Marshall University Athletics
Thursday, February 7
Denton, TX
8:00 pm
Marshall University
at
North Texas
Photo by: Adam Gue
Men’s Basketball Heads to Denton to Take on North Texas
2/6/2019 11:28:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Herd will play its third consecutive game against a squad from the Lone Star State
GAME 24 | MARSHALL (13-10, 6-4 C-USA) at NORTH TEXAS (19-4, 7-3 C-USA)
Thursday, Feb. 7 | 8:00 p.m. EST/7 CST
The Super Pit | Denton, Texas
Radio | Marshall Game Notes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall men's basketball prepares for the front end of a two-game Texas road trip in Denton against North Texas.
HAVE YOU HERD
Marshall has scored 100 points in three games this season.
Elmore and C.J. Burks are the 11th highest combination in scoring in the country
Elmore broke a tie with John Taft and moved into second place on Marshall's all-time scoring list. Elmore is 213 points from tying Skip Henderson for the school record.
Elmore also moved into second place on Conference USA's all-time scoring list with 2,361 points, passing UTEP legend Randy Culpepper. Elmore is 95 points behind another UTEP star, Stefon Jackson, for a share of the league's scoring record.
Elmore passed UCF's Jermaine Taylor for fifth place in C-USA history for field goals made. Elmore has 714; Taylor had 710 from 2006-09.
Elmore is one assist shy of tying UTEP's Julyan Stone for the Conference USA career assists record with 714. Elmore had eight assists Saturday night to give him 713 for his career.
Burks broke a tie with Mark Dorris for career steals, moving into sole possession of 12th place in program history with 127. Burks is two behind DeAndre Kane (129 steals) for No. 11 in school history.
Sophomore guard Jarrod West recorded a career high seven rebounds against the Roadrunners. He also collected two steals, tying him with Shawn Moore (1992-95) for No. 18 in school history with 112. West has 55 steals on the season is tied for the 10th-most in a single season in program history. West is one of two players in Marshall history to have two seasons with 55-plus steals, joining Sidney Coles (75 in 1995-96; 72 in 1996-97).
Freshman guard Taevion Kinsey, known for his knack of playing above the rim, made a career-high three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points in the loss to UTSA.
SCOUTING THE MEAN GREEN
North Texas enters the matchup with a 19-4 record, including a 7-3 mark in Conference USA action.
UNT leads C-USA in scoring defense as it gives up only 62 points per game.
The Mean Green is second in field-goal percentage, 45.8 percent, while only holding teams to 40.2 percent from the field, third best in the conference.
UNT is one of only three teams in C-USA with only three conference losses this season.
The Mean Green has held teams to a C-USA best 31 percent shooting from beyond the arc this season.
WHO TO KNOW
Ryan Woolridge does it all for the Mean Green as he's the team's leading scorer (12.4), assist leader (117) and tied for the lead in rebounding average (6.3). Woolridge also leads UNT with 46 steals this season.
Zachary Simmons leads the Mean Green with 26 blocks and is tied with Woolridge in rebounding at 6.3 boards per contest. Simmons is one of six North Texas players averaging double-figure scoring with 10.4 points per game, fourth on the team.
SERIES HISTORY
Marshall is 5-1 all-time against North Texas, including a win last year at The Super Pit.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
---HerdZone.com---
Thursday, Feb. 7 | 8:00 p.m. EST/7 CST
The Super Pit | Denton, Texas
Radio | Marshall Game Notes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall men's basketball prepares for the front end of a two-game Texas road trip in Denton against North Texas.
HAVE YOU HERD
Marshall has scored 100 points in three games this season.
Elmore and C.J. Burks are the 11th highest combination in scoring in the country
Elmore broke a tie with John Taft and moved into second place on Marshall's all-time scoring list. Elmore is 213 points from tying Skip Henderson for the school record.
Elmore also moved into second place on Conference USA's all-time scoring list with 2,361 points, passing UTEP legend Randy Culpepper. Elmore is 95 points behind another UTEP star, Stefon Jackson, for a share of the league's scoring record.
Elmore passed UCF's Jermaine Taylor for fifth place in C-USA history for field goals made. Elmore has 714; Taylor had 710 from 2006-09.
Elmore is one assist shy of tying UTEP's Julyan Stone for the Conference USA career assists record with 714. Elmore had eight assists Saturday night to give him 713 for his career.
Burks broke a tie with Mark Dorris for career steals, moving into sole possession of 12th place in program history with 127. Burks is two behind DeAndre Kane (129 steals) for No. 11 in school history.
Sophomore guard Jarrod West recorded a career high seven rebounds against the Roadrunners. He also collected two steals, tying him with Shawn Moore (1992-95) for No. 18 in school history with 112. West has 55 steals on the season is tied for the 10th-most in a single season in program history. West is one of two players in Marshall history to have two seasons with 55-plus steals, joining Sidney Coles (75 in 1995-96; 72 in 1996-97).
Freshman guard Taevion Kinsey, known for his knack of playing above the rim, made a career-high three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points in the loss to UTSA.
SCOUTING THE MEAN GREEN
North Texas enters the matchup with a 19-4 record, including a 7-3 mark in Conference USA action.
UNT leads C-USA in scoring defense as it gives up only 62 points per game.
The Mean Green is second in field-goal percentage, 45.8 percent, while only holding teams to 40.2 percent from the field, third best in the conference.
UNT is one of only three teams in C-USA with only three conference losses this season.
The Mean Green has held teams to a C-USA best 31 percent shooting from beyond the arc this season.
WHO TO KNOW
Ryan Woolridge does it all for the Mean Green as he's the team's leading scorer (12.4), assist leader (117) and tied for the lead in rebounding average (6.3). Woolridge also leads UNT with 46 steals this season.
Zachary Simmons leads the Mean Green with 26 blocks and is tied with Woolridge in rebounding at 6.3 boards per contest. Simmons is one of six North Texas players averaging double-figure scoring with 10.4 points per game, fourth on the team.
SERIES HISTORY
Marshall is 5-1 all-time against North Texas, including a win last year at The Super Pit.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
---HerdZone.com---
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