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North Texas coach Grant McCasland congratulates James Reese, North Texas security guard, on playing in the Super Pit last season.

North Texas coach Grant McCasland congratulates James Reese, North Texas security guard, on playing in the Super Pit last season.

The North Texas men’s basketball team will get a second bang on Friday if they claim a headline-making win.

The Mean Green travels to Mississippi State for 7 p.m.. m. Played less than a week after falling to Arkansas in her first game against an SEC opponent of the season.

The Razorbacks sped past UNT 69-54 on Saturday as the Mean Green struggled to get something offensive going.

UNT (1-1) flipped the ball 16 times and only went 2 for 13 from 3-point range.

« We were stalled by their pressure, » UNT coach Grant McCasland said after the game. They were more aggressive and retained some level of energy as they played the game. It really disrupted our offense and generated sales which resulted in simple baskets for them. That was the difference. â ????

UNT will try to recover against the state of Mississippi (1-2). The Bulldogs will also have matchup problems for the mean green due to their size and sportiness.

D. . J. . Stewart Jr. . , a 6-foot-6 guard in their sophomore year, averages 18. 3 points per game lead the state of Mississippi. Tolu Smith, a 6-foot-10 sophomore striker, adds 14. 7 points and 7. 3 rebounds.

Mardrez McBride leads the UNT with an average of 14. 5 points and is one of four players who average double-digit numbers for the mean green.

Senior Guard James Reese and Senior Forward Zachary Simmons both add 13. 0 points per trip. Freshman center Abou Ousmane scored 10 points in UNT’s season-opening win over Mississippi Valley State but didn’t play against Arkansas.

The UNT women will also be in action when they travel to Louisiana-Lafayette at 6 p.m.. m. on Friday. The Mean Green (1-1) won their season opener against Tarleton before falling 106-69 against Texas on Sunday.

Sophomore guards Quincy Noble and Nâ ???? Yah Boyd average 14. 5 and 12. 0 points per game to lead UNT.

Louisiana hasn’t played this season after the first two games against New Orleans and Loyola New Orleans were canceled.

The raginâ ???? Cajuns finished the final season between 19 and 12 and was selected as runner-up in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference in the league’s preseason poll. The older striker Tyâ ???? Reona Doucet was a preseason All-Sun Belt selection after an average of 12 years. 6 points and 7. 6 rebounds last season.

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