TXA21 Carrying UNT UTA Matchup Wednesday

[Harry]

TXA21 Carrying Rival Hoops Matchup Wednesday

Rick Yeatts

North Texas (3-3) vs. UT Arlington (2-1)

Nov. 28, 2012 • 7:30 p.m.

Denton, Texas • The Super Pit (10,500)

Radio: MGRN - 88.1 KNTU-FM, 95.3 KHYI-FM

TV: TXA21 (DFW area)

Webcast: MeanGreenSports.com

Series: NT leads 30-22

Last Meeting: UTA 97-64 at Texas Hall on Nov. 22, 2011

GAME NOTES

DENTON, Texas – After a split in the NIT Season Tip-Off, Tony Mitchell and the North Texas basketball team return home to the Super Pit to take on cross-town rival UT Arlington. Wednesday’s tip time was moved back to 7:30 p.m. to accommodate the television broadcast, which can be seen locally in the DFW Metroplex on TXA21 with George Dunham and Hank Dickenson on the call.

A win over UTA would tie NT for the second most November wins in school history at four. North Texas leads the all-time series with the Movin’ Mavs, 30-22, including wins in two of the last three meetings. Prior to this stretch, UT Arlington had taken the previous five matchups dating back to 1995. NT first met UTA back in 1925 in a 32-12 win for NT. The two shared a Southland Conference rivalry from 1983-96 where NT enjoyed a slim 15-14 edge in the series.

UTA used a 32-0 run and 19 first-half Mean Green turnovers to romp NT, 97-64, in last year’s meeting at Texas Hall - NT’s worst loss since 2004. UTA scored 23 points off NT turnovers in the first half alone and went into the break with a 55-18 lead. NT rebounded in the second half with 57.1 percent shooting, outscoring the Mavericks 46-42 in the frame. Chris Jones led NT with 20 points and Jordan Williams added 17.

The Southland Conference regular season champion in 2011-12, UT Arlington is playing in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) this year before making the move to the Sun Belt in 2013-14. North Texas is 131-121 (52.0 percent) all-time against current members of the WAC, which includes NT’s former Sun Belt-mate Denver and future CUSA foe UT-San Antonio.

Of the 11 NT head coaches since World War II, only three have begun their careers with a better start than Tony Benford, and none since the legendary Bill Blakeley in 1975-76.

At 5.7 assists per game, Jones is tied for 34th in the nation and is a full assist ahead of every other player in the Sun Belt Conference. At this pace, Jones could challenge for the school record of 208 (Walter Johnson, 1976-77). Thanks to Jones, you would have to go back to 1999-00 (14.6 APG) to find an NT team that averaged more than this year’s 14.0 assists per game.

[THOR]

the movin' mavs??? that's...uh...kinda...uh...happy...

i'll be there around 5 to start drinking in the parking lot!

[GangGreen]

Of the 11 NT head coaches since World War II, only three have begun their careers with a better start than Tony Benford, and none since the legendary Bill Blakeley in 1975-76.

See, See, See!!!!!

[MDH]

Last year's 32-0 run was probably the most defeating experience of my life, I left at the half.

[Army of Dad]

See, See, See!!!!!

How many lost to a DII?

[filmerj]

It's great that its on tv but everybody should be at the pit.

[UNTLifer]

How many lost to a DII?

My goodness this has become a total whipping.

[CMJ]

My goodness this has become a total whipping.

So was that game.

[Army of Dad]

My goodness this has become a total whipping.

Yes it was, and is and will remain so until Benford gives us reason to forget. Then it can be a joke or meme.

Edited November 28, 2012 by Army of Dad

[UNT 90 Grad]

the movin' mavs??? that's...uh...kinda...uh...happy...

i'll be there around 5 to start drinking in the parking lot!

Make sure your drinking is unorganized. You don't want to be perceived as organizing something in conflict wit the women's game that will be going on at that same time right inside.

Edited November 28, 2012 by UNT 90 Grad

[THOR]

ha...right...i'll be alone...drinking my crushers...on the bit of grass i was on last year...sometimes other people showed up...sometimes not...i'll have the radio on so i can listen to the girls play...i just have no interest in watching them right now...

[kalebschumann]

ha...right...i'll be alone...drinking my crushers...on the bit of grass i was on last year...sometimes other people showed up...sometimes not...i'll have the radio on so i can listen to the girls play...i just have no interest in watching them right now...

Can't fault the honesty..

[Travis]

Last year's 32-0 run was probably the most defeating experience of my life, I left at the half.

So did RV. He was disgusted and I don't blame him. He left to go support the women's team. I should have done the same but chose to watch the rest of that game.

[Green P1]

If you're within driving distance and you choose to watch this game on UPN... Shame on you. Lets pack this PIT.

[James329]

Prediction...UNT 65 - UTA 80

[All About UNT]

The ladies just dropped their game to Arizona 71-66 when they were up 34-17 at the half....very crushing.

[oldguystudent]

If you're within driving distance and you choose to watch this game on UPN... Shame on you. Lets pack this PIT.

7:17pm. Child isn't done with her homework. My sincerest apologies. I'll go find some rotten tomatoes to throw at myself.

[THOR]

Sorry crowd for this game...not impessive at all...

[aprice]

Sorry crowd for this game...not impessive at all...

There's no way I'd drive to Denton in the middle of the week to watch this garbage when I can be perfectly pissed off from home. It's not that they're losing, its the way they're losing. No effort, no organization, no energy. I wouldn't pay for a ticket to watch that crap, let alone the gas money to get there.

[gruu]

I was going to get season tickets this year. Never mind.

[Green P1]

7:17pm. Child isn't done with her homework. My sincerest apologies. I'll go find some rotten tomatoes to throw at myself.

Don't bother... I ended up being forced to watch the last 8 minutes from my TV just like you. You were fortuitous.