SPARTAN ESSENTIALS
Who: Mercer (13-13, 6-7)
Where: Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, N.C.
When: Sunday, February 13, 2022 | 3 p.m.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – It may be an unofficial holiday for many Americans because it's Super Bowl Sunday, but for the men's basketball teams from Mercer and UNC Greensboro (UNCG), it will be business as usual when they collide in a key Southern Conference clash.
The game from the Greensboro Coliseum will start at 3 p.m.
UNCG has won three straight games. Mercer has dropped three consecutive contests. The Bears defeated UNCG, 58-49, on Jan. 15 in Macon.
Sunday's game is also the Ingles/Nexstar Southern Conference Game of the Week with Pete Yanity and Dean Keener on the call. The game will be broadcast live on television in the following markets WMYT/My 12 (Charlotte), WWCW/The CW Virginia (Lynchburg/Roanoke), and WYCW/The CW62 (Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville).
The Spartans have been splendid during their three-game winning streak.
Last Time Out
- Bas Leyte scored a career best 20 points to lead UNCG to an 86-66 win over The Citadel on Thursday.
- Also on Thursday, Mercer fell short to VMI, 85-79 despite Shawn Walker Jr.'s season high 18 points.
Plot Twist
A Look At UNCG
- The Spartans had four players reach double digits in the win over The Citadel.
- UNCG is 7-3 at home this season.
- The Spartans are allowing 57.0 points and 32.7 percent shooting during their three-game winning streak.
- Bas Leyte has 28 rebounds in UNCG's last three games.
- Leyte is averaging 12.0 points per game on 63 percent shooting (12-for-23) during the same span.
- Kaleb Hunter is scoring at a 14.7 points per game clip during UNCG's three-game winning streak.
- The Spartans are ripping the nets at 47.7 percent clip over their last three games.
- UNCG leads the SoCon in scoring defense (64.3) and rebounding margin (+6.1).
- Jones has 189 career coaching victories.
- UNCG has held a double-digit halftime advantage in three straight games.
- The Spartans have led by double figures the entire second half in their last two games.
A Look At Mercer
- Mercer is second in the SoCon in free-throw percentage (77.5) and third in blocked shots (3.1).
- Mercer's leading scorer is Jalen Johnson (14.4 points per game).
- Also averaging in double figures for the Bears are Felipe Haase (14.3) and James Glisson III (11.5).
- Haase is Mercer's leading rebounder (5.9).
- In the VMI contest, Glisson III scored in double figures for the 12th time this season with 17 points and connecting on a career high five three-pointers in the game.
- Haase collected his fifth double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds against the Keydets.
- Mercer has dropped consecutive games to Chattanooga twice and VMI.
- Chattanooga hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to beat Mercer this past Monday.
- Overall, the Bears have lost five of their last six contests.
- Mercer has lost four straight road decisions.
Series History
- UNCG leads 11-9.
- Mercer beat UNCG, 58-49 win on Jan. 15, 2022 in Macon.
- De'Monte Buckingham scored 18 points and Bas Leyte added eight points and eight rebounds.
- Jalen Johnson scored 16 points and Felipe Haase added 13 points to lead Mercer.
- UNCG held Mercer to 38 points over the last 30 minutes.
Up Next
- UNCG begins its final road trip of the season against Chattanooga, in its penultimate regular season road contest of the season. The game begins at 7 p.m.
