GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG men's basketball looks to extend its longest winning streak of the season, going for seven straight wins against Furman this Wednesday. Celebrating the winningest senior class in school history, the Spartans will be looking for their 15th home victory of the season while honoring Kyrin Galloway, James Dickey and Malik Massey this senior day. A win over Furman would not only clinch the No. 2 seed in this year's SoCon tournament, but it would also tie for the second-most home wins a Spartan squad has ever had in a single year. 

Who: Furman
Where: Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, N.C.
When: Wednesday, February 26 | 7 p.m. 
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Series History
-- The Spartans are 20-17 against Furman all-time after beating the Paladins 86-73 in Greenville this January
-- UNCG has won five of its last six games against Furman when playing in Greensboro, and represent the Paladins' lone home loss of the current campaign

Five Facts To Know
-- UNCG's senior class of Malik Massey, Kyrin Galloway and James Dickey have helped lead the Spartans to 104 wins over the past four years, making the trio the winningest class in program history.
-- A pair of Spartans are within reach of new program records. James Dickey's 1,037 rebounds are just 11 short of a new Spartan record, while Isaiah Miller sits just five steals away from breaking UNCG's previous school record of 236
-- Miller ranks second in Division I with 80 steals this year, while his 217 field goals made rank seventh. He currently leads the SoCon with an average of 18.2 points scored per contest
-- The Spartans lead the SoCon in blocked shots per game (4.2), field goal percentage defense (41.2), offensive rebounds per game (13.17), scoring defense (61.6), steals (277) and turnovers forced per game (18.52)
-- Only 13 teams in Division I basketball have a longer active winning streak than UNCG (W6), trailing only ETSU (W7) as the hottest team in the SoCon

The Paladins
-- Furman ranks second in the SoCon with a turnover margin of plus-4.5, still 2.5 back of UNCG's average (plus-7.0), which currently ranks first in Division I men's basketball
-- Junior Paladin guard Alex Hunter owns the No. 8 individual assist to turnover ratio in the country, averaging 3.23 per game
-- While the Paladins are 13-1 at home, the side sees their record drop to 9-5 when playing on the road

Coming Up Next
The Spartans wrap up their regular season on the road against Chattanooga this coming Saturday at 4:30 p.m. Tied with Furman for second place in the SoCon standings, the Spartans are just a single game back of ETSU for the top spot in the conference, as these final two games of the season will decide their seed in the upcoming SoCon Championship tournament in Asheville.

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