DENTON, Texas - The Old Dominion men’s basketball team (11-3, 2-0 C-USA) will look to extend its winning streak to seven on Saturday at North Texas (9-7, 2-1 C-USA) at 6:00 p.m. EST at the Super Pit. The game will air on C-USA TV ($).
How to Follow:
Stream: C-USA TV ($)
Radio: Ted Alexander (PxP) and ODU Hall of Famer/NBA Champion Dave Twardzik's (color) live pregame show will begin at 5:30 p.m. EST. All ODU men’s basketball games air on: ESPN 94.1 (in Hampton Roads, Va.); WNTW 820 AM and 97.7 FM The Answer (in Richmond and Central Va.); WLVA 94.1 FM and Fox Sports 580 AM (in Lynchburg, Va.).
Stats: CLICK HERE
Twitter: @ODUMBB
All-Time Series: Old Dominion vs. North Texas
-Saturday marks the eighth all-time meeting between these two schools.
-Old Dominion is 7-0 against UNT and 3-0 when playing the Mean Green in Denton.
Quick Hitters
-Jeff Jones just earned his 100th victory at ODU (100-54) at Rice on Thursday night.
-ODU is currently riding a six-game win streak.
-Old Dominion is 9-0 when allowing 67 points or less.
-The Monarchs are 9-1 when leading at the half.
-ODU is 9-1 when outrebounding its opponent.
-Old Dominion is allowing just 61.8 points per game, which ranks 16th nationally and first in the conference.
-The Monarchs rank 14th in the country and first in the C-USA for its field-goal percentage defense (38.2).
-The Monarchs turn the ball over just 10.6 times per contest, which ranks 17th nationally and 2nd in Conference USA.
-ODU’s 1.5 assist/turnover ratio ranks 24th in the country (2nd in the C-USA).
-Old Dominion is ranked 27th in the nation and second in the conference for fewest fouls (224).
-Old Dominion’s 3.9 turnover margin ranks 26th nationally and third in the conference.
-Ahmad Caver ranks 5th in the country and first in Conference USA for most minutes played per game (37:25).
-The Monarchs are 5-0 when scoring 80 or more points.
-B.J. Stith is coming off a 26-point performance at Rice, which tied his career-high.
-In C-USA play, both B.J. Stith (21.0 ppg) and Ahmad Caver (20.5) are averaging over 20 points per game.
OLD DOMINION LEADERS
POINTS: B.J. Stith 15.2 (16th in C-USA)
REBOUNDS: Brandan Stith 6.8 rpg (9th in C-USA)
ASSISTS: Ahmad Caver 6.6 apg (16th in the country, 2nd in C-USA)
STEALS: Ahmad Caver 2.0 spg (52nd in country, 3rd in C-USA)
BLOCKS: Trey Porter 2.1 bpg (45th in the country, 2nd in C-USA)
Both team’s season stats are attached.