SPARTAN ESSENTIALS
Who: Elon (2-5)
Where: Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, N.C.
When: Tuesday, November 30 | 7 p.m.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) finishes a busy November and concludes a three-game homestand by welcoming Elon to the Greensboro Coliseum Tuesday night.
For UNCG, this begins the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) portion of its schedule. Two of UNCG's next three games are against CAA competition. This game against Elon and the Dec. 14 trip to Towson is separated by a road game at Tennessee on Dec. 11.
The Spartans are looking to remain unbeaten at home as they welcome the Phoenix to Greensboro for the first time since 2017.
Game Promotion
All fans are encouraged to wear gold.
Last Time Out
- Kobe Langley's career best 19 points led UNCG to a 54-51 victory over Vermont on Saturday.
- Zac Ervin had 18 points, made five 3-pointers, and had four rebounds in a 93-81 loss to Jacksonville State Saturday.
A Look At UNCG
- UNCG is allowing 53.2 points in four home games.
- In four of their eight games this season, the Spartans have finished with exactly 60 points (Green Bay), 70 points (Northern Kentucky), 80 points (North Carolina Wesleyan), and 90 points (UMass).
- De'Monte Buckingham leads UNCG in scoring (12.4 points per game) and rebounding (6.8).
- Bas Leyte (8.8 points per game) and Kaleb Hunter (8.5) have enjoyed nice scoring moments this season.
- Hunter scored UNCG's first eight points of the second half in the win over Vermont.
- They were Hunter's only points of the contest.
- Mohammed Abdulsalam scores at a 7.8 point per game clip and Langley chips in 7.4 per contest.
- UNCG scored a season-high 47 bench points in its win over North Carolina Wesleyan.
- The Spartans are averaging 27.0 bench points per contest.
- UNCG leads the nation with 355 rebounds.
- The Spartans are sixth nationally in rebounding margin (15.1), 12th in rebounds per game (44.3), 21st in defensive rebounds per game (30.2) and 25th in offensive rebounds per game (14.1).
- UNCG is 39th in the country in field-goal percentage defense (38.1).
A Look At Elon
- Ervin has 21 3-pointers through seven games this season.
- Elon lost in the CAA Tournament championship game last season to Drexel.
- In the loss to Jacksonville State, Elon got a season-high 13 points from Hunter Woods.
- Hunter McIntosh chipped in 12 points and a season-high six assists in a game-high 36 minutes.
- McIntosh has scored in double figures in 39 career games, including five this season.
- Darius Burford dropped 12 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals, while Michael Graham rounded out the double figure scoring for the Phoenix, adding 10 points and five boards.
- Elon drained 15 threes against Jacksonville State.
- The Phoenix have made double digit 3-pointers in five of their seven contests this season.
- Elon is 0-5 against NCAA Division I competition this season.
- The Phoenix's two wins were against Randolph College and Bluefield College.
- Elon is 17th in the country in 3-pointers made (74) and 26th in 3-pointers made per game (10.6).
- Elon is a lot better than its record as its losses have been to Florida, West Virginia, Ole Miss, and Temple, in addition to Jacksonville State.
Up Next
- UNCG begins a three-game road trip starting with a visit to No. 15 Tennessee at Thompson-Boiling Arena on Saturday, Dec. 11.
