ELON, N.C. -- The Elon men’s basketball team will be looking for back-to-back wins when it makes the short trip down I-40 to battle the UNC Greensboro Spartans at the Greensboro Coliseum on Thursday, January 28 at 7 p.m. The Phoenix is coming off an 83-80 victory over Chattanooga where the hot hands of Drew Spradlin and Chris Long helped Elon overcome a 14-point first-half deficit. Led by Spradlin’s eight three-pointers and 30 points, Elon drained a season-high 16 triples in the victory. This is the first meeting between the Spartans (4-16, 3-5) and Phoenix this season.

The Series
Series Record: Elon leads, 14-12
First Meeting: Elon won, 92-51, 1971-72
Last Meeting: UNCG won, 74-66, 2/28/09
Largest Victory: 41 pts, 92-51, 1971-72
Largest Defeat: 29 pts, 89-60, 2/2/08
Streak: UNCG has won six

Game Notes
• Junior Chris Long currently ranks 10th on Elon’s career assist list with 274.

• Drew Spradlin has led the Phoenix in each of the last four contests — he is averaging 21.5 ppg in those contests.

• With 127 career three-pointers, TJ Douglas is just one away from tying Brendon Rowell for fifth on Elon’s all-time list.  

• Elon has hit 51 three-pointers in its four wins (12.8 pg) and 83 in its 15 losses (5.5 pg).

• While Elon holds a slight 14-12 edge in the all-time series against UNC Greensboro, the Spartans have won the last six contests.

• Elon’s last win in the series was a 64-61 overtime victory in the 2006 Southern Conference Tournament.   

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