2 days Ago By The Associated Press
North Texas Mean Green (27-8, 15-5 AAC) vs. UC Irvine Anteaters (31-6, 18-4 Big West) Indianapolis; Tuesday, 7 p.m.
EDT BOTTOM LINE: UC Irvine and North Texas play in the National Invitation Tournament. The Anteaters are 18-4 against Big West opponents and 13-2 in non-conference play. UC Irvine ranks sixth in college basketball with 27.
0 defensive rebounds per game led by Bent Leuchten averaging 6.6. The Mean Green are 15-5 in AAC play.
North Texas is third in college basketball giving up 59.9 points while holding opponents to 41.1% shooting.
UC Irvine averages 75.9 points, 16.0 more per game than the 59.
9 North Texas gives up. North Texas has shot at a 45.1% rate from the field this season, 5.
5 percentage points above the 39.6% shooting opponents of UC Irvine have averaged. TOP PERFORMERS: Justin Hohn is shooting 35.
9% from beyond the arc with 2.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Anteaters, while averaging 12.1 points and 3.
7 assists. Leuchten is averaging 14.2 points and 9.
9 rebounds over the last 10 games. Atin Wright is shooting 40.2% and averaging 14.
9 points for the Mean Green. Latrell Jossell is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Anteaters: 9-1, averaging 79.0 points, 33.2 rebounds, 15.
1 assists, 6.0 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.
4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.5 points per game.
Mean Green: 8-2, averaging 67.3 points, 28.9 rebounds, 10.
6 assists, 6.2 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.
9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.5 points.
___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar ..
