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Keyshaun Langley
Nic Terry Productions
59
Wofford WOF 11-8,4-2 SoCon
82
Winner UNC Greensboro UNCG 14-5,5-1 SoCon
Wofford WOF
11-8,4-2 SoCon
59
Final
82
UNC Greensboro UNCG
14-5,5-1 SoCon
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wofford WOF 30 29 59
UNC Greensboro UNCG 41 41 82

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Denise Archetto, Assistant Athletic Director of Strategic Communications

Men’s Basketball Extends Home Streak to Nine Behind Win Over Wofford

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's basketball team won its ninth game this season by double figures behind an 82-59 victory over the Wofford Terriers on Saturday at the Greensboro Coliseum.
 
This was the Spartans' ninth-straight win at home, which matches the home start from the 2004-05 season.
 
Mikeal Brown-Jones tallied his fourth-career double-double with game-highs of 29 points and 10 rebounds. Keyshaun Langley added 16 points, while Jalen Breath chipped in 11 points.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
UNCG started the game off with a 13-0 run, denying Wofford of a basket for the first four minutes and 35 seconds. The Spartans maintained a double-figure lead until the Terriers scored eight-straight points to cut the deficit to six, 24-18, with 9:05 left in the first half. Brown-Jones responded with two three-pointers putting the Spartans up by 12, 30-18, with 8:27 on the clock. The two teams traded baskets the rest of the way as UNCG headed to the break with an 11-point advantage, 41-30, following a layup from Brown-Jones. This was the 13th game this season leading at the half.
 
UNCG maintained the lead through the second half. Donovan Atwell scored five-straight points, including completing a three-point play in just over a minute of action, to put the Spartans up by 20, 62-42, with 8:49 left in the game. For the sixth time this season UNCG held a 20+ point lead over their opponents. The Spartans went on a 15-9 run to extend their lead to 26, their highest of the game, with 2:58 left on the clock. The two teams traded three pointers with less than a minute left, as UNCG claimed the 82-59 victory.

BY THE NUMBERS
  • Breath was second on the team with seven rebounds and had two blocks.
  • Kobe Langley contributed six points, seven assists, and three steals.
  • UNCG shot 52.7-percent from the floor. This was the fifth time this season that the Spartans shot over .500.
  • The Spartans outrebounded the Terriers 36-28.
  • UNCG outshot Wofford in field goal percentage, three-point percentage, and free throw percentage.
  • Wofford's 59 points scored was a season low.
RECORDS
UNCG: 14-5, 5-1 SoCon
Wofford: 11-8, 4-2 SoCon
 
UP NEXT
UNCG will travel to Cullowhee, N.C. for a mid-week matchup against Western Carolina on Wednesday, January 24 with a start time of 7:00 p.m. The Spartans then return home to host Mercer on Saturday, January 27 at the Greensboro Coliseum with a start time of 7:00 p.m.
 
Saturday, January 27 Promotion:
Coaches vs. Cancer Game
The first 1,000 UNCG students will receive a FREE pair of UNCG socks!
 
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TICKETS
To purchase tickets for the 2023-24 UNCG men's basketball season, click here to learn more or call the UNCG Athletics Ticket Office at (336) 334-3250.
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