GREENSBORO, N.C. - Back home in the United States, from playing in the Northern Classic in Laval, Quebec, Canada, the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's basketball team makes the short trip to North Carolina A&T to face the Aggies. The matchup marks the 23rd time both Greensboro-area schools have faced each other.
GAME INFO
Where: Corbett Sports Center | Greensboro, N.C.
When: Wednesday, November 30
Time: 7 p.m.
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Live Stats
LAST TIME OUT
- The Spartans finished the Northern Classic with a 1-2 record, earning a victory against Montana State to open the tournament while dropping contests to Hofstra and Stephen F. Austin.
- Keondre Kennedy averaged 15.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in the three-game stretch.
- Keyshaun Langley posted 12 points per game and posted a five-assist effort against Montana State to open the tournament.
- Mikael Brown-Jones came off the bench to average 9.7 points per game, posting two double-figure scoring efforts.
- Dante Treacy averaged 5.3 assists through three games, including a career-high nine assists in the matchup against Stephen F. Austin.
- Bas Leyte was one of four Spartans with double-figure scoring in the matchup with Hofstra on Saturday, posting 10 points.
- Donovan Atwell scored 11 points in 11 minutes in Sunday's contest against Stephen F. Austin.
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
- Kennedy leads the Spartans in scoring with 15.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. The graduate student is also shooting 42.1 percent from the field.
- Keyshaun Langley averages 11.6 points per game, shooting 39.4 percent from the field, but 43.6 percent from three-point range.
- Brown-Jones is shooting 57.7 percent from the field and averages 10.6 points and 4.0 rebounds per game off the bench.
- Treacy (3.9) and Kobe Langley (3.6) lead the Spartans in assists.
- Kobe Langley also leads the team in steals with 2 per contest off the bench.
- The Spartans are shooting 73.9 percent from the foul line compared to 71.8 percent from their opponents
- UNCG currently holds a +1.1 rebounding margin over their opposition.
- The Spartans have committed 1.6 less turnovers per game than their opponents.
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
- NC A&T is 3-4 on the season and have played road contests against Iowa and Iowa State.
- The Aggies dismantled Greensboro College in the previous contest last Saturday, 78-51.
- Marcus Watson posted a game-high 27 points on 12-of-17 shooting and added four rebounds with two blocks.
- Love Bettis came off the bench to score 10 points in 11 minutes played.
- Austin Johnson scored eight points and pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds.
- The Aggies held Greensboro College to 31.7-percent shooting.
- NC A&T also held a +9 rebounding advantage, 48-39, over Greensboro College.
- The Aggies' lead grew as large as 29 points.
- NC A&T posted a 12-20 overall record last season with a 6-10 record in Big South Conference play.
- In their first year as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), the Aggies are picked to finish 11th in the CAA.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
- UNCG continues their three-game road trip Saturday, making a short drive to Elon for a 4 p.m. tip inside the Schar Center.
- Arkansas awaits the Spartans at the end of their road trip for a 7 p.m. contest on December 6.
- After a break for final exams, UNCG returns home to square off with Sun Belt Conference member Marshall December 13 at 7 p.m. inside the Greensboro Coliseum.
SERIES HISTORY/LAST MEETING
- The all-time series between both teams is deadlocked, 11-11.
- The series dates back to January 24, 1990.
- UNCG earned a 57-53 victory over the Aggies in front of 6,288 in the Greensboro Coliseum in UNCG's first home game last season on November 9, 2021.
- De'Monte Buckingham led all scorers with 28 points on 9-of-15 shooting.
- Mohammed Abdulsalam posted 8 points and 11 rebounds.
- UNCG earned a decisive 51-34 rebounding advantage over the Aggies.