KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Playing in the fourth-largest on-campus facility in the country, the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's basketball team dropped a 76-36 decision to No. 13 Tennessee Saturday in a non-conference contest at Thompson-Boling Arena.
 
This was UNCG's first game in 11 days.
 
De'Monte Buckingham led UNCG with 10 points and five rebounds. Jalen White contributed seven points. Kaleb Hunter added six points and five rebounds.
 
Records
UNCG            7-3
Tennessee        7-2

Quotable
UNCG Head Coach Mike Jones on what takeaways he has following Saturday's game.
"What we have to take from this is if we can be poised enough and tough enough—toughness is not just physically toughness, it's mental toughness and emotional toughness—then our stuff translates. We can carry that no matter where we go or who we play against. Tonight, we showed it in small segments. We've got to be able to do that night in and night out for 40 minutes or however long we get to play. I hope that the guys will understand that tonight was a night where we didn't do those things. This is the result that we got. Regardless of how good they are or what conference they're in, or anything like that, we're capable of being us on any given night. We can't allow other teams to force us not to be ourselves."

How It Happened

• UNCG opened the contest with three straight defensive stops.
• Kaleb Hunter hit a floater to give UNCG its only lead of the contest, 2-0, with 18:06 remaining in the first half.
• The Spartans held UT scoreless during a 4:27 stretch of the first half in which it trimmed a 10-point deficit to 15-11 with 8:05 remaining in the first half.
• Jalen White notched his second blocked shot of the season late in the first half.
• Miles Jones had a two-handed dunk in the second half off of a nice pass from Kobe Langley.
• Bas Leyte took a charge with 14:15 remaining in the game.
• Keyshaun Langley scored his first points of the 2021-22 season on a pair of foul shots.

 
Inside the Numbers

• After attempting 30 free throws in its last game against Elon, UNCG shot one foul shot in the opening 20 minutes.
• Overall, UNCG attempted seven free throws.
• This is the third straight game in which Buckingham has made at least two 3-pointers.
• This is Buckingham's seventh game in double figures this season and the 66th of his career.
• UNCG scored 20 points in the paint.
• Tennessee made 13 3-pointers.
• Brandon Huntley-Hatfield and Josiah Jordan James led the Vols with 12 points each.
• Tennessee had 22 assists on its 29 baskets.

 
Up Next

• UNCG continues its three-game road trip by visiting Towson on Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m.
• This will be the first meeting since 2011 against the Tigers.