GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG men's basketball will be looking for some payback this Wednesday, rematching with a Wofford side that defeated the Spartans in double-overtime back near the start of the New Year. The Spartans are on the fringe of being ranked among the top-50 programs in the country after entering the week with a NET ranking of No. 55, and are riding a streak of four straight wins over the Citadel, Samford, Western Carolina and Mercer.
Who: Wofford
Where: Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, N.C.
When: Wednesday, February 19 | 7 p.m.
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Series History
-- UNCG is 16-29 against Wofford all-time after falling to the Terriers 98-92 in double-overtime earlier this year
-- The Spartans are 3-1 when matching up with Wofford in Greensboro over the past five years
Five Facts To Know
-- The Spartans are riding a four-game winning streak into Wednesday, beating their previous four SoCon opponents by an average of 20 points
-- In addition to holding the top-turnover margin in the nation (plus-7.3), the Spartans' recent run of victories put their scoring margin at an average of plus-13.7, the eighth best in Division I men's basketball
-- Recording a career-high 20 rebounds against Mercer on Saturday, forward James Dickey is now only the second Spartan in program history to reach 1,000 boards for his career. His total of 1,012 is just 36 shy of a new UNCG record
-- With 225 career steals, Isaiah Miller is two away from moving into second in program history, and sits just 12 away from a new Spartan record
-- The Spartans currently have 13 home wins on the year, tying this year's team for the third-most in program history. They are two away from tying the second-most in school history, a mark set just last season
The Terriers
-- With 744 three-point attempts and 260 field goals made (.349), Wofford ranks 13th and 11th in Division I basketball for those two categories respectively
-- The Terriers are currently on a three-game losing skid, with all of those losses coming at home in Spartanburg. Wofford is still an impressive 10-4 when playing at home this year, but is 6-7 when competing on the road
-- The Spartans will be facing one of the best SoCon teams in the league when it comes to ball protection this Wednesday. While UNCG's defense ranks fifth in the nation, with 18.8 turnovers forced per game, the Terriers surrender a conference-low 11.4 per contest
Coming Up Next
UNCG preps for its final three contests of the postseason, starting with a rematch against VMI in Lexington. The Spartans defeated the Keydets 74-63 in Greensboro back in November and is currently on a seven-game winning streak against the side.
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