Northern Arizona vs. Texas

Northern Arizona opened this season with three straight road games and lost them all. That included a 73-55 loss to Michigan State and an 84-68 loss at Arizona State. Northern Arizona's best frontcourt player is 6-7 sophomore Carson Towl (9 ppg, 10 rpg), but they face a big and talented Texas team at the Leon Black Classic in Edinburg, Texas. Texas returns its top two scorers, with three players that are in their fifth year of college basketball, along with the nation’s No. 3 ranked recruiting class. Texas has three guards leading the Longhorns in scoring along with a versatile frontcourt in 6-8 Dillon Mitchell (7.3 ppg, 8.3 rpg), 6-9 senior Dylan Disu (10 ppg), and 6-6 senior Timmy Allen (7 ppg, 6.3 rpg). Texas comes off of a 93-74 victory over Gonzaga and is 36-18 ATS off two straight double-digit home wins. Play Texas.