Who |
Wofford (5-4, 2-1) at UNCG (6-4, 1-1) |
When |
Saturday, January 9, 2021, 5:00 p.m. |
Where |
Greensboro Coliseum -- Greensboro, N.C. |
Series History |
Wofford leads 29-18 |
Last Meeting |
UNCGÂ 84, Wofford 75Â (Jan. 6, 2021) |
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Game Notes |
UNCGÂ / Wofford |
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The good news is the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) will still play at the Greensboro Coliseum Saturday afternoon. The time and opponent is different.
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Instead of Mercer, UNCG will host Wofford in a key Southern Conference clash at 5 p.m.
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UNCG just defeated Wofford this past Wednesday, 84-75, in Spartanburg. In that victory, UNCG rallied from an 11-point first-half deficit behind
Isaiah Miller's splendid performance of 15 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists, and four steals.
Angelo Allegri tied his career-high with 19 points.
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Storm Murphy tallied a game-high 25 points to lead the Terriers.
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Now, round two. This game was moved from its originally scheduled date of Wed., Jan. 20 since both teams had openings caused by COVID-19 issues from other schools.
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Inside the Numbers
- Under Wes Miller, the Spartans are 10-10 against Wofford
- UNCG has won two straight games against Wofford.
- The Spartans are 6-0 when they outrebound the opposition this season.
- UNCG has rallied from three double-digit deficits to win games this year: 11 points against Little Rock, Elon and Wofford.
- Isaiah Miller has scored in double figures in 11 straight games and 27 of UNCG's last 28 contests he's appeared in.
- He has at least one steal in 29 consecutive games.
- Isaiah Miller leads the Southern Conference in steals per game (2.3) and is third in scoring (18.2). His 46.3 shooting percentage is 11th in the conference and 4.1 assists per game is fifth.
- Kaleb Hunter leads the SoCon in offensive rebounding (3.1).
- Hayden Koval, who had 10 points in Wednesday's win over Wofford, leads the SoCon in blocked shots per game (3.1).
- Wofford's top scorers are Murphy (18.8 ppg.) and Trey Hollowell (13.1).
- They have combined to make 52.4 percent of Wofford's 101 3-pointers.
- Murphy leads the SoCon in free-throw percentage (53.8) and is second in scoring (18.8), field-goal percentage (53.8), and assists (5.2).
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Up Next
- UNCG returns to the road where it travel to Western Carolina on Wednesday for a rare 4 p.m. start.