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UNC Greensboro Spartans (11-8, 3-4 SoCon) at East Tennessee State Buccaneers (12-9, 4-4 SoCon)

Johnson City, Tennessee; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: East Tennessee State faces the UNC Greensboro Spartans after Ledarrius Brewer scored 20 points in East Tennessee State’s 75-73 loss to the Citadel Bulldogs.

The Buccaneers have gone 7-3 at home. East Tennessee State is ninth in the SoCon scoring 71.4 points while shooting 44.0% from the field.

The Spartans are 3-4 against conference opponents. UNC Greensboro is 4-3 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 13.6 turnovers per game.

The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: David Sloan is averaging 13.1 points, 4.9 assists and 1.8 steals for the Buccaneers. Brewer is averaging 13 points over the last 10 games for East Tennessee State.

De’Monte Buckingham is averaging 13.2 points and 7.2 rebounds for the Spartans. Bas Leyte is averaging 6.4…

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