GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's basketball team opened its season with a 96-43 victory over Milligan on Tuesday in Bodford Arena. This was an exhibition game for the Buffs.
This was the first win under Spartans' first-year Head Coach
Jerod Haase.
Cameron Grant led the Spartans with a career-best 19 points and nine rebounds.
RJ Greer added a career-high 15 points, while
Dionte Neal scored 14 points and dished out seven assists.
Brock Mishak had 13 points and eight rebounds and
Jon Mani and
Zavier Fitch each scored 10.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UNCG set the tone from the opening tip, as Neal began the game with a layup and
Vernon Collins Jr. followed with a dunk to begin an 18-0 run. Milligan got on the board with 14:06 left in the first half. The Buffs put together a 6-0 stretch to make it 21-6, but Fitch answered with a free throw and the Spartans soon pushed their lead back out. Grant scored inside, while Greer and Mishak added threes. UNCG led 37-13 after Grant's layup with five minutes left in the half and went into the break ahead 47-21.
The Spartans carried that momentum into the second half. Neal,
Vernon Collins Jr., Mani and Grant scored on four consecutive possessions to extend the lead to 55-21. Milligan answered with baskets from William Robinson, but Greer's free throws and a Fitch layup restored UNCG's cushion. The Spartans continued to find scoring from across the lineup, reaching 76-35 on Greer's three-pointer with 7:18 remaining. UNCG kept adding to the lead and finished with a 96-43 victory.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- UNCG outrebounded Milligan, 53-31, and held a 58-24 advantage in points in the paint.
- The Spartans scored 27 fast-break points and 31 points off the bench.
- Six Spartans finished in double figures.
- Grant added three blocks to his team-high 19 points.
- Mani had a career-high 10 points.
RECORDS
UNCG: 1-0
Milligan: 1-2
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UP NEXT
UNCG will travel to Elon, North Carolina, for its first road battle of the season to face Elon on Friday, Nov. 6 at 7:00 p.m. inside Schar Center.
