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North Texas Mean Green (13-9, 6-4 AAC) at SMU Mustangs (16-7, 7-3 AAC)
Dallas; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: SMU is looking to keep its three-game win streak intact when the Mustangs take on North Texas.
The Mustangs are 11-2 on their home court. SMU ranks sixth in the AAC with 24.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Samuell Williamson averaging 5.8.
The Mean Green are 6-4 in conference matchups. North Texas ranks second in the AAC shooting 36.1% from 3-point range.
SMU makes 46.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.8 percentage points higher than North Texas has allowed to its opponents (39.3%). North Texas averages 67.3 points per game, 2.9 more than the 64.4 SMU allows to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Williamson is averaging 9.3 points and 7.4 rebounds for the Mustangs.
Jason Edwards is scoring 18.1 points per game and averaging 2.0 rebounds for the Mean Green.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mustangs: 7-3, averaging 76.5 points, 39.4 rebounds, 16.3 assists, 8.7 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.3 points per game.
Mean Green: 6-4, averaging 65.0 points, 35.7 rebounds, 9.9 assists, 6.9 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 42.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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