North Texas vs. LA Lafayette: Full Game Preview
By on March 6, 2013
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Texas | J Williams 14.0 | T Mitchell 8.4 | C Jones 4.9 |
| LA Lafayette | E Payton 15.8 | S Long 10.3 | E Payton 5.4 |
North Texas meets Louisiana in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament at Convention Center Court - Hot Springs, AR on Friday. Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m. EST and you can see it on Sun Belt Network. The Mean Green fell to the Ragin Cajuns 105-74 on Jan. 31 and are 5-6 against them over the last four years.
In their last outing, behind 19 points and six rebounds from Alzee Williams, the Mean Green blew out Arkansas State 74-50 on Feb. 28. He is averaging 11.1 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. For the Ragin Cajuns, Elfrid Payton finished with eight points and seven rebounds in the 71-63 win over Louisiana-Monroe on Mar. 2. He contributes a team-leading 15.8 points per game, 5.4 assists per game, and 2.5 steals per game.
Louisiana StatSmack
- North Texas players are more experienced than Louisiana players (13,980 minutes played vs. 9,212 minutes played).
- North Texas is bigger. The average weight of the top 8 players on North Texas is 207 lbs compared to 191 lbs for Louisiana.
- The North Texas blocks leader (Tony Mitchell, 83 blocks) has more blocks than the Louisiana blocks leader (Shawn Long, 63 blocks).
- Jordan Williams is ranked 6th in the Sun Belt in points.
- North Texas has an average margin of victory of 9 over Louisiana in 12 wins since 1985.
- P.J. Hardwick is ranked 10th in the Sun Belt in assists.
- North Texas is taller. The average height of the top 8 players on North Texas is 77.2 inches compared to 76.0 inches for Louisiana.
- North Texas has more wins over the last 5 years than Louisiana (116 vs. 80).
- North Texas has a much better overall winning percentage over the last five years (59.6 percent to 42.8 percent).
- The North Texas basketball team finishes what they start, with a better graduation rate than Louisiana (60 percent vs. 44 percent).
| UNT Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| C+ | Tony Mitchell | 32 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| C | Chris Jones | 27 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| C | Roger Franklin | 29 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| C | Jordan Williams | 32 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| C | Alzee Williams | 35 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D+ | Jacob Holmen | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | P.J. Hardwick | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D | N. Stojilkovic | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Justin Patton | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| F | C. Overlander | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | Keith Coleman | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ULL Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| B- | Elfrid Payton | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| B- | Shawn Long | 31 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| C | Bryant Mbamalu | 33 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D+ | A. Thompson | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Elridge Moore | 26 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| D | S. Wronkoski | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| D | Kevin Brown | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | Kasey Shepherd | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D- | Josh Soto | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| F | Aaron Leblanc | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | D. Williams | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| F | Braylon Lazare | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | Matthew Moss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| F | Cornell Barnett | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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