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N. Iowa Panthers @ North Texas Mean Green
Current Records: N. Iowa 3-2, North Texas 5-1
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The North Texas Mean Green will face off against the N. Iowa Panthers at 8:00 p.m. ET on Thursday at State Farm Field House. The Mean Green’s defense has only allowed 56.8 points per game this season, so the Panthers’ offense will have their work cut out for them.
North Texas is headed into this one after the oddsmakers set last week’s over/under low at 127, but even that wound up being too high. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 58-55 win over Oregon State on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mean Green.
North Texas’ success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Latrell Jossell led the charge by going 5 for 9 en route to 15 points plus two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Johnathan Massie, who had 14 points.
Meanwhile, there’s no place like home for N. Iowa, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road two weeks ago. They blew past Western Illinois, posting an 82-56 victory. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 19 points or more this season.
N. Iowa relied on the efforts of Trey Campbell, who went 7 for 12 en route to 18 points, and Tytan Anderson, who went 5 for 8 en route to 17 points plus two blocks. Campbell had some trouble finding his footing against Wichita State two weeks ago, so this was a nice turnaround.
North Texas pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for N. Iowa, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
North Texas beat N. Iowa 83-77 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Texas since the squad won’t have the home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Series History
North Texas and N. Iowa both have 1 win in their last 2 games.
- Nov 07, 2023 – North Texas 83 vs. N. Iowa 77
- Nov 30, 2015 – N. Iowa 93 vs. North Texas 70
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