GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNCG men's basketball team returns to action Saturday afternoon as the Spartans look to post their second-straight victory when they travel to Southern Conference foe The Citadel. Game time is set for 1 p.m. at McAlister Field House in Charleston. The game will be streamed for free in full HD on the SoCon Digital Network while also being broadcast on 1320 WCOG AM and the TuneIn App with Tim Bickford providing the call.

Saturday's game marks the 27th meeting all-time between UNCG and The Citadel. The Spartans are 17-9 all-time against the Bulldogs with six wins in the last eight meetings, but have dropped two straight in the series. The game marks the first trip for the Spartans to The Citadel since January 14, 2012 when UNCG won a wild 67-66 contest as former Spartans Trevis Simpson scored the game-winning basket off an alley-oop dunk at the buzzer.

Earlier this season, the Spartans rallied from a 12-point first half deficit to force overtime, but the Spartans suffered an 85-83 to The Citadel. UNCG out-scored the Bulldogs 52-45 in the second half but allowed The Citadel to lead by as many as five in the extra session before having an opportunity for a potential game-winning shot on the final possession.

UNCG finished the game shooting 50 percent from the field but hit just 35.7 percent from 3-point land. The Spartans were limited to just 25 first half points when they shot 30.8 percent from the field compared to 67.7 percent shooting in the second half when they scored 52 points. The Citadel conversely connected on 53.1 percent from the field and hit 55.6 percent from long range in the victory while also going 23-of-27 from the free throw line.

Sophomore guard Tevon Saddler (Aberdeen, Md./McDonogh) led four Spartans in double figures in the loss, scoring a team-high 23 points while grabbing four rebounds, dishing out five assists and notching a pair of steals. Saddler connected on 10-of-19 from the field and 3-of-4 from the free throw line as he scored 17 of his points after halftime.

Redshirt sophomore center R.J. White (Frisco, Texas/Frisco) was dominant in the paint for 25 minutes before fouling out. White fell just short of a double-double with 17 points and nine rebounds as he was 6-of-10 from the field and 5-of-7 from the free throw line. Senior guard Nicholas Paulos (Salt Lake City, Utah/New Hampton School) added 12 points as he was 4-of-7 from 3-point land while junior forward Kayel Locke chipped in 13 points, including 7-of-10 from the free throw line.

Ashton Moore led The Citadel with 28 points in 43 minutes of action. Moore finished the night 9-of-13 from the field and was a perfect 7-of-7 from the charity stripe, including the game-tying free throws with just over a minute remaining in regulation to force overtime. P.J Horgan added 18 points while Marshall Harris and Jake Wright each chipped in 12 points.

The Spartans secured their largest Southern Conference victory since 2012 Tuesday night as the Spartans travelled to Lexington, Va., and ran away from VMI 85-56 at Cameron Hall. The Spartans' 29-point victory is their largest against an NCAA Division I team since winning by 30 points against The Citadel December 1, 2012. UNCG dominated play in the paint as it out-scored the Keydets 38-12 down low and out-rebounded VMI by a 56-43 margin.

Sophomore forwardJordy Kuiper (Groningen, Netherlands/Canaries Basketball Academy)scored a career-high 12 points in the first 14 minutes of the game to stake the Spartans to the lead from the very beginning of the game. Kuiper suffered a fractured right forearm and is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery. Paulos led seven Spartans with at least eight points in the victory as he scored a game-high 20 points in 32 minutes. Freshman guard Marvin Smith (Richmond, Va./Fork Union Military Academy) also turned in a career-high night as he scored 14 points off the bench in 27 minutes of action while grabbing six rebounds

Saddler leads the team and ranks eighth in the Southern Conference in scoring at 15.0 points per game. He has scored in double figures in 18 of 22 games this season but has been held below 10 points in two out of the last three games. Saddler also leads the team with 81 assists and ranks third on the team on the glass at 4.7 rebounds per game.

Junior forward Kayel Locke (Baltimore, Md./McDonogh) is second on the team and 13th in the conference in scoring at 13.1 points per game. He ranks second on the team on the glass, grabbing 5.4 rebounds per game. Locke enters Saturday's game just eight points shy of the 1,000-career point mark with 992 points. Paulos is third on the team in scoring at 11.0 points per game. He leads the team with 66 3-pointers made while also grabbing 4.1 rebounds per game.

White Rounds out the Spartans in double figures scoring at 10.9 points per game. He leads the team and the SoCon on the glass with 7.0 rebounds per game. Sophomore guard Diante Baldwin (Greensboro, N.C./High Point Christian) adds 9.9 points and 4.6 rebounds per game while ranking second on the team with 62 assists.

The Citadel enters Saturday's game with an 8-14 overall record and a 3-8 mark in Southern Conference play. The Bulldogs have dropped five straight games since upset top-ranked Wofford. The Citadel has lost to Furman, East Tennessee State, VMI, Chattanooga and Mercer during the skid. The Bulldogs are 7-3 at home this season, including a 2-3 mark in league play with wins over Wofford and Samford at home. The Citadel is averaging 64.7 points per game while holding opponents to 67.4 points per game.

Moore leads the team and ranks fourth in the SoCon in scoring at 18.0 points per game. He leads the team with 64 3-pointers and is shooting 83.5 percent (71-of-85) from the free throw line. Moore has averaged 25.5 points per game against the Spartans in the Bulldogs' last two victories over UNCG, shooting 55.2 percent (16-of-29) from the field and 93.3 percent (14-of-15) from the free throw line.

P.J. Horgan is second on the team in scoring at 12.7 points per game and leads the team on the glass at 6.5 rebounds per game. Horgan is shooting 58.1 percent (104-of-179) from the field and 70.3 percent (71-of-101) from the free throw line.  Jake Wright is third on the team in scoring at 8.4 points per game and second with 49 3-pointers. Warren Sledge leads the team with 77 assists while Marshall Harris is second with 68 helpers.

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