Chandler, No. 13 Tennessee host UNCG

Published Dec. 9, 2021 5:31 p.m. ET

Associated Press

UNC Greensboro (7-2) vs. No. 13 Tennessee (6-2)

Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as De'Monte Buckingham and UNC Greensboro will battle Kennedy Chandler and No. 13 Tennessee. The senior Buckingham is averaging 14.6 points over the last five games. Chandler, a freshman, is averaging 16 points and 5.2 assists over the last five games.

LEADING THE CHARGE: Tennessee's Chandler has averaged 15.3 points, 4.8 assists and 2.1 steals while Santiago Vescovi has put up 14.4 points and 4.9 rebounds. For the Spartans, Buckingham has averaged 13.3 points and 8.3 rebounds while Bas Leyte has put up 9.7 points and 6.4 rebounds.

CREATING OFFENSE: Chandler has directly created 47 percent of all Tennessee field goals over the last three games. The freshman guard has 24 field goals and 14 assists in those games.

STREAK STATS: Tennessee has won its last four home games, scoring an average of 87.5 points while giving up 59.3.

ASSIST DISTRIBUTION: The Volunteers have recently gotten buckets via assists more often than the Spartans. Tennessee has 47 assists on 81 field goals (58 percent) over its past three outings while UNC Greensboro has assists on 34 of 68 field goals (50 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: UNC Greensboro has attempted the second-most free throws among all SoCon teams. The Spartans have averaged 19 free throws per game and 22.2 per game over their last five games.

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