GREENSBORO, N.C.  –  Riding a four-game win streak into this Wednesday, UNCG men's basketball prepares for the second of its three-game road slate, facing Western Carolina in Cullowhee, N.C. After dropping back-to-back games to top-ranked ETSU and Wofford, the Spartans have strung together four straight wins, while defeating opponents by an average of 12.5 points per game since the first week of January. 

UNCG's senior class of James Dickey, Kyrin Galloway and Malik Massey will look for their 98th win over the past four years, after becoming the winningest class in program history in a 70-63 victory at Samford last Saturday. The Spartans currently rank third in the Southern Conference standings, sitting just a game back from current No. 1 seed ETSU. 

Who: Western Carolina
Where: Liston B. Ramsey Center | Cullowhee, N.C.
When: Wednesday, January 29 | 7 p.m. EST
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Series History
-- The Spartans are 23-32 against the Catamounts all-time, but are currently on a seven-game winning streak against Western Carolina
-- The home team is 32-17 in the WCU v UNCG series, with the Catamounts winning 19 of their 26 contests against the Spartans in Cullowhee

Five Facts To Know
-- The Spartans' current class of seniors set a program record against Samford, tallying their 97th win over four years at UNCG. James Dickey, Kyrin Galloway and Malik Massey now stand as the winningest class in Spartan history
-- Senior forward Kyrin Galloway's 99 rejections put him one short of becoming just the sixth Spartan since 1988 to record 100 blocks
-- Junior guard Isaiah Miller recorded the first double-double of his career against Samford, pulling down a career-high 10 boards. With 17 points against the Bulldogs, he surpasses UNCG alum Diante Baldwin (2013-17) for 15th in Spartan scoring history, with a career total of 1,227
-- Averaging exactly 13.0 offensive boards per game, the Spartans own the top mark in the SoCon this year, and sit 22nd in the country
-- UNCG's plus-7.1 turnover margin is the top mark in the nation, the only team in Division I with a seven-or-higher average. The Spartan defense also ranks fifth in the country regarding turnovers forced per game (19.10) and total steals (205)

The Catamounts
-- The Catamounts are 8-1 when playing at home this season, with their lone loss coming against top-ranked SoCon side ETSU 
-- The team's 81.1 points per game currently ranks 13th in all of Division I, while its 10.6 three-pointers per game is third in the country. Only VMI (10.8) and North Florida (12.0) hit more threes per contest
-- Redshirt-junior Mason Faulkner leads the SoCon with an average of 18.8 points per game, but four Catamounts currently score 10-plus points per contest

Coming Up Next
UNCG will open the month of February at ETSU (2/1) before coming back home for its first game in Greensboro since January 18th, hosting the Citadel on the 5th.

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