JOHNSON CITY, TENN. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's basketball team fell to ETSU on Wednesday night at Freedom Hall, 65-49, in The Southern Conference (SoCon) play.
 
Two Spartans reached double figures in the game, as Kenyon Giles tallied a team-best 13 points and Donovan Atwell had 10 points.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Demetrius Davis drained a three-pointer to start the game and ETSU's Quimari Peterson responded with his own long range field goal, 3-3. That started an 8-0 run for the Bucs to go up five, 8-3, with 17:23 on the clock. UNCG went on an 11-3 run that put the Spartans up three, 14-11. ETSU tied the game at 16-16 on a free throw with 9:14 left in the half and ran with the lead until Giles made a jumper at 4:41 for a one-point advantage, 25-24. ETSU scored eight points and UNCG made seven before heading to the locker room with the score tied at 32-32.
 
ETSU went on a 16-3 run to start the second half, climbing to a 13-point gap, 48-35, and never looked back. The Bucs maintained a double-digit lead throughout the remainder of the time and secured the win with a 16-point victory, 65-49.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Jalen Breath led all Spartans with seven rebounds.
• Davis had eight points.
• Giles chipped in three steals.
• Ronald Polite III had two steals and a game-best four assists.
• UNCG had the edge in steals, 10-7, and assists, 7-6.
• ETSU had the advantage in field goal percentage, 43.8-35.8, and three-point percentage, 36.8-29.6.
• The Bucs outrebounded the Spartans, 38-24.

RECORDS
UNCG: 18-10, 11-4 SoCon
ETSU: 16-12, 9-6 SoCon
 
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UP NEXT.
The Spartans will wrap up their SoCon regular season road slate at Mercer on Saturday, Feb. 22 at Hawkins Arena with a tip off of 2 p.m.