PREVIEW: Men's Basketball Aims to Snap Skid With Two PBC Games This Week

1/7/2020 6:41:00 PM | By: UNG Athletic Communications

Week 8
at Georgia Southwestern
Date: January 8
Tipoff: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Americus, Ga.
Arena: Storm Dome
Series: GSW leads, 24-11
Game Coverage: Live Stats | Live Video

vs. Georgia College
Date: January 11
Tipoff: 3:30 p.m.
Location: Dahlonega, Ga.
Arena: UNG Convocation Center
Series: GC leads, 15-13
Game Coverage: Live Stats | Live Video | Live Audio

Game Preview: The University of North Georgia men's basketball team looks to get on the winning track with a road game at Georgia Southwestern Wednesday before the Nighthawks return home to battle Georgia College Saturday.

Nighthawks on the Web: Nighthawk fans not able to make it to the UNG Convocation Center Saturday afternoon can follow along through streaming on YouTube and Facebook, local cable television (Windstream cable channels 78.12 and HD channel 890), live statistics on UNGAthletics.com and on all social media platforms. The game will also be simulcast live on the flagship radio station of North Georgia basketball, Glory 97.9 FM and AM 1330. Wednesday's game in Americus can be followed live at the links above, courtesy of GSW's Sports Information Department. Fans can also follow the action through Twitter by following the men's basketball team (@UNGMBB).

Last Week: The Nighthawks fell to Flagler Saturday, 90-68, after FC's Gedi Juozapaitis scored 33 points. KJ Jenkins matched a career high with 17 points in 20 minutes off the bench.

Scouting Georgia Southwestern: Georgia Southwestern is 6-3 on the year and are coming off their first Peach Belt win of the year, beating Lander, 89-86, in the first game of 2020. The Hurricanes are a perfect 5-0 on the year inside the Storm Dome. Four 'Canes are in double figures, led by Jamari Dean's 18.2 points per game and Soloman Thomas's 18.1 points per contest. GSW leads the all-time series between the two teams, 24-11, including 14 of 18 in Americus. The two teams split last year's games with each team winning at home by three points.

Scouting Georgia College: Georgia College is 5-7 this season and 2-2 in league action. The Bobcats will take on Columbus State Wednesday before traveling north to Dahlonega. GC is 4-4 in true road games. Jordan Thomas leads the team in scoring at 20.2 points per contest. The Bobcats hold a slight advantage in the matchup, winning 15 of the 28 games between the two in-state rivals. North Georgia, however, is 7-6 in Dahlonega in the matchup.

Stats: North Georgia leads the Peach Belt Conference in scoring defense, holding opponents to 73.3 points per contest. Ephraim Tshimanga is second in Division II in steals per game, leading the PBC with 3.33 takeaways per contest. He is also tops in the league and fourth nationally in total steals with 40. Josh Cottrell sits in the top 10 in the conference in three pointers made and threes made per game, making 27 so far this season and 2.45 per game.

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