North Texas at Louisiana Tech 1/18/20 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

The North Dallas Mean Green visit Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana on Saturday to play the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. North Texas improved to 10-8 overall and 4-1 in the Conference USA following its 72-52 victory on Thursday over Southern Miss. Javion Hamlet led the Mean Green with 13 points and 10 assists.

Umoja Gibson is the leading scorer for North Texas with an average of 14.2 points per game. Deng Geu is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.3 per game, while Javion Hamlet is the leader in assists for North Texas with an average of 4.7 per game and is second in scoring with an average of 11.8 points per game.

Louisiana Tech improved to 13-4 overall and 4-1 in Conference USA action following its 72-56 victory over Rice on Thursday. Mubarak Muhammed led Louisiana Tech in the win with 10 points and 10 rebounds. The Bulldogs have won two straight following a loss to UT-San Antonio and trail Charlotte by just a half-game in the C-USA standings.

DaQuan Bracey is the leading scorer and leader in assists for Louisiana Tech with averages of 12.6 points and 3.1 assists per game. Mubarak Muhammed is the leading rebounder for the Bulldogs with an average of 9.0 per game. Louisiana Tech has three players averaging double-figures in scoring.