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CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs are back on the road this weekend traveling to Charleston to face The Citadel. The Mocs are coming off a 73-68 home win over Samford, while the Bulldogs make their first court appearance since Dec. 22's triumph over Presbyterian, 94-82.
 
David Jean-Baptiste is averaging 23 ppg since his return to the roster after the holiday break. He (22) and Malachi Smith (21) combined for 43 points in the Samford win. Smith adds 16.7 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, while Stefan Kenić chips in 12.8.
 
The Citadel is paced by Hayden Brown's 21.2 points and 10.3 rebounds per contest. Kaiden Rice posts 18.6 points making 4.7 threes per game. Fletcher Abee (14.1) and Tyler Moffe (11.8) also average in double digits.
 
Watch on ESPN+ along with WFLI 97.7 FM/1070 AM in Chattanooga as well as the TuneIn app. The contest also airs regionally on Nexstar stations: WCBD (Charleston), WGHP (Greensboro/High Point), WJHL (Johnson City), WYCW (Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville) and WWCW (Lynchburg/Roanoke).
 
Game 13: Chattanooga (10-2/1-2) at The Citadel (7-0/0-0)
Jan. 9 | 1 p.m. | McAlister Fieldhouse (6,000)
 
MEDIA AVAILABILITY
TV: ESPN+/Nexstar. Pete Yanity (PxP) & Matt Matheny (analysis)
 
RADIO: WFLI 97.7 FM/1070 AM. Jim Reynolds is in his 41st year as the "Voice of the Mocs". The audio broadcast is also available on the TuneIn app.   
 
vs. THE CITADEL
86th meeting | Record: 67-18 | Home: 36-6 | Away: 30-12 | Neutral: 1-0 | SoCon Regular Season: 63-15
- Won last five in the series and 13 of 15.
- 21-4 in last 25 matchups.
- 14-4 this century in Charleston.
- 30 wins in Charleston are the most road victories against any opponent ahead of Samford (22), Western Carolina (22), VMI (19) & Furman (18).
- David Jean-Baptiste averaged 12.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists in his first six matchups with the Bulldogs shooting 43.3 percent overall, 36.1 percent from 3pt range and 90.0 percent from the free throw line. His 3pt with 37 seconds left proved the game-winner in the Feb. 21, 2019 68-65 victory in Charleston.
 
LAST MEETING
91-68 win at The Citadel on Feb. 19, 2020: STORY | STATS | NOTES | QUOTES
 
COACHES
Chattanooga: Lamont Paris (Wooster '96) | UTC: 52-58 (4th season) | Career: Same | vs. Citadel: 5-1
The Citadel: Duggar Baucom (Charlotte '95) | Citadel: 58-106 (6th) | Career: 246-284 (17th) | vs. UTC: 2-10
 
3 NOTES TO KNOW
- One of 11 teams with 10 or more wins through Jan. 7. Tied for 11th nationally in winning percentage (.833) with 10 or more games played.
- 11-1 in last 12 games against dog mascot squads, 11-0 in the regular season. Nine straight wins over Bulldogs specifically.
- David Jean-Baptiste is tied for 26th all-time at UTC with 1,084 points with Gary Stitch '77. 16 points separate him from 25th Ronrico White '15 (1,100).
 
3 STATS TO KNOW
- The Citadel leads the SoCon in both 3pt percentage (42.7%) and 3pt defense (27.7%). The Mocs are third in the former (38.3%) and second in the latter (28.9%).
- David Jean-Baptiste's 51 points over the last two games are the most since Nat Dixon '18 had the same total - 30 vs UNCG/21 at Western Carolina - in 2018. The DI era record over three games? Chad Copeland '94 with 89 from Jan. 2-8, 1994: Southern Miss (30), at Furman (33) & Marshall (26).
- The Mocs lead the SoCon in defensive rebound percentage (76.9%). The school record for of 76.4 percent was set last season. The fourth (72.9%) and sixth (72.5%) best were done in Lamont Paris' first two campaigns in 2018 and 2019, respectively.
 
NEXT 3 OPPONENTS
Jan. 13: Mercer, 7 p.m. | Current Record: 7-3/0-2 | Next Up: at UNCG (Jan. 9)
Jan. 16: Wofford, 2 p.m. | Current Record: 5-4/2-1 | Next Up: at Chattanooga (Jan. 16)
Jan. 20: at Samford, 8 p.m. | Current Record: 5-5/1-2 | Next Up: at ETSU (Jan. 13)
 
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