Chuck Landon: MU, WVU have North Texas in common

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Remember when the Mountaineers suddenly scheduled a game against North Texas in the WVU Coliseum on Dec. 11? Well, now, Marshall is slated to host a two-game series against the Mean Green on Friday (7 p.m.) and Saturday (2 p.m.) in the Cam Henderson Center.

That inevitably will lead to plenty of comparing and contrasting.

In the earlier contest, the Mountaineers used a strong second half to defeat North Texas, 62-50. But the Mean Green did throw a scare into WVU fans by taking a 29-21 lead into the locker room at halftime.

The Mountaineers erased that deficit by out-scoring North Texas, 41-21, in the second half, while also destroying the Conference USA member, 48-32, on the boards.

North Texas is a bit under-sized, which helped WVU and also should help Marshall. Besides that, more similarities abound. MU and North Texas are both on three-game winning streaks, plus the Herd has won five of its last six games while the Mean Green has won seven of its last eight.

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