North Texas is coming into this game with a 26-8 record this season and they were 14-4 in their conference. They have been playing well recently as they have won 3 of their last 4 as well as 10 of their last 12 games, but they have not played that well in this tournament so far. They won their 1st game at home against Furman 75-64, but that was a game which they struggled a lot in the 1st half. They followed that up with a win at home against Arkansas State in their last game, but that was also a very close game as they only won by 2 points. Now they are playing their 1st road game of this tournament and they actually lost their last road game to Temple 66-61. They were good on the road in their conference this season, but they struggled on the road in non-conference games as they were 1-2 in those. They are going up against an Oklahoma State team that is 17-17 this season and they were 7-13 in their conference. They struggled a lot in their conference this season, but they have been playing much better recently as they have won 3 of their last 4 games. They were also much better in their non-conference schedule as well. They have played very well in this tournament as their 1st win came at home against Wichita State 89-79 in a game they led for most of the time, and now they are coming off of an 85-83 win on the road against a good SMU team in their last game. Oklahoma State has been much better at home in their recent games as well, winning their last 4 straight as well as 6 of their last 7 games there. They are also a perfect 5-0 there in non-conference games this season. Oklahoma State has played much better in this tournament so far and the home advantage here is going to help them get this win and move on. Oklahoma State will cover the spread in this game.