UNT DALLAS at College of the Ozarks
 
When: January 9, 2025
Tip-off: 8:00 PM
Location: Point Lookout, Mo.
Watch: SAC Sports Network
Livestats: untdathletics.com
Social Media: UNTD Athletics on X and Instagram
 
KEY STORYLINES
- UNT Dallas begins a stretch of five-of-six on the road and are 7-7 overall on the season and 4-7 in Sooner Athletic Conference action.
- The Trailblazers fell on Monday to Texas Wesleyan, 62-53 and are 3-3 in the previous six conference games. This includes a 2-0 mark on the road in that span.
- Junior Greg Crawford (Houston, Texas) remains the only player in the conference to average a double-double with 18.8 points and 10.3 rebounds. He is the league leader in rebounds and has notched double-digits in points all 14 contests.
- Senior Ashton Howard (Cedar Hill, Texas) broke his own personal school record for blocks in a game with six on Monday night. He leads the conference with 31, which also ties the single-season and career mark set by Connor Kern in 2023-24.
- Senior Jayden Johnson-Blair (Dallas, Texas) also continued to find the record books on Monday by tying his own single-game mark for assists with nine. It was the first time this campaign Johnson-Blair dished nine dimes.
- Howards individual success on blocks has lifted UNTD to second in the SAC with 58 blocks as a team. The Trailblazers lead the league in steals-per-game with 8.14 and are third with 114 and eight within the top spot held by Texas Wesleyan.
 
UNTD Season Stats
 
A LOOK AT THE BOBCATS
- College of the Ozarks enters with a 5-9 overall record and 3-8 conference mark in its first year.
- The Bobcats have dropped three straight and are 2-4 at home. They lost 76-66 on Monday to Oklahoma City.
- College of the Ozarks was selected 13th in the SAC Preseason Coaches Poll with 25 points.
-Andrew Dalton is the top scorer on the squad with 222 points and second in rebounding with 68.
- Garrett Snyder and Caleb Faulkner are other scorers to watch with 184 and 166 points, respectively. Jay Baxter rounds the quartet out for triple-digits with 110 points. He is the team leader on the boards with 92.
 
College of the Ozarks Season Stats
 
ALL-TIME HISTORY
- First Time meeting
 

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UNT DALLAS at John Brown
 
When: January 11, 2025
Tip-off: 2:00 PM
Location: Siloam Springs, Ark.
Watch: SAC Sports Network
Livestats: untdathletics.com
Social Media: UNTD Athletics on X and Instagram
 
SCOUTING JOHN BROWN
- The Golden Eagles are 9-5 overall and 7-3 in conference play. They host Nelson on Thursday.
- John Brown fell last time out to Wayland Baptist, 82-75. Two of the past three games have been setbacks, but have been to a No. 8 Langston and conference-leading Wayland Baptist.
- The Golden Eagles are led by Drew Miller with 256 points (18.3 ppg). This is bolstered by 45 made three-pointers. He is also atop the team's leaderboard in rebounding with 76
- John Brown will share the ball as it leads the league in assists with 234, which is a 16.7-clip.
- The Golden Eagles were picked fifth in the conference preseason with 98 points.
 
John Brown Season Stats
 
HISTORY
- UNT Dallas is 3-3 overall against the Golden Eagles.
- The Trailblazers went 0-2 last season with both games decided by one possession.
- Senior Vernon Johnson (DeSoto, Texas) had a double-double with 11 points and rebounds, along with five assists to lead the team last year at Siloam Springs.