Mercer University
UNC Greensboro
Mercer Travels To Face UNC Greensboro Wednesday Night
1/21/2025 6:33:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Tip-off is at 7 p.m. from First Horizon Coliseum
ABOUT THE GAME
Opponent:Â UNCG
Date:Â Wednesday, Jan. 22
Time:Â 7 p.m.
Location: Greensboro, N.C. | First Horizon Coliseum
TV:Â ESPN+
Radio:Â SportsMic
Live Statistics:Â MercerStats.com
Twitter Updates:Â @MercerMBB
SERIES HISTORY
Wednesday's game will be the 25th all-time meeting between Mercer and UNCG. UNCG leads the all-time series, 13-11, however the Bears won both meetings between the teams last season.
LAST TIME OUT
Alex Holt led Mercer with 11 points on what was a tough shooting night as a team for the Bears as Wofford defeated Mercer 69-49 Saturday night from Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Holt had 11 points on just six field goal attempts to go with four rebounds. Brady Shoulders came off the bench to score eight points to go with a team high eight rebounds.
NEED TO KNOW
Alex Holt has scored in double figures in each of his last seven games which is the longest current active streak by a Mercer player.
SCOUTING UNCG
UNCG enters Wednesday's game with an 12-7Â record, including a 5-1 mark in conference play. The Spartans are coming off a dominant 83-55 win at Western Carolina last weekend.
UNCGÂ has not lost at home yet this season as they are a perfect 7-0 inside First Horizon Coliseum.
The Spartans are leading the SoCon in field goal percentage defense, scoring defense, three-point percentage, and three-point percentage defense. In conference play, UNCG ranks fourth in the SoCon in scoring offense at 75.3 points per game.
Three Spartans are averaging double figures, in Kenyon Giles (16.8 ppg), Donovan Atwell (14.6 ppg) and Ronald Polite III (12.8 ppg).
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