Mean Green steppin' up

Bam! Paybacks are hell!

The Green were very mean tonight!

Now I think they are focused and hungary. It should be a great game tomorrow.

This makes 5 straight wins.

(03-07-2011 09:11 PM)Side Show Joe Wrote:  The Green were very mean tonight!

Now I think they are focused and hungary. It should be a great game tomorrow.

This makes 5 straight wins.

Tournament thus far

83-69 (14 pts) over Troy
78-64 (14 pts) over FAU
81-62 (19 pts) over WKU

(03-07-2011 09:02 PM)Green Menace Wrote:  Bam! Paybacks are hell!

Not really. I am so relieved that we don't have to lose to MTSU again.

Congratulations North Texas. Good luck tomorrow. Especially if MTSU wins.

Congrats to the Mean Green. I will be pulling for you guys on Tuesday, not so much anything against MTSU or UALR but you all have the best chance to not have to play in a preliminary game and get at least a 15 seed. Which is best for the league.
With the worst guards in the SBC it is hard to win, when Pettigrew, Kerusch, and Patillo aren't all 3 playing well there is zero help from the back court.

(03-07-2011 09:13 PM)MG61 Wrote:  

(03-07-2011 09:11 PM)Side Show Joe Wrote:  The Green were very mean tonight!

Now I think they are focused and hungary. It should be a great game tomorrow.

This makes 5 straight wins.

Tournament thus far

83-69 (14 pts) over Troy
78-64 (14 pts) over FAU
81-62 (19 pts) over WKU

It certainly looks like you guys are back to playing like preseason champions you were picked to be this season.

Who the hell woke up UNT? They are playing like men possesed.

Grats on the win.

(03-07-2011 09:11 PM)Side Show Joe Wrote:  The Green were very mean tonight!

Now I think they are focused and hungary. It should be a great game tomorrow.

This makes 5 straight wins.

Congrats to the Mean Green.

Game story.

North Texas Tops WKU To Advance To SBC Final
Courtesy: University of North Texas
Release: 03/07/2011

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - North Texas men's basketball advanced to its second straight Sun Belt Conference Tournament Championship when it took down Western Kentucky 81-62 in the semifinals at Summit Arena Monday night.

Senior Tristan Thompson, a night after dropping 36 on Florida Atlantic, scored 28 points, 18 in the first half, for North Texas (22-10) against the Hilltoppers (16-16) to total 80 points through three games at the 2011 SBC Tournament.

Thompson broke Cedric Maxwell's Sun Belt Record of 202 free throws made in a single season and set the SBC Tournament record this evening as he went 6-of-9 from the stripe. He now has 206 makes on the season and 31 through three games of the SBC Tournament.

Both teams came out of the locker room on fire to start the game. Through five and a half minutes of play, WKU trailed the Mean Green 18-11, who shot 88.9 percent from the field and had two players with eight points each.

The dog fight continued throughout the half, with each team going on a run just to give up one minutes later and the Mean Green led 40-39 at the break.

The second half was a different story. North Texas never let its foot off the gas, going on a 20-8 run to open the half and pull away from the Hilltoppers for good.

The Mean Green shot 60.9 percent from the field in the second half and hit 11 of its 15 free throws.

George Odufuwa fell a rebound short of a double-double with 16 points and nine boards while fellow senior Josh White nabbed and 18 point, seven assist outing.

Oklahoma transfer Juan Pattillo led WKU in both rebounds and points with a 20 point, 10 board night.

The Mean Green will play the winner of Middle Tennessee and UALR for the Sun Belt Conference Championship and automatic NCAA Tournament bid on Tuesday night at Summit Arena. Tip-Off is scheduled for 6 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN2.

Congrats to North Texas. See ya'll tomorrow night!