Mean Green Travel To Wichita State Wednesday

Coach Andy Mac · January 28

WICHITA, Kansas – The UNT men’s basketball team takes its five-game winning streak to Wichita State Wednesday night.

The Mean Green (15-4, 6-1) and Shockers (11-9, 1-6) are scheduled to tip-off at 6:30 p.m. CT from the Charles Koch Arena. The game will be broadcast on the Mean Green Sports Network, presented by Learfield and on ESPN+.

During North Texas’ five-game winning streak, they have won four by double digits and are averaging 75 points per game. Two of the five wins have come on the road.

The Mean Green most recently defeated Florida Atlantic, 77-64, at home on Sunday. North Texas trailed by seven at the half to the Owls but outscored them by 20 in the final 20 minutes. Sunday’s win over FAU was their fourth second-half comeback win of the year and third in league play.

In conference, UNT has been dominate in the second half of games. The Mean Green have a nearly +9 scoring margin in the second half of league games and have outscored three teams by 15 points or more in the second half.

Wednesday they’ll face a Wichita State team that had a solid non-conference slate that saw them earn victories over Kansas State, Minnesota, Saint Louis, Northern Iowa and Western Kentucky.

Last Thursday Wichita State on the road led nationally ranked Memphis for over 23 minutes but the Tigers went on a late run to pull out the 61-53 win.

Wichita State features one of the most veteran rosters in all of college basketball. Eight of the Shockers nine primary players are seniors who have each played in over 100 collegiate games.

Wednesday will be the 40th all-time meeting between UNT and Wichita State. The Shockers lead the all-time series history 26-13 but the Mean Green have won the last two matchups. Last year UNT beat WSU 74-62 at the Roundhouse.

After Wednesday’s game at Wichita State, the Mean Green return home to host UTSA on Saturday. North Texas beat the Roadrunners 72-57 in San Antonio on Jan. 18.

For more information on UNT Basketball tickets, contact the Mean Green Ticket Office at 940-565-2527 or at ticketoffice@unt.edu. Fans can purchase tickets at www.meangreentickets.com or visit the UNT Athletics Ticket Office located at Gate 2 of DATCU Stadium between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.