GREENSBORO, N.C. - The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's basketball team concludes a pair of back-to-back home contests inside the Greensboro Coliseum as the Spartans host the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Retrievers tomorrow, Tuesday, November 22 with a 7 p.m. tipoff.
 
GAME INFO
Where: Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, N.C.
When: Tuesday, November 22
Time: 7 p.m.
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LAST TIME OUT

• The Spartans dropped a Thursday night contest to Towson, 56-53, inside the Greensboro Coliseum.
• Keyshaun Langley led the Spartans with 16 points on 5-of-12 shooting, including 5-of-8 from three-point range. Langley also added three assists.
• Mohammed Abdulsalam was the remaining Spartan in double-figure scoring with ten points on 4-of-7 shooting while adding three rebounds.
• Keondre Kennedy added nine points and nine rebounds.
• Kobe Langley posted four assists to lead the Spartans.
• Six of Bas Leyte's eight rebounds were on the offensive glass.
• UNCG shot 28.6 percent from the field compared to Towson's 42.3 percent.
• The Spartans outrebounded the Tigers, 40-38, including an 18-10 advantage on the offensive glass.

SCOUTING THE SPARTANS

• Kennedy leads the Spartans with 12.3 points and 9 rebounds per game.
• The graduate student also shoots 33.3 percent from the field, 38.1 percent from three-point range, and is 5-of-5 from the free throw line.
• Keyshaun Langley is the remaining Spartan to average double-figure scoring at 10.3 points per game on 37.9 percent shooting.
• Keyshaun, along with brother Kobe Langley, account for 8.3 of UNCG's 16.7 assists per game.
• Mikael Brown-Jones provides a spark off the bench for the Spartans' frontcourt, posting 9.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in 17 minutes per game.
• Bas Leyte (8.0 points, 6.7 rebounds) and Mohammed Abdulsalam (7.3 points, 4.7 rebounds per game) round out the frontcourt depth for the Spartans.
• UNCG holds a 41.0-36.7 rebounding advantage over its opponents thanks to a +5.7 margin on the offensive glass.

SCOUTING UMBC

• UMBC enters with a 3-2 record thanks to victories over Penn State York, Lafayette, and Central Connecticut State.
• UMBC's two losses were at Tulane and Princeton.
• The Retrievers posted a 78-76 victory over Central Connecticut State on Sunday.
• Matteo Picarelli came off the bench to post 21 points on 6-of-10 shooting.
• Colton Lawrence posted 15 points on 6-of-13 shooting.
• Jacon Boonyasith and Jarvis Doles each added 13 points.
• Lawrence leads the team in scoring with 14.6 points per game on 42.2 percent shooting.
• Picarelli posts 13 points per game on 60-percent shooting, playing 24 minutes per contest.
• Boonyasith is the final of three Retrievers averaging double-figure scoring, producing 11 points per game on 47.4-percent shooting.
• UMBC finished 2021-22 with an 18-14 overall record and 11-7 in the America East Conference (AEC).
• The Retrievers are picked to finish fifth in the AEC preseason poll.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

• UNCG heads to Laval, Quebec, Canada to take part in the Northern Classic at Place Bell Arena November 25-27.
• The Spartans will take on Montana State, Hofstra, and Stephen F. Austin during their trip to Quebec.
• After returning to the United States, UNCG plays a string of three road games traveling to North Carolina A&T on November 30, Elon on December 3, and Arkansas on December 6.
• The Spartans return to the Greensboro Coliseum Tuesday, December 13 to face Sun Belt Conference member Marshall.

SERIES HISTORY

• The Retrievers are 1-8 all-time vs. UNCG, their former Big South rivals.
• UMBC has dropped five straight in the series.
• UNCG won in Baltimore last season, 62-51.
• Current Spartan Keondre Kennedy paced the Retrievers with 14 points.
• UMBC's lone win versus UNCG came in Greensboro during the 1994-95 season.