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Temple Owls @ North Texas Mean Green
Current Records: Temple 12-6, North Texas 13-4
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We’ve got another exciting American Athletic matchup on schedule as the Temple Owls and the North Texas Mean Green are set to tip at 8:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday at The Super Pit. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
On Sunday, it was close, but Temple sidestepped Tulane for an 80-77 win.
Jamal Mashburn Jr. was the offensive standout of the match as he went 12 for 16 en route to 32 points. His afternoon made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 22.4 points. Another player making a difference was Steve Settle III, who went 5 for 7 en route to 11 points.
Meanwhile, North Texas didn’t have too much trouble with UTSA on Saturday as they won 72-57.
North Texas’ success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Atin Wright led the charge by going 8 for 14 en route to 22 points plus two steals. Wright is on a roll when it comes to points, as he’s now scored 21 or more in the last three games he’s played. Moulaye Sissoko was another key player, going 5 for 6 en route to 13 points plus eight rebounds.
Temple’s victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6. As for North Texas, they are on a roll lately: they’ve won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Wednesday’s matchup is shaping up to be a scrappy contest: Temple has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 37.9 rebounds per game. It’s a different story for North Texas, though, as they’ve been averaging only 32.7. Given Temple’s sizable advantage in that area, North Texas will need to find a way to close that gap.
Temple ended up a good deal behind North Texas in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, losing 69-51. Can Temple avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
Series History
North Texas won the only game these two teams have played in the last year.
- Jan 13, 2024 – North Texas 69 vs. Temple 51