GREENSBORO, N.C.  –  UNCG men's basketball preps for its second road contest of the conference season this Saturday, facing off with SoCon-leading Furman, on the road in Greenville, S.C.
Who: Furman
Where:Â Bon Secours Wellness Arena | Greenville, S.C.
When:Â Saturday, January 11 | 7 p.m.Â
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Series History
--Â UNCG is 19-17 against the Paladins all-time, last defeating the side in the 2019 Southern Conference Tournament semifinals, 66-62
--Â The Spartans have won five of their last six meetings against the Paladins, but is just 2-3 when playing Furman in Greenville over the past six years
Five Facts To Know
-- Isaiah Miller placed himself on both the annual Lute Olson Award Mid-Season Watch List and the Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch List this past week. The junior is averaging 17.9 points on the season, and 27.7 in his past three contests alone.
--Â No other team in the SoCon causes more turnovers per game (18.65) than the Spartans, nor makes as many steals (160). They rank 10th and 7th in the nation respectively
-- Angelo Allegri (19), Keyshaun Langley (14) and Malik Massey (13) all had career-highs in scoring, in a 98-92 double-overtime loss to Wofford last weekend
-- With his eight boards and a pair of blocks against ETSU, James Dickey ranks fourth among active D1 players with 898 and 203 respectively. He is just the second Spartan in D1 program history to register 200 blocks in a career and is 141 boards from tying a school record
--Â UNCG is ranked No. 91 in the most current NET rankings, 29 spots behind No. 62 Furman, and 32 behind No. 59 ETSUÂ
The Paladins
--Â Furman is currently on a seven-game winning streak, with its last loss coming all the way back on December 5th. All three of the Paladins' losses have come on the road, against either SEC or AAC squads
--Â Furman ranks 14th in Division I in field goal percentage (48.3), despite taking the 12th-most three-point attempts (461) in the country. Their 169 made threes trail only seven teams in D1.
Coming Up Next
The Spartans stay on the road next Wednesday, facing off with The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. at 7 p.m. They have lost just nine of their 37 matchups against the Citadel all-time, and have not dropped a decision to the Bulldogs since the start of 2015. The Spartans currently own an 11-game winning streak against the side.
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