North Texas Mean Green at Tulsa Golden Hurricane

· American Conference Championship - Quarterfinal

North Texas Mean Green

19-13, 5-7 Away

Tulsa Golden Hurricane

25-6, 13-2 Home

Tulsa Golden Hurricane and North Texas Mean Green play in AAC Tournament

Game Preview

North Texas Mean Green (19-13, 10-9 AAC) vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (25-6, 13-5 AAC)

Birmingham, Alabama; Friday, 3:30 p.m. EDT

Golden Hurricane -7.5; over/under is 142.5

BOTTOM LINE: Tulsa plays in the AAC Tournament against North Texas.

The Golden Hurricane have gone 13-5 against AAC teams, with a 12-1 record in non-conference play. Tulsa is second in the AAC scoring 86.0 points while shooting 48.5% from the field.

The Mean Green are 10-9 in AAC play. North Texas is seventh in the AAC with 10.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Reece Robinson averaging 2.2.

Tulsa averages 10.5 made 3-pointers per game, 4.4 more made shots than the 6.1 per game North Texas gives up. North Texas averages 70.5 points per game, 1.9 fewer than the 72.4 Tulsa gives up.

The teams meet for the third time this season. The Golden Hurricane won 82-66 in the last matchup on Jan. 29. Tylen Riley led the Golden Hurricane with 20 points, and Je'Shawn Stevenson led the Mean Green with 19 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: David Green is averaging 16.5 points for the Golden Hurricane. Riley is averaging 15.2 points over the last 10 games.

Stevenson is shooting 31.1% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Mean Green, while averaging 17.3 points and two steals. David Terrell Jr. is averaging 14.4 points, 4.5 assists and 1.8 steals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Hurricane: 7-3, averaging 82.5 points, 32.6 rebounds, 15.7 assists, 5.8 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 47.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.4 points per game.

Mean Green: 7-3, averaging 72.6 points, 33.0 rebounds, 11.6 assists, 9.0 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.0 points.

TV Channel: North Texas at Tulsa 2021 College Basketball, week 19, is broadcasted on ESPN2.
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Tulsa: 74.1%

North Texas: 25.9%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

UNT		TLSA
W3	Streak	W5
66.7	Points Against	72.4
70.5	Points Per Game	86.0
43	Field Goal %	49
30	Three Point %	39
34.8	Rebounds Per Game	37.8
12.5	Assists Per Game	15.6
4.3	Blocks Per Game	2.5
9.3	Steals Per Game	6.4
1.2	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.5
12.5	Total Turnovers Per Game	10.8
66.7	Points Against	72.4

Game Information

Venue: Legacy Arena at BJCC

Location: Birmingham, AL
Capacity:

2025-26 American Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
South Florida	15-3	-	23-8
Tulsa	13-5	2	25-6
Wichita State	13-5	2	21-10
UAB	11-7	4	20-11
North Texas	9-9	6	19-13
Florida Atlantic	9-9	6	18-15
Charlotte	9-9	6	16-16
Tulane	8-10	7	18-15
Temple	8-10	7	16-16
Memphis	8-10	7	13-19
Rice	7-11	8	13-18
East Carolina	6-12	9	11-20
UTSA	1-17	14	5-25