DALLAS – University of North Texas at Dallas men's basketball has a big road trip with Red River Athletic Conference action to the Southwest with North American University (January 29 at 7:30 p.m.) and Xavier University (La.) (January 31 at 3:00 p.m.)
 
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LAST TIME OUT
- UNT Dallas earned a big win last week against Our Lady of the Lake University, 72-67.
- The Trailblazers erased an early 15-point deficit and were able to battle down the stretch to an eventual nine-point lead that they held onto after OLLU charged back at the end on.
- Greg Crawford (Houston, Texas) notched 24 points for a personal-high in RRAC action. He was able to claim a team-high eight rebounds, too.
- Demaryon Thornton (Chicago, Ill.) and Dreyon Thornton (Chicago, Ill.) registered double figure performances with 12 and 10 points, respectively.
 
CRAWFORD RRAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK…AGAIN
 
RED RIVER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE STANDINGS
(Top 8 Spots qualify for RRAC Women's Basketball Tournament)

1. LSU Shreveport (12-1)
2. LSU Alexandria (11-3)
3. Texas A&M-Texarkana (9-4)
4. Xavier (LA) (9-4)
5. Our Lady of the Lake (8-5)
6. North American (8-6)
7. Jarvis Christian (6-7)
8. UNT Dallas (6-7)
9. Texas A&M-San Antonio (4-9)
10. Southwest (2-11)
11. Louisiana Christian (2-11)
12. Texas College (2-11)

TRAILBLAZER TIDBITS
- The Trailblazers are winners of four out of six games since the calendar flipped to 2026.
- Crawford is averaging a double-double with 17.2 points and 10.4 rebounds. He slots fourth in the RRAC for points-per-game and second in the RRAC for rebounds-per-game. He's notched six double-doubles.
- Crawford's all-time point total is 785 in his second season with UNT Dallas.
- Crawford is nationally ranked eighth in rebounds-per-game and tied for 89th in NAIA for points-per-game.
- DaRyan Williams (Austin, Texas) is the other Trailblazer to average double-digits in points this campaign with a 10.8-clip.
- Damaryon Thornton made a season-high four three-pointers for all 12 points last time out and is averaging 1.6 to lead the squad.
- Eli Taylor (Elizabeth, N.J.) was one assist shy of tying the single-game record last game with eight. In five games (three starts), the point guard has 3.8 assists-per-game and 1.4 steals-per-game.
 
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ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
(North American University)
- The Stallions are 12-7 overall and 8-6 in conference play.
- They edged Louisiana Christian University, 79-69, last Friday. Jamarric Hammond had a game-high 23 points, while Kemani Wilson notched a 14-point, 14-rebound double-double.
- North American is 8-2 at home this season.
- Hammonds leads the offense with 13.4 points-per-game. Joseph Cormier and Naheim Northern are also averaging double-digits with 11.7 and 10.8, respectively.
 
2025-26 Season Stats
 
(Xavier La.)
- The Gold Rush enters 12-6 overall and 9-4 in conference play.
- They dropped a tough 95-93 game on the road last week after winning three-straight to start a four-game road swing.
- Xavier hosts Southwest on Thursday before welcoming UNT Dallas.
- The Gold Rush are 6-3 at home, which is the Convocation Center in New Orleans.
- Jamal Gibson is averaging 16.6 points across 11 games for Xavier (La.). Bentravin Phillips and Seviuhn Turner are top scorers with 15.5 ppg and 12.1 ppg in all 18 games played for the Gold Rush.
 
2025-26 Season Stats
 
EARLIER SEASON MATCHUP
- UNT Dallas earned a 69-61 (Recap) victory against the Stallions in the first matchup. The Trailblazers made a 44-31 second-half run to claim the conference win. Crawford had a game-high 22 points and was 14-for-16 at the free throw line. The team was 21-for-25 overall. Demaryon Thornton had 13 points, while Williams had 11 points and a team-high nine rebounds. Sedric Curry Jr. (Baton Rouge, La.) tossed in 11 points, too. NAU was led by Hammond with 13 points. Northern posted 12 points and a game-high 11 boards. Syncere L Shaw added 12 points.
- UNT Dallas fell 73-62 (Recap) against Xavier (La.) last month. Crawford led the Trailblazers with 16 points. Elijah Tate rattled home a game-high 28 points thanks to 10-of-16 shooting from the floor and 5-of-9 from three. Gibson posted 16 points and eight boards.