North Texas at Oklahoma State 3/21/23 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The North Texas Mean Green play the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the quarterfinals of the NIT at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma on Tuesday. North Texas defeated Sam Houston State 75-55 on Sunday in the second round behind 23 points by Tylor Perry. North Texas took over the lead at the 17-minute mark of the first half and did not relinquish it the rest of the way.

North Texas is led in scoring by Tylor Perry with an average of 16.9 points per game, while Kai Huntsberry is the second leading scorer in the leader in assists with averages of 12.1 points and 3.1 assists per game. Abou Ousmane is the leading rebounder with an average of 6.0 rebounds per game. North Texas scores an average of 64.2 points per game, while shooting 43.6% overall and 35.1% from 3-point territory.

Oklahoma State reached the third round of the NIT after defeating Eastern Washington 71-60. Bryce Thompson was the leading scorer for Oklahoma State with 22 points. Oklahoma State shot 48.1% overall and 45.8% from 3-point territory while holding Eastern Washington to just 38.6% shooting. The Cowboys outrebounded the Eastern Washington Eagles 38-31.

Oklahoma State is led in scoring by Bryce Thompson with an average of 11.6 points per game and Thompson is also the leader in assists with an average of 2.6 assists per game. Moussa Cisse is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.2 rebounds per game. Oklahoma State has three players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team scores an average of 68.5 points per game.