DRC Mens BB win 74-63 over SEast OK St.

[OldTimer]

Men's basketball: North Texas wins preseason finale

08:39 AM CST on Saturday, November 13, 2004

The North Texas men’s basketball team closed out the preseason with a 74-63 win over Southeastern Oklahoma State at the Super Pit.

The Mean Green, led by senior Leonard Hopkins, rode a 24-4 run in the first half in route to their second preseason win of the year.

Hopkins netted a game high 16 points and three assists as the Mean Green entered half time with a 48-24 lead and never looked back. North Texas extended its lead to 31 points in the second half before the Savages charged back.

Eric Babers was the leading scorer for the Savages with 14 points and five rebounds.

Mean Green guard Calvin Watson also got into double digits, scoring 15 points and hauling in 5 rebounds.

The Mean Green forced 23 turnovers on the night and held the Savages to 37 percent shooting from the floor.

The Mean Green won the battle of the boards, out rebounding the Savages by a 42-36 margin. Michael Jones led the Mean Green with nine rebounds.

North Texas will return to the court for the season opener against Angelo State at 7 p.m. Friday.

[CMJ]

Anyone go? How'd the squad look in person? I'm getting pretty excited about the season.

[MeanGreenBuzz]

The squad looked great in the first half. They played very well together and played awesome D. We can't really judge them by the second half as they goofed off alot at the beginning and at the end we used alot of reserves. Overall we have a very solid team, though I am still worried about the post. If we face anyone with a bigger or more aggressive big man were screwed. I really think we have a shot at the title and the NCAA birth, not only because we host the tourney, but because the team looks that good. Oh yeah, JJ needs to have our outside shooters practice their 3s.

[marc_moffitt]

The Socks prevailed!!!

The long socks got Calvin 15 points tonight, along with some good defense. Way to go Socks!!!

Hop looked great on offense and defense.

The team seems to be playing with a LOT of "energy" this year, and a very aggressive offense and defense throughout most of the game. I like it!!!

The rest of the team looked good also. It looked like there was an "odd" combination of players on the floor at some times, but I think JJ was trying some things out to see how they work...no big deal.

Don't go starting any rumors....but Isaac Hines went down with what looked like a knee injury. I don't remember if he came back in after that. Once again, no rumors please.

The Pit Crew was a little lax this week, I think they might need More Cowbell.

[Guest e-bone]

They played very well in the first half, and played very very badly in the second half. Our press was killer, but we also couldn't handle their press for the most part. We had a few times where we broke it and score or had a good look, but then other times we had turnover after turnover. It wasn't just goofing off, it was guys not being able to handle the pressure. I'm glad that we were pressed in this game, as it will give JJ an idea of who will be able to handle the pressure.

Also, Isaac Hines is the real deal. This guy may be for steals what Shawnson was for blocks last year.