Who	UNCG (6-5, 1-2) at Samford (5-5, 1-2)
When	Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, 7:00 p.m. ET Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, 3:00 p.m. ET
Where	Pete Hanna Center -- Birmingham, Al.
Series History	UNCG leads 17-10
Last Meeting	UNCG 95, Samford 67 (Feb. 9, 2020)
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's basketball team begins another fun-filled adventure.
 
This week, thanks to several scheduling adjustments, the Spartans will spend quality time in Birmingham playing two games against Samford Thursday and Saturday at the Pete Hanna Center. These are critical Southern Conference clashes for UNCG.
 
Here's the recap of how the Spartans ended up in Birmingham when they were scheduled to be in Cullowhee.
 
UNCG's game at Western Carolina on Wednesday afternoon was postponed due to positive COVID tests and quarantine requirements within Western Carolina's program. Samford's scheduled game against East Tennessee State was already postponed.
 
It created the same type of opening for a date.
 
Both UNCG and Samford agreed to play twice in a three-day span since they were already scheduled to play Saturday afternoon. That means Samford will not visit UNCG on Saturday, Feb. 6.
 
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Road trips have been fun lately for the Spartans, who have won three straight away from the friendly confines of the Greensboro Coliseum. The Spartans have been comfortable in their road navy blue and gold uniforms.
 
The Spartans have controlled the second halves in their last three road games by holding teams to 29.7 percent shooting (25-for-84) from the field, 18.1 percent (6-for-33) from 3-point distance, and outscoring opponents, 141-93. UNCG has trailed at halftime and rallied from a double-digit to win against Elon and Wofford during its road winning streak.
 
However, the Spartans aren't counting on their recent road success as they prepare for a pair of tough games against Samford.
 
The Spartans are looking to get on track in the conference as they have opened by losing two of their first three conference contests. Meanwhile, this will be Samford's first game since dropping a 73-68 decision to Chattanooga on Jan. 6.
 
Tonight's Matchup

• Under Wes Miller, the Spartans are 12-4 against Samford.
• UNCG is 17-10 all-time against Samford. 
• The Spartans won both games last year: 70-63 in Birmingham and 95-67 in Greensboro.
• UNCG is sixth nationally in offensive rebounding per game (15.0) and 17th in rebounding (42.09).
• The Spartans are 38th in blocked shots per game (4.6) and 30th in total blocks (51).
• Junior Kaleb Hunter is third in the SoCon in offensive rebounds per game (2.9).
• Senior Isaiah Miller leads the Southern Conference in steals per game (2.2) and is fourth in scoring (17.8). His 3.6 assists per game is fifth and 6.5 rebounds per game is eighth.
• Junior Mohammed Abdulsalam is fourth in the SoCon in offensive rebounding per game (2.5) and 10th in rebounding (6.4).
• Hayden Koval leads the SoCon and is fifth nationally in blocked shots per game (3.1).
• Koval has 306 career blocked shots, which is 72^nd overall in NCAA history.

 
Quick Look At Samford

• Samford averages 85.0 points per game, ranking third in the SoCon and 17th in the country.
• A two-time SoCon Player of the Week, Myron Gordon is the Bulldogs' top scorer at 17.1 points per game, which is sixth in the conference.
• Christian Guess averages a double-double with 15.3 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. 
• Samford averages 46.6 bench points.
• Samford is fourth in the SoCon in field goal percentage (48.1) and third in rebounding (40.4).