texas, Jones can move into second place in career victories by passing Blakeley, who complied a 134-85 mark from 1976-83. Having been on the sidelines for 248 Mean Green games, Jones trails only 22-year coach Pete Shands (482 games from 1935-59) in games coached.
- The all-time series with the Lions is tied at 2-2, but the Mean Green has a 2-1 edge at the Super Pit.
- North Texas has already picked up a win over a Southland Conference team this year when it knocked off UT Arlington, 101-99, in double overtime on Nov. 18. The Mean Green is 226-168 all-time against current teams from the Southland, including an 8-4 mark in the Johnny Jones era. A league with lengthy ties to the Mean Green, NT has played at least 25 games against seven SLC teams. North Texas was a member of the Southland from 1982-1996.
- The Lions have dropped two of their last three games, but were tabbed to be among the best in the Southland Conference in the annual coaches poll. SELA and North Texas have several common opponents, including Sun Belt foe Florida Atlantic (W 90-77), Jackson State (W 77-55) and Texas Southern (L 65-71). The Lions will take on UT Arlington, who NT beat 101-99 in double overtime, in Southland play in February.
- Southeastern presents a rare combination of potent scoring offense and tentatious defense. Entering their game with Texas Southern, the Lions ranked in the NCAA's top 25 in scoring offense (22), scoring margin (18), field goal percentage defense (11), free throw percentage (9), assists (10) and assist/turnover ratio (17).
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