GAME NOTES | ABOUT CHATTANOOGA BASKETBALL
 
CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs return to the road this weekend to take on Wofford in the new Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, S.C. Like most nights in the Southern Conference, it's a battle of a very youthful Mocs squad against a host loaded with league experience.
 
The Terriers returned three starters from last year's squad. The 53 SoCon starts back just from last year dwarfs the 12 total starts the Mocs brought back from the trio of Makinde London (8), Rodney Chatman (3) and Nat Dixon (1).
 
But that was then and this is now. The Mocs enter the third of three in a row on the road after heart-breaking overtime losses at The Citadel and league preseason favorite Mercer. The group has battled injury after injury had four play between 84-89 minutes in the two narrow defeats.
 
Nat Dixon leads Chattanooga onto Wofford's campus. He's averaging 14.0 points per game scoring in double figures in nine straight (17.2 ppg over that span). Dixon also has fond memories of the Terriers' former home keying the Mocs 73-65 comeback win in their final visit to Benjamin Johnson Arena.
 
Sophomore guard Makale Foreman played 124 of a possible 130 minutes (95.3% of possible game time) over the last three contests. If that's wearing him down, he has a strange way of showing it. Foreman averaged 17.0 points per game over that span shooting 60.0 percent (18-30) from the field, 57.9 percent (11-19) from 3pt range making a shade less than four (3.7) per game while making all four free throw attempts.
 
Wofford possesses one of the nation's most potent offenses led by junior guard Fletcher Magee. Magee is among the nation's top 3pt gunners making 4.41 per game at 50.3 percent clip. He's second nationally in makes and third in percentage leading the SoCon in scoring at 22.6 points per contest.
 
Forward Cameron Jackson has emerged as one the league's top post threats. He posts 12.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game ranking among the league leaders in blocks (1.5/game) and steals (2.2). The Terriers play at Samford Thursday night before returning to Spartanburg to meet the Mocs.
 
THE MATCHUP
Saturday – Jan. 20, 2018 – Richardson Indoor Stadium – Spartanburg, S.C.
Chattanooga at Wofford, 7 p.m.
Media: ESPN3/Real 96.1 FM/GoMocs.com
 
SERIES HISTORY
Wofford
Meeting: 38th
Overall: 23-14
In Spartanburg: 9-9
SoCon Regular Season: 20-13
Last 10: 7-3
 
PROBABLE STARTERS
G - 0-Makale Foreman, 6-1, 185, So., 9.4 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 40.6% 3pt
G - 1-Rodney Chatman, 6-1, 175, So., 12.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 4.4 apg
G - 3-David Jean-Baptiste, 6-1. 190, R-Fr., 6.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 2.0 A/TO
F - 5-Nat Dixon, 6-4, 180, Jr., 14.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 40.8% 3pt
C - 2-Joshua Phillips, 6-8, 245, Sr., 10.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 58.3% FG
 
3 NOTES TO KNOW

• The 37 meetings with Wofford are the fewest of any SoCon opponent. Won the last four visits to Spartanburg.
• The two extended visits at The Citadel and Mercer mark the first back-to-back OT games since 1999: ETSU (Jan. 11, 85-74) & App State (Jan. 14, 61-62) and just the fourth time in school history with consecutive OT contests. How does history look at Saturday night's OT chance? There has never been three in a row nor an OT meeting with Wofford
• Nat Dixon has reached double figures in nine consecutive contests (17.2 ppg). Leads the team with 10 or more 17 times in 19 played.

 
FOLLOW ALONG
The games are available online and on the radio. Here's the broadcast info with links available on the men's basketball schedule page:
 
Video Stream: Fans can watch the Mocs games on ESPN3/WatchESPN app. Wofford's crew of Mark Hauser and Thom Henson have the call.
 
Radio: There are several ways to listen. "Voice of the Mocs" Jim Reynolds is over the airwaves on Real 96.1 FM in Chattanooga. Click the 96.1 FM link on the men's basketball schedule to listen online or use the iHeart (search Real 96.1 FM) and TuneIn (search Chattanooga Mocs) radio apps.
 
Live Stats: Access live stats on the men's basketball schedule page.
 
Social Media: Score updates and more on Twitter from @GoMocsMBB.
 
TICKETS ON SALE
Tickets for home games are on sale –single-game and mini-plans – at all the usual places. To buy tickets, you can:
 

• Visit the Gate 1 Ticket Office at McKenzie Arena during business hours.
• Call the McKenzie Arena Ticket Office at (423) 266-MOCS (6627) during business hours.
• Go online via GoMocs.com: Single-Game | Mini-Plan
• Group tickets are available by calling (423) 425-5470.

 
Tickets for road games can also be accessed through the men's basketball schedule page or at the ticket office on site.
 
NEXT UP         
Next three games for the Mocs (all times Eastern):
Jan. 24 vs. Samford, 7 p.m.
Jan. 27 vs. VMI, 5 p.m. (DH)
Jan. 29 vs. UNCG, 7 p.m.
 
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