No team plays at a slower pace than North Texas. So it's not a fluke the Under has cashed in 16 of the Mean Green's last 23 games.

North Texas is patient looking to work inside. Louisiana Tech has a defensive stopper in big man Kenneth Loften Jr.

There were 125 points scored in the first meeting, which was won by North Texas, 63-62. Only once has the number of points exceeded 125 points during North Texas' last 11 games.

Louisiana Tech has scored 82 or more points in four of its last five games. However, the Bulldogs haven't faced a defense near the caliber of North Texas. The Mean Green give up the fewest points in the nation at 55.6. They rank third in defensive rebounding and fifth in 3-point defense.