CULLOWHEE, N.C. – Western Carolina men's basketball returns to Ingles Court at the Ramsey Center on Monday night as the Catamounts host in-state conference-rival UNCG at 7 p.m. The game was originally scheduled for Dec. 29 as the Southern Conference opener for both schools, but was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols.
Admission to the game between Catamounts and Spartans is $11 for adults and $6 for youth 12 and under. Kids 2 and under get in free. WCU students gain free admission to the game by showing their Cat Card at the Northwest Entrance and are encouraged to sit in the Cat Cage student section located in sections QR.
A reminder that approved face coverings that properly cover the nose and mouth are required to be worn at all times within WCU campus buildings including the Ramsey Center when not actively eating or drinking. Fans are also asked to physically distance with arena seating limited to every other row inside the Ramsey Center. Additionally, fans are asked to leave two seats between their party and others.
See WCU's Updated Spectator Policies for Home Basketball Games for more information and review WCU's Clear Bag policy and game day parking maps located in the right column.
Monday's game will be broadcast on ESPN+ (paid subscription required) with live Catamount Sports Network audio coverage commencing at 6:30 p.m., streaming online at CatamountSports.com and can be heard locally on 105.7 FM / 540 AM WRGC, The River and online at WRGC.com.
WCU is 9-15 overall and 3-8 in league games following a tough 76-69 road loss against VMI on Friday. Just two days after scoring a career-best 37 points,
Nicholas Robinson etched his name in the Catamount record books with the third triple-double in WCU's NCAA Division I era, according to available records. The Chicago native scored 19 points with 13 rebounds and 10 assists as he joined
Mason Faulkner as the only WCU players with a triple-double as a D-I program.
Tyler Harris finished one point shy of tying his career-high with an 18-point performance while
Joe Petrakis added 17 points.
UNCG is 13-10 overall and 5-6 in conference play after a gritty 58-56 road win over first-place Furman on Saturday afternoon at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in downtown Greenville, S.C., snapping a two-game slide. Bas Leyte led the Spartans with 11 points and 10 rebounds while De'Monte Buckingham scored a team-best 12 points. Buckingham, a graduate transfer from Cal-State Bakersfield, is the lone UNCG player averaging double-figure scoring at 13.6 points per game, 18th in the SoCon. The Spartans enter the week sitting in the sixth-place transfer spot for the upcoming conference tournament, a half-game behind fifth-place Wofford and just a game up on the seventh-place tie between Samford and The Citadel. UNCG's calling card this season has been defense as it limits opponents to 64.9 points on 41.7-percent shooting from the field, both second in the SoCon.
The Catamounts lead the all-time series against UNCG 33-26, ending a 10-game losing skid in the series with an 81-80 triumph in Greensboro on Feb. 24. WCU has won 19 of the 28 series meetings played in Cullowhee all-time, but look to halt a five-game slide against the Spartans inside the Ramsey Center.
WCU returns to the road for the first of back-to-back road games on Wednesday, heading to Chattanooga for a 7 p.m. contest.
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