CHATTANOOGA --- The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team concludes a three-straight game road trip with a rematch against UNC Asheville inside Kimmel Arena in Asheville, North Carolina on Wednesday night. Tip-off is set for 6:30 p.m. ET.
Chattanooga (7-1) enters the game coming off an 85-64 rout at Lipscomb on Sunday and sits at No. 11 in the latest Collegeinsider.com's Mid Major Top 25 Poll. The Mocs earned a 75-45 victory over UNC Asheville earlier this season inside the Roundhouse on November 14 as part of the 2021 Coke Zero Sugar Classic presented by 3H Group and Springhill Suites Downtown Chattanooga.
UNC Asheville (5-3) heads into the rematch riding a three-game win streak after defeating North Carolina Central 82-66 at home on Saturday. The Bulldogs defeated SoCon-member The Citadel last Wednesday, also at home, 65-58. UNCA has dropped all nine meetings against UTC in the series' history.
The upcoming game at UNC Asheville 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 (7-1, 0-0) at UNC Asheville (5-3, 0-0)
▪ 6:30 p.m. ET | Kimmel Arena (3,200) | Asheville, N.C
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STATS
GAME NOTES
Chattanooga |
UNC Asheville |
SoCon
TIP-OFF
- Chattanooga enters the game with a 7-1 record for the sixth time in program history... earned a 85-64 victory at Lipscomb last time out on Sunday... won its last 10 non-conference road games dating back to 2019.
- Chattanooga last met UNC Asheville earlier this season on November 14, 2021... picked up a dominant 75-45 win as part of the 2021 Coke Zero Sugar Classic presented by 3H Group and Springhill Suites Downtown Chattanooga... the Mocs are 9-0 in the all-time series against the Bulldogs.
- UNC Asheville enters the contest with a 5-3 record this season and riding a three-game win streak... UNCA is coming off an 82-66 home win over North Carolina Central last Saturday... defeated SoCon-member The Citadel last Wednesday, 65-58, at home.
BY THE NUMBERS
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Malachi Smith has posted back-to-back 25+ scoring games... 28 at Tennessee Tech (11/30)... 27 at Lipscomb (12/5)... first Moc to record consecutive 25+ point scoring games since Omar Wattad (26, 1/8/11 at UNCG - 30, 1/13/11 at The Citadel)... leads the team this season with 17.3ppg average.
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David Jean-Baptiste picked up his 73rd career double-digit scoring game after posting 24 points in Sunday's win at Lipscomb... knocked down a career-high seven triples (7-of-10)... has scored in double digits in seven of eight games this season... second on team with 16.6ppg.
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Silvio De Sousa has scored in double digits in each of the last five games... averaging 15.6ppg over that span... shooting 57.8% (33-for-57) from the floor over those five games... has totaled 43 rebounds (8.6rpg) over the last five games... two games with double digit rebounds in that stretch... both double-doubles... nine blocks over the last four games... last three with 2+... two of three included 3 blocks... averaging 1.3 blocks per game.
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