SPARTAN ESSENTIALS
Who: Wofford (9-6, 1-2)
Where: Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, N.C.
When: Monday, January 10, 2022 | 6 p.m. 
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Game Notes: UNCG | Wofford

GREENSBORO, N.C. – There's no rest for the weary as the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's basketball team hosts Wofford in a Southern Conference contest Monday.
 
This is a make-up game from the contest that was postponed on Saturday, Jan. 1.
 
This will be UNCG's third game in five days. To take it one step further, this will be the second contest of four over a seven-day stretch with each game being played in a different state.  
 
The Spartan itinerary would make travel agents happy especially since the games occur in geographical order on the map: Virginia this past Saturday, North Carolina on Monday, South Carolina on Thursday, and Georgia on Saturday.
 
Last Time Out

• Kobe Langley's 18 points and six rebounds lifted UNCG to a 72-56 victory over VMI on Saturday.
• B.J. Mack's 22 points made the difference in Wofford's 68-57 road win at ETSU.

 
A Look At UNCG

• UNCG is 5-1 at home this season.
• The Spartans have held three consecutive opponents below 60 points.
• UNCG has won seven of the eight games in which it's held teams below 60 points.
• De'Monte Buckingham has scored in double figures in seven straight games.
• Buckingham leads the Spartans in scoring (13.4) and rebounding (7.9).
• He is fourth in the SoCon in rebounding.
• Kaleb Hunter had 15 points in UNCG's win over VMI, his first double-digit scoring effort since he scored 18 against UMass on Nov. 19.
• Bas Leyte (8.8 points) and Hunter (8.2) are UNCG's second and third leading scorers, respectively.
• Kobe Langley has scored in double figures in two consecutive games.
• UNCG leads the SoCon in rebounding margin (+10.7).
• The Spartans are second in field goal percentage defense (46.9) and scoring defense (63.1).
• UNCG had a season-best 12 steals against VMI.
• It was the most in a game since the Spartans had 12 steals against Furman on Feb. 8, 2021.
• It's the sixth time in the last two years that the Spartans have had at least 10 steals in a game.
• The Spartans have finished with at least 40 rebounds in a game seven times this season.

 
A Look At Wofford

• The Terriers are 4-3 on the road this season.
• One of Wofford's victories this season was a 68-65 road win at Georgia.
• Wofford is second in the SoCon in field goal percentage (46.9) and third in free-throw percentage (74.4) and scoring defense (65.6).
• The Terriers top scorers are Max Klesmit (15.7 points per game, seventh in SoCon) and Mack (14.9, 12th).
• Klesmit and Isaiah Bigelow scored 12 points each in the win over ETSU.
• Mack has scored in double figures 12 times this season for Wofford.
• Mack has reached at least 20 points in three games.
• Averaging 9.5 3-pointers made per game, which is fifth in the conference, Wofford has made at least 10 triples in four of its last five games.
• Wofford has four players shooting 45 percent or better from the field: Sam Godwin (68.7), Austin Patterson (50.0), Mack (54.0), and Klesmit (45.3).
• One of Wofford's losses was an 80-73 setback to VMI.

 
Series History

• Wofford won the last meeting between the two teams, 48-45, on Jan. 9, 2021, at the Greensboro Coliseum.
• The teams split last year's season series with each claiming a road victory.
• Wofford leads the all-time series, 30-19.
• Two of the last four games between these teams have been decided in overtime.