GAME NOTES | MEDIA CENTER | VMI
 
CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs finish off a three-game road trip with a visit to VMI Wednesday night. The Mocs continue a tight battle atop the Southern Conference standings.
 
Furman leads at 12-2 after a Monday night win at VMI. ETSU is second at 10-3 followed closely by UTC and UNCG at 9-4. Wofford rounds out the top 5 with an 8-6 mark.
 
The Mocs are shooting for a school-record 18th road win over two seasons. It would be the 25th over the last three. The program had 26 road wins the previous seven campaigns before this run.
 
They face a VMI squad that won the earlier meeting in Chattanooga 80-64. It's powered by the SoCon's leading scorer Q.J. Peterson at 20.3 points per game. He also ranks in the league's top 10 in rebounding (7th, 6.5), steals (7th, 1.5), 3pt made per game (4th, 2.7) and defensive rebounds (3rd, 4.8).
 
The game airs on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app. It broadcasts over the airwaves on Real 96.1 FM in Chattanooga and worldwide via GoMocs.com as well as the iHeart Radio and TuneIn apps.
 
Game View
Chattanooga (18-7/9-4) at VMI (6-18/3-10) – 7 p.m. – WatchESPN (ESPN3)
 
5 Notes to Know

• 87-38 (.696) over last four seasons (18-15/22-10/29-6/18-7). That ranks No. 1 in the state of Tennessee and the SoCon.
• RPI of 79 leads four SoCon schools in the top 125. That's matched only by the Mountain West (6), CAA (4) and West Coast (4) among mid-majors ahead of leagues like the MAC (2), Missouri Valley (2) & C-USA (2)
• This Saturday, UTC celebrates the 40th anniversary of the 1977 NCAA DII National Championship squad. Get tickets and wear white for the ETSU "White Out" game here.
• 39 SoCon wins since 2014-15 is three shy of school-record (42) for 3-year period (1982-84/1992-94). The 39-10 (.796) mark leads Wofford (35-15) by 4.5 games and is seven clear of ETSU (32-17).
• A win marks 19 on the season which would be the 26th season, third in a row, with 19 or more.

 
Matt McCall on…
Is there a 'revenge factor' heading into Wednesday's contest:
"I don't know if there is a revenge factor. We have to play the game the right way, we have to play really, really hard. They obviously have a belief in what they did. They're a confident team that knows they can beat us. It's not like they beat us by a basket...they beat us pretty handily with their best player going for 40. This is about focusing on our job. If our players don't have a tremendous amount of respect for that program, you better wake up. We have to be on edge and alert."
 
Keeping focused on the defensive end despite what's happening offensively:
"When he's making shots like that and the ball is not going into the basket for you, it's deflating. He keeps kicking them in, and you're not making shots out there, it's deflating. We can't allow that to happen. They're a team that threw the kitchen sink at us defensively. Man-to-man, matchup zone, tempo press, double the post...they did some things to us they hadn't done all year. We didn't handle it great and we need to be prepared for that and understand that our defense cannot be affected by whether or not the ball goes in the basket."
 
The Series

• 54th meeting.
• 41-12 series lead – 16-7 in Lexington.
• 36-10 in regular season SoCon matchups.
• 8-2 in the last 10 meetings…won the last seven and eight.
• McCall is 2-1 vs. the Keydets…1-0 in Lexington.
• Previous Meeting this season: STORY | STATS | NOTES | QUOTES | PHOTO GALLERY

 
Stat to Follow
The duo of Q.J. Peterson (64-170) and Julien Eleby (57-170) have combined for 121 3pt made and 340 attempts in 24 games. The Mocs have allowed their 25 opponents 135 made in 403 shots.
 
WATCH the game on the WatchESPN App (ESPN3).
 
LISTEN on Real 96.1 FM in Chattanooga or through the iHeart (search Real 96.1) and TuneIn (search Chattanooga Mocs) radio apps.
 
LINKS to tickets, live stats, video (ESPN3) and audio (Mocs Sports Network) are on GoMocs.com's men's basketball schedule page.
 
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ABOUT CHATTANOOGA BASKETBALL
- The Mocs are by far the most successful program in the Southern Conference since joining the league in 1977-78. The team has won 30 titles with 11 regular season, 11 tournament and eight division.
- 16 NCAA Tournament Appearances (11 DI): 1961 (DII), 1973 (DII), 1975 (DII), 1976 (DII Runner-up), 1977 (DII National Champs), 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 (Sweet 16), 2005, 2009, 2016
- 11 SoCon Tournament Crowns: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2009, 2016
- 11 SoCon Regular Season Championships: 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2016
- 8 Division Titles: 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011
- The 1997 team went to the NCAA Sweet 16 with wins over Georgia and Illinois.
- 5 SoCon Players of the Year: Willie White (1981-82), Keith Nelson (1991-92), Tim Brooks (1992-93), Chad Copeland (1993-94) and Johnny Taylor (1996-97).
- 3 SoCon Defensive Players of the Year: Z. Mason (2014), Justin Tuoyo (2015, 2016).
- 4 SoCon Coaches of the Year: Murray Arnold (1982, '83), Mack McCarthy (1986, '92, '93), Will Wade (2014) and Matt McCall (2016).
- 9 NBA Draft Picks: Walter "Moose" McGary (1973 & '74), William Gordon (1977), Wayne Golden (1977), Russ Schoene (1982), Nick Morken (1982), Willie White (1984), Gerald Wilkins (1985, 13 seasons) and Johnny Taylor (1997 1st Round).