
Mar 20, 2019; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; General overall view of a basketball approaching the rim and net before the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament at Vivint Smart Home Arena.
Who’s Playing
Samford @ UNCG
Current Records: Samford 11-7; UNCG 10-8
What to Know
The Samford Bulldogs are 1-12 against the UNCG Spartans since January of 2016, but they’ll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. Samford is on the road again on Saturday and plays against UNCG at 5 p.m. ET Jan. 22 at Greensboro Coliseum. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Thursday, the Bulldogs lost to the VMI Keydets on the road by a decisive 99-80 margin.
Meanwhile, the Spartans came up short against the Chattanooga Mocs on Thursday, falling 72-64.
Samford is now 11-7 while UNCG sits at 10-8. Two stats to keep an eye on: Samford is stumbling into the game with the 28th most points allowed per game in college basketball, having given up 75.7 on average. UNCG has experienced some struggles of their own as they are 19th worst in college basketball in points per game, with only 63.3 on average. It’s possible one of these Achilles’ heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.
How To Watch
- When: Saturday at 5 p.m. ET
- Where: Greensboro Coliseum — Greensboro, North Carolina
- Follow: CBS Sports App
Series History
UNCG have won 12 out of their last 13 games against Samford.
- Jan 16, 2021 – UNCG 82 vs. Samford 70
- Jan 14, 2021 – UNCG 87 vs. Samford 63
- Feb 09, 2020 – UNCG 95 vs. Samford 67
- Jan 25, 2020 – UNCG 70 vs. Samford 63
- Mar 09, 2019 – UNCG 77 vs. Samford 70
- Feb 07, 2019 – UNCG 75 vs. Samford 67
- Dec 22, 2018 – UNCG 83 vs. Samford 75
- Feb 25, 2018 – UNCG 88 vs. Samford 75
- Jan 27, 2018 – UNCG 98 vs. Samford 82
- Feb 04, 2017 – UNCG 81 vs. Samford 75
- Dec 31, 2016 – Samford 73 vs. UNCG 62
- Feb 18, 2016 – UNCG 82 vs. Samford 77
- Jan 24, 2016 – UNCG 86 vs. Samford 78
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