No. 11 West Virginia Mountaineers vs. North Texas Mean Green preview, how to watch, live game thread, updates and more

Join us in the comments this afternoon as the Mountaineers take on North Texas in a rare Friday afternoon game.

By Michael Miller@uncle_drank Dec 11, 2020, 10:00am EST

WHEN/WHERE

Date: Friday, December 11, 2020

Tip-Off Time: 3:00 PM ET

Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia

WATCH/LISTEN

Channel: Big 12 Now on ESPN+

Announce Team: Dan Zangrilli, Warren Baker and and Amanda Mazey

Online Streaming: ONLY AVAILABLE ON ESPN+

Radio: Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG (Online Stream | Radio Affiliates)

Radio Announcers: Tony Caridi and Jay Jacobs

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LISTEN LIVE

ODDS

Spread: West Virginia -14.5
O/U: 136

THE ENEMY

Where are they from? Denton, Texas

Series History: This will be the first meeting between West Virginia and North Texas. North Texas is the first current member of Conference USA to play a game at the WVU Coliseum. WVU is 46-21 against current members of Conference USA, including a win over Western Kentucky last month. Bob Huggins has never faced North Texas as a head coach.

Record: 1-2

Record in 2019-20: 20-11 (14-4 CUSA)

Head Coach: Grant McCasland(4th Season)

NCAA Basketball: North Texas at Georgetown

PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP:

West Virginia Mountaineers: Emmitt Matthews Jr, Oscar Tshiebwe, Derek Culver, Sean McNeil, and Miles McBride

North Texas Mean Green: Thomas Bell, Zachary Simmons, Javion Hamlet, James Reese, and Mardrez McBride

PREDICTION THAT WILL BE WRONG

Scheduling this game on short notice after having to cancel the Robert Morris game was a nice play by West Virginia. This should serve as an opportunity to get some of the new guys a chance to get on the floor and hopefully watch a few shots fall. I’d expect to see increased minutes from Jalen Bridges and Isaiah Cottrell as West Virginia dominates this game.

West Virginia 78, North Texas 61

PREGAME READING & UPDATES

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