San Francisco at North Texas 3/30/18 - CBI Picks & Predictions

On Friday, the San Francisco Dons will visit the North Texas Mean Green in the third and final game of the best of three championship series of the College Basketball Invitational (CBI). On Wednesday, San Francisco lost to North Texas 69-55 knotting the best-of-three series at 1-1 with the third and final game to be played in North Texas.

Jorden Duffy led the Mean Green with 15 points. North Texas forced San Francisco to commit 16 turnovers in the game, while the Mean Green committed just three. San Francisco was led by Souley Boum who scored 16 points, while guard Frankie Ferrari scored 10. An early 16-3 run by North Texas in the second half gave it a 49-34 lead, which it never relinquished. North Texas shot 40% from the field in the win. Frankie Ferrari leads San Francisco in scoring averaging 11.2 points per game. Three other players for San Francisco average double figures in scoring. Matt McCarthy leads the team in rebounding with an average of 5.8 per game. As a team, the Dons are shooting 42.4% from the field and 33.6% from 3-point territory. San Francisco scores an average of 68.6 points per game, while allowing an average of 68.2.

Roosevelt Smart leads North Texas in scoring with an average of 19.4 points per game. The second leading scorer, leading rebounder and assists leader is Ryan Woolridge averaging 12.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game. As a team, North Texas State is shooting 45% from the field and 35.5% from 3-point territory. During the season, North Texas scored an average of 74.1 points per game, while allowing an average of 71.0.