GREENSBORO, N.C.  –  UNCG men's basketball (20-6) looks for its fourth straight win this Saturday in Macon, attempting to complete the season sweep against Mercer on the road. Tip-off is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. in Hawkins Arena. The Spartans are 5-2 in day games this year, and 7-3 when playing on Saturdays. With a 10-3 conference record, UNCG currently ranks third in the SoCon, while Mercer's 7-6 record places the Bears in a tie for fifth. 

Who: Mercer
Where: Hawkins Arena | Macon, Ga.
When: Saturday, February 15 | 4:30 p.m. 
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Series History
-- UNCG is 7-7 against Mercer all-time, beating the program 72-63 on New Year's Day earlier this season
-- The Spartans haven't lost to the Bears in nearly two calendar years, last dropping a decision to Mercer on February 17, 2018

Five Facts To Know
-- On a three-game winning streak, the Spartans have beaten their past three SoCon opponents by an average of 22.7 points. Their scoring margin now sits at 13.8 on the season, the eighth-best in the country
-- With a career total of 992 rebounds, senior James Dickey is just eight boards away from becoming the second player in UNCG history to pull down 1,000 in a career. He currently sits 55 rebounds away from tying the school record and currently ranks fourth among active D1 student-athletes
-- At 222 steals, guard Isaiah Miller is just five away from moving into second all-time in the Spartan history books, and 10th in Southern Conference history
-- Miller also leads the Southern Conference with 18.2 points per game and 20.7 points per game when playing SoCon opponents. His 20 points against Western Carolina on Wednesday were his 11th 20-plus performance of the season
-- The Spartans have just three road losses on the season. Two of the opponents from those contest are ranked in the top-50 of the most recent NET Rankings; No. 4 Kansas and No. 41 ETSU
-- Sophomore Mohammed Abdulsalam set a career-high in the Spartans' 82-62 win over WCU on Wednesday, recording five blocks over the course of the night

The Bears
-- UNCG's Isaiah Miller (18.2) is the only player in the SoCon averaging more points per game than Mercer's Djordje Dimitrijevic (17.7)
-- The Bears opened the conference season with four straight losses, followed by a streak of six straight wins. They've since gone 1-2 for a conference record of 7-6
-- Redshirt senior Ethan Stair is averaging just under a double-double this year, with 15.2 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. He's collected a double-double in nine of his 26 appearances this year

Coming Up Next
The Spartans rematch with Wofford on Wednesday, February 19th, after losing to the side 98-92 in double-overtime in Spartanburg earlier this season. 

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