North Carolina A&T vs. Gardner-Webb 
When: Saturday, February 5, 2:00 p.m. 
Where: Paul Porter Arena (Boiling Springs, N.C.) 
TV/Radio: ESPN+ / Spencer Turkin (Aggie Sports Network-WWBG 1470 AM) 

A&T Team Leaders
 Points: Marcus Watson (12.3 PPG)
Rebounds: Marcus Watson (5.7 RPG)
Assists: Kameron Langley (4.8 APG)
Blocks: Harry Morrice (18)
Steals: Kameron Langley (29)
Field Goal Percentage: Tyler Maye (.476)
3-pt Field Goal Percentage: Demetric Horton (.368)
Free Throw Percentage: Tyler Maye (.725) 

A&T Big South Leaders (Top-10) 
Rebounds: Marcus Watson (5.7) – 8th
 Assists: Kameron Langley (101) – 1st
Blocks: Harry Morrice (18) – 9th
Steals: Kameron Langley (29) – 9th 

A&T National Leaders (Top-100)
Assists: Kameron Langley (105) – t-33rd 

 NORTH CAROLINA A&T AGGIES (9-14, 4-5 BIG SOUTH): The Aggies have lost four straight games following a 64-54 loss at Winthrop on Thursday. It is the A&T's longest losing streak under head coach Will Jones. 

A&T has struggled to shoot the ball lately. The Aggies are 9-for-47 (.191) from 3-point range over the last two games. Demetric Horton, who has been the most consistent scorer since the beginning of conference play, went 4-for-13 on Thursday and mustered 10 points. 

The Aggies will try to get back on track offensively. On Thursday, they tied a season-low for field goals made with 19. A&T will also try to turn it around defensively. The Aggies have lost five out of six. In those five losses, opponents are shooting 49.4 percent. 

Coach Jones is now in his third season overall and second full season after initially taking over on an interim basis on December 24, 2019. In that same year, Jones earned Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) coach of the year honors. He has a 34-29 (.548) record as the Aggies head coach. 

GARDNER-WEBB (12-10, 6-3 BIG SOUTH): The Bulldogs have won their last three games, most recently a 65-57 win over High Point Wednesday. In the second half, Gardner-Webb University (GWU) outscored the Panthers 38-19 in a come-from-behind victory. 

GWU is 8-2 at home this year, and their average margin of victory is 23.9 points. The Bulldogs are led offensively by sophomore guard D'Maurian Williams, who is seventh in the Big South at 14.1 points per game. However, he did struggle in the last game, shooting just 2-for-13 from the field with eight points. 

In conference play, Gardner-Webb holds their opponents to 61.2 points per game. They also have a plus-5.5 scoring margin, the third-best in the league. 

Head coach Tim Craft is in his ninth season at GWU. He served as an assistant at GWU from 2004-07, then had brief stints at Auburn (2008-10) and East Carolina (2010-13) before returning to the Bulldogs in 2013. He is 150-131 (.534) as the Bulldogs head coach and won he won the Big South tournament in 2019. The Bulldogs went 23-12 and earned an NCAA tournament berth.   

THE SERIES: Saturday will be the first all-time matchup between the Aggies and the Runnin' Bulldogs. 

QUOTABLE: "Gardner-Webb is another good team. It will be another battle, and we will be prepared. We have to play a full 40 minutes, and we have another chance to do that Saturday." Head coach Will 

Head coach Will Jones on the Gardner-Webb game Saturday 

GAME NOTES: 

• During their six-game losing streak, A&T is shooting 35.6 percent from the field as a team and averaging 65.3 points per game. 
• It won't get any easier Saturday, with Gardner-Webb sporting the second-best defense in the Big South, holding opponents to 64.3 points a night. 
• The Bulldogs are also number one in the league in opponent field goal percentage (.389) and 3-point percentage (.273). 
• In February, A&T is 8-4 (.667) during head coach Will Jones' tenure. 
• The Aggies have had 15 games decided by 10 points or less this season. They are 7-8 (.467) in those games. 
• One of the Bulldogs' close losses was to A&T archrival and former MEAC opponent N.C. Central, 72-71, on Dec. 15. 
• Graduate guard Kameron Langley leads the Big South in assists per game (4.8). His 862 career dimes are the 18th most in NCAA history and first in the country among active players.