UMass plays N. Texas

UMass (6-4) vs. North Texas (4-3)

Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UMass squares up against North Texas in a non-conference matchup. UMass fell 82-76 at Northeastern on Tuesday. North Texas is coming off a 73-35 home win against LSU-Shreveport on Saturday.

TEAM LEADERS: North Texas' Thomas Bell has averaged 13.4 points and 6.4 rebounds while Tylor Perry has put up 13.9 points. For the Minutemen, Noah Fernandes has averaged 17.2 points and 5.1 assists while Trent Buttrick has put up 13.2 points and 4.7 rebounds.

CREATING OFFENSE: Fernandes has made or assisted on 60 percent of all UMass field goals over the last three games. The junior guard has accounted for 22 field goals and 27 assists in those games.

UNDEFEATED WHEN: UMass is a perfect 5-0 when the team makes at least 69.6 percent of its free throws. The Minutemen are 1-4 when they shoot below 69.6 percent from the line.

PASSING FOR POINTS: The Minutemen have recently used assists to create buckets more often than the Mean Green. North Texas has an assist on 38 of 67 field goals (56.7 percent) across its previous three outings while UMass has assists on 49 of 81 field goals (60.5 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: The UMass offense has scored 82.1 points per game, the 30th-highest figure in Division I. North Texas has only averaged 66.6 points per game, which ranks 208th nationally.

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