GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG men's basketball caps off the final contest of its three-game homestand against Western Carolina this Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Spartans are riding back-to-back wins over the Citadel and Samford, beating those two squads by an average of 24 points. UNCG already won its most recent meeting with the Catamounts in Cullowhee, boosted by a 23-point effort from Isaiah Miller, and will be looking for its 13th home win of the 2019-20 campaign. Only two teams in UNCG program history have won more than 13 home games in a single season; last year's squad (15) and 2017-18's roster (16).
Who: Western Carolina
Where: Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, N.C.
When: Wednesday, February 12 | 7 p.m.
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Series History
-- The Spartans are 24-32 against the Catamounts all-time, but will be looking for their ninth straight win against the side, after defeating WCU 72-58 earlier in the year
-- UNCG will be going for the regular season sweep of Western Carolina this Wednesday, a feat they've completed in each of the past three years
Five Facts To Know
-- The Spartan senior class of Kyrin Galloway, Malik Massey and James Dickey became the first in program history to record 100 career games this past Sunday. At the time of their win over Samford, UNCG was one of just 13 teams in Division I to accrue 100 victories since the 2016-17 season
-- UNCG ranks in the top-five of Division I men's basketball for five major team statistics. They rank first in turnover margin (plus-7.4), second in total steals (249), fourth in turnovers forced per game (19.00) and fifth in steals per game (10.0)
-- Spartan guard Isaiah Miller leads the SoCon with 18.2 points per game and 20.8 per game against conference opponents
-- Senior James Dickey completed the 17th double-double of his career against Samford, pulling down 16 boards while scoring 13 points. Eight of his 16 rebounds were on the offensive glass
-- UNCG's 95 points against Samford is the most they've scored against a Division I opponent this season, and the most they've had against a D1 side that wasn't the Citadel, since tallying 98 against Samford in January 2018
The Catamounts
-- Pouring in 10.0 threes per game, the Catamounts rank 11th in the nation, but are still second to VMI (10.7) for a conference best
-- WCU's defensive success relies on their ability to reduce second chances. The Catamounts' 38.3 rebounds and 28.2 defensive boards are both tops in the SoCon, while the latter ranks 27th in all of Division I basketball
-- Forward Carlos Dotson already has 13 double-doubles this season. The senior is averaging 14.4 points and 9.8 boards per contest
Coming Up Next
The Spartans get back on the road against Mercer on Feb. 15th, looking for another season sweep against the Bears in Macon. UNCG is 7-7 against Mercer all-time beating the program 72-63 on New Year's Day earlier this season.
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