Marshall University Athletics
Friday, February 26
Huntington, W.Va.
7:00 PM
Marshall University
vs
North Texas
Photo by: Adam Gue
Marshall Men’s Basketball to Host North Texas
2/25/2021 2:21:00 PM | Men's Basketball
GAME 18 & 19 | MARSHALL (12-5, 6-4 C-USA) vs. NORTH TEXAS (12-6, 8-2 C-USA)
Friday, Feb. 26 | 7:00 p.m. EST
Saturday, Feb. 27 | 2:00 p.m. EST
Cam Henderson Center | Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall Game Notes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – After having last week's games canceled, the Marshall University men's basketball team returns to the court to take on North Texas in a pair of games at the Cam Henderson Center.
HOW TO FOLLOW GAME 1
WATCH: ESPNU
LISTEN: HerdZone
LIVE STATS: Sidearm
HOW TO FOLLOW GAME 2
WATCH: Stadium
LISTEN: HerdZone
LIVE STATS: Sidearm
HAVE YOU HERD
Marshall swept a pair of home games on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13 over Middle Tennessee.
Redshirt senior Jannson Williams now has 188 blocks in his career and passed Hassan Whiteside for the program record on Feb. 12.
Junior Taevion Kinsey had 25 points and five rebounds in both victories.
Senior Jarrod West scored a career-high 29 points on Feb. 13 in the win over MT.
Redshirt sophomore Andrew Taylor had at least 10 points and eight assists in both games.
West now has 406 career assists, one of 12 in program history with 400 or more helpers.
Kinsey has had at least 20 or more points in 10 of the Herd's 17 games this season and leads Conference USA in scoring with 20.4 points per game.
Marshall leads C-USA in assist to turnover ratio (1.41), assists per game (17.0), blocked shots per game (5.4), and scoring (82.5).
West's 108 assists, 6.4 assists per game and 2.65 steals per game are all conference bests this season.
Kinsey is second in C-USA in field-goal percentage making 56.9 percent of his shots this season.
SCOUTING NORTH TEXAS
The Mean Green come into the contest on a three-game win streak after sweeping Southern Miss on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13. UNT had its series with WKU postponed last weekend due to weather.
North Texas is shooting a conference-best 49 percent from the field this season and is second in C-USA in scoring defense allowing just 61.6 points per game.
Javion Hamlet is fourth in C-USA with 4.2 assists per game and leads UNT in scoring with 13.5 points per game.
Zachary Simmons is the team's leading rebounder with 6.2 boards per contest while averaging 10.4 points per game.
James Reese leads the Mean Green in steals (26) and is second in scoring at 10.8 points per game.
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.
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Friday, Feb. 26 | 7:00 p.m. EST
Saturday, Feb. 27 | 2:00 p.m. EST
Cam Henderson Center | Huntington, W.Va.
Marshall Game Notes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – After having last week's games canceled, the Marshall University men's basketball team returns to the court to take on North Texas in a pair of games at the Cam Henderson Center.
HOW TO FOLLOW GAME 1
WATCH: ESPNU
LISTEN: HerdZone
LIVE STATS: Sidearm
HOW TO FOLLOW GAME 2
WATCH: Stadium
LISTEN: HerdZone
LIVE STATS: Sidearm
HAVE YOU HERD
Marshall swept a pair of home games on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13 over Middle Tennessee.
Redshirt senior Jannson Williams now has 188 blocks in his career and passed Hassan Whiteside for the program record on Feb. 12.
Junior Taevion Kinsey had 25 points and five rebounds in both victories.
Senior Jarrod West scored a career-high 29 points on Feb. 13 in the win over MT.
Redshirt sophomore Andrew Taylor had at least 10 points and eight assists in both games.
West now has 406 career assists, one of 12 in program history with 400 or more helpers.
Kinsey has had at least 20 or more points in 10 of the Herd's 17 games this season and leads Conference USA in scoring with 20.4 points per game.
Marshall leads C-USA in assist to turnover ratio (1.41), assists per game (17.0), blocked shots per game (5.4), and scoring (82.5).
West's 108 assists, 6.4 assists per game and 2.65 steals per game are all conference bests this season.
Kinsey is second in C-USA in field-goal percentage making 56.9 percent of his shots this season.
SCOUTING NORTH TEXAS
The Mean Green come into the contest on a three-game win streak after sweeping Southern Miss on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13. UNT had its series with WKU postponed last weekend due to weather.
North Texas is shooting a conference-best 49 percent from the field this season and is second in C-USA in scoring defense allowing just 61.6 points per game.
Javion Hamlet is fourth in C-USA with 4.2 assists per game and leads UNT in scoring with 13.5 points per game.
Zachary Simmons is the team's leading rebounder with 6.2 boards per contest while averaging 10.4 points per game.
James Reese leads the Mean Green in steals (26) and is second in scoring at 10.8 points per game.
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.
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