Week 9
at Flagler (5-9, 2-6)
Date: Jan. 21
Tipoff: 3:30 p.m.
Location: St. Augustine, Fla.
Arena: Flagler Gymnasium
Series: UNG leads, 10-3
Last Meeting: FC 95, UNG 84 (2018)
Game Coverage: Live Stats | Live Video
vs. Clayton State (5-9, 2-6)
Date: Jan. 23
Tipoff: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Dahlonega, Ga.
Arena: UNG Convocation Center
Series: CSU leads, 13-12
Last Meeting: CSU 89, UNG 63 (2018)
Game Coverage: Live Stats | Live Video | Live Audio
at Georgia College (9-6, 4-5)
Date: Jan. 26
Tipoff: 3:30 p.m.
Location: Milledgeville, Ga.
Arena: Centennial Center
Series: GC leads, 14-12
Last Meeting: UNG 66, GC 59 (2018)
Game Coverage: Live Stats | Live Video
Game Preview: The University of North Georgia men's basketball team will attempt to snap a five-game losing skid this week as they wrap up a three-game road trip at Flagler on Monday before returning home to battle Clayton State Wednesday night. UNG will finish the week on the road at Georgia College.
Nighthawks on the Web: Fans can follow UNG at home live on the Internet via live stats (UNGAthletics.com) and via web stream on YouTube or Facebook Live through the Nighthawk Sports Network. The game will also be simulcast on the radio home for UNG basketball, Glory 97.9 FM and AM 1330. Links for both road games can be found above. Fans can also follow the action through Twitter by following the men's basketball team (@UNGMBB).
Last Week: North Georgia fell in both matchups last week, falling to Young Harris, 128-91, before losing a close game to Augusta, 85-73.
Scouting Flagler: Flagler has lost all six games since defeating UNG back on December 17 in Dahlonega, 95-84. Vaughn McCall leads the Saints with 16.1 points per game. North Georgia is 10-3 all- time against Flagler but has lost the last two matchups.
Scouting Clayton State: Clayton State is 5-9 on the season and 2-6 in Peach Belt action. With losses in four of their last five headed into a Monday matchup at Lander, the Lakers are led by Aubrey McRae's 13.8 points per outing. UNG is 12-13 against CSU all-time and has lost the last eight in the series.
Scouting Georgia College: Georgia College is 9-6 on the year and 4-5 in league play. Headed toward a Wednesday showdown with Columbus State, the Bobcats have won four of their last five, including a 75-68 win over then-No. 25 UNC Pembroke back on January 12. Jordan Thomas leads the Bobcats with 17.4 points per contest. North Georgia trails the all-time series, 14-12, but the Nighthawks have won four straight and 12 of the last 14.
PBC Individual Stats: Shawn Hopkins is tied for fourth in the Peach Belt Conference in scoring, averaging 17.4 points per game. Lanre Olatunji is seventh in field goal percentage, knocking down 53.6 percent of his shots from the floor.
PBC Team Stats: North Georgia ranks in the middle of the pack in the PBC in virtually every offensive sta- tistical category, but are among the league's best defensive teams. The Nighthawks have the second-best rebounding margin in the conference, pulling down 5.1 more rebounds per game than their opponents.
