CHATTANOOGA --- Winners of its last four, the Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team puts an 11-game road non-conference winning streak to the test with a quality mid-major showdown against Belmont on Wednesday night inside the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
Chattanooga (9-1) is coming off a 104-55 win over Tennessee Wesleyan on Sunday and enters the midweek match up No. 8 in the latest Collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll. Belmont (8-3) defeated Saint Louis on the road last Tuesday 64-59 and will carry a 55-4 home record since 2017 into Wednesday's game, as well as a No. 7 ranking in the Mid-Major Poll.
The upcoming game at Belmont can be streamed on ESPN+ through the Watch ESPN platform or fans can listen on WFLI 97.7 FM/1070 AM in Chattanooga as well as on GoMocs.com and the Varsity Network app.
GAME BASICS
▪ Chattanooga (9-1, 0-0) at Belmont (8-3, 0-0)
▪ 6:00 p.m. ET | Curb Event Center (5,085) | Nashville, Tenn.
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STATS
GAME NOTES
Chattanooga |
Belmont |
SoCon
SERIES HISTORY – 8th Meeting
All-Time: 5-2 – Chattanooga
Last: 93-79, Belmont – Nov. 22, 2005 (McKenzie Arena)
Home: 3-1 – Chattanooga
Away: 2-1 – Chattanooga
Neutral: 0-0
TIP-OFF
- Chattanooga enters the game with an 9-1 record for the second time in program history... other time came last season... UTC is a perfect 5-0 on the road this season... coming off a 104-55 rout over Tennessee Wesleyan on Sunday.
- The matchup marks the first meeting between the two teams since 2005... Belmont secured a 93-79 victory over Chattanooga inside the Roundhouse on November 22, 2005... the Mocs lead the all-time series over the Bruins by a 5-2 tally.
- Belmont enters the game winners of its last three after notching a 64-59 road win at Saint Louis last Tuesday... 55-4 record at home since the 2017-18 season... ranked No. 7 in the Collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll... received votes in the AP Top 25 to begin the season.
BY THE NUMBERS
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Silvio De Sousa has scored in double digits in each of the last seven games... averaging 16.0ppg over that span... shooting 60.5% (46-for-76) from the floor over those seven games... career-high of 21 points against College of Charleston (11/27)... second 20+ game came Sunday in win over TWU (20p).
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David Jean-Baptiste made his 100th career start and picked up his 74th career double-digit scoring game after posting 15 points in Sunday's win over Tennessee Wesleyan... knocked down five triples (5-for-7)... third game this season with 5+... has scored in double digits in eight of ten games this season... second on team with 15.0ppg.
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Malachi Smith scored 15 points in Sunday's win over TWU... previously posted three-straight 25+ scoring games... 28 at Tennessee Tech (11/30)... 27 at Lipscomb (12/5)... 28 at UNC Asheville (12/8)... first Moc to record three-straight 25+ scoring games since Chad Copeland (30, 33 & 36 - Jan. 2-8, 1994)... leads the team this season with 18.1ppg average.
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