Wright and North Texas host Tulsa

By Canadian Press on February 19, 2025.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane (11-15, 5-8 AAC) at North Texas Mean Green (18-6, 9-3 AAC)

Denton, Texas; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mean Green -14.5; over/under is 127.5

BOTTOM LINE: North Texas hosts Tulsa after Atin Wright scored 20 points in North Texas’ 67-61 win against the Rice Owls.

The Mean Green are 12-1 in home games. North Texas ranks eighth in the AAC with 9.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Moulaye Sissoko averaging 2.4.

The Golden Hurricane are 5-8 in conference games. Tulsa has a 7-14 record against opponents above .500.

North Texas is shooting 45.3% from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points higher than the 44.2% Tulsa allows to opponents. Tulsa has shot at a 43.4% clip from the field this season, 1.9 percentage points above the 41.5% shooting opponents of North Texas have averaged.

The Mean Green and Golden Hurricane square off Wednesday for the first time in AAC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wright is averaging 13.8 points for the Mean Green. Latrell Jossell is averaging 0.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Dwon Odom is shooting 54.0% and averaging 13.7 points for the Golden Hurricane. Keaston Willis is averaging 12.6 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mean Green: 8-2, averaging 68.7 points, 31.3 rebounds, 10.6 assists, 5.9 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.6 points per game.

Golden Hurricane: 4-6, averaging 69.5 points, 30.8 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 5.6 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.7 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

The Associated Press

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