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CHATTANOOGA---In a season with so much uncertainty for so long...could it be any different at this point? Four teams are separated by a mere game in the Southern Conference standings with first-place UNC Greensboro (10-4) hosting the fourth-place Chattanooga Mocs (9-5) Saturday evening. Wofford (10-5) and Furman (8-4) sit in between. ETSU is another game back at 8-6.
 
The Mocs come into Greensboro Coliseum in search of their seventh straight win with a chance at first-place on the line. They also look for a measure of revenge after a 74-66 home loss to the Spartans on Jan. 23.
 
Chattanooga has won four in a row on the road and is 9-2 this season in away games. It's the sixth season all-time with nine or more on the road victories in a campaign. The previous five? 1972-73 (9-7), 1976-77 (9-5), 1981-82 (9-3), 1991-92 (9-5) & 2015-16 (11-4).
 
Stefan Kenić led the Wednesday comeback win over Western Carolina with a career-high 29 points powered by a school-record 7-7 performance beyond the arc. Malachi Smith added 20. UNCG is coming off an 88-77 road loss at VMI.
 
Isaiah Miller had his usual multi-threat line of 19 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals. Keyshaun Langley (11) and Kaleb Hunter (10) also reached double figures. The Keydets shot 14-29 from 3pt range to earn the win.
 
Watch on ESPN+ or listen on WFLI 97.7 FM/1070 AM in Chattanooga as well as the TuneIn app. This game is also on Nexstar channels in select markets in the southeast.
 
Game 24: Chattanooga (18-5/9-5) at UNC Greensboro (15-7/10-4)
Feb. 20 | 5 p.m. | Greensboro Coliseum (7,617)
 
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Week 1: Henry Dickerson, Trail Blazer (Podcast)
Week 2: Johnny Taylor, Taylor Made
Week 3: Herbert "Book" McCray, "By The Book" Community Involvement (Podcast)
 
TICKETS
Tickets are still available and can be purchased here or by calling (423) 266-MOCS (6627). Limited supply remains. Student tickets are free (as always) but reservation is required here. All tickets are general admission this season with social distancing required between seat blocks.
 
The games air on ESPN+ or over the airwaves in Chattanooga via WFLI 97.7 FM and 1070 AM. Links for video, audio and live stats for each contest is located on the men's basketball schedule page.
 
MEDIA AVAILABILITY
TV: ESPN+/Nexstar. David Jackson (PxP) & Matt Matheny (analyst)
 
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. UNC GREENSBORO
50th meeting | Record: 26-23 | Home: 15-8 | Away: 10-12 | Neutral: 1-3 | SoCon Regular Season: 21-20
Last Meeting: STORY | STATS | NOTES | QUOTES | PHOTOS
- Took two of the three last season winning the regular season finale (74-72)and the SoCon Tourney opener (78-68).
- 42nd meeting in regular season SoCon play (21-20). Fourth fewest among current league membership behind Mercer (13), Samford (26) and Wofford (41).
- 8-8 in the last 16 meetings.
- 6-0 in last 23 matchups when holding the Spartans to fewer than 70 points, 4-13 when they top it.
 
COACHES
Chattanooga: Lamont Paris (Wooster '96) | UTC: 60-61 (4th season) | Career: Same | vs. UNCG: 3-5
UNCG: Wes Miller (North Carolina '07) | UNCG: 179-133 (10th) | Career: Same | vs. UTC: 13-8
 
3 NOTES TO KNOW
- Second 6-game win streak of the year (9-0 to start). First in SoCon play since a 9-game run Jan. 11-Feb. 8, 2016.
- 14-0 this season & 29-4 over last two when holding opponents below 70 points. UNCG is 3-5 scoring less than 70.
- Won 13 of last 16 road games.
 
3 STATS TO KNOW
- 7-2 over last nine games. Seven wins, the Mocs allowed just 54 second chance points (7.7/gm). Two losses, 35, nearly 25 percent of the opposition's output.
- Stefan Kenić has made seven straight threes and 13 consecutive free throws. Second-longest 3s run of his career. He made eight in a row last year over games against Furman (3-3) and Samford (5-5) at home. The school record is 10 by Brandon Born '95 from Dec. 30, 1993-Jan.5, 1994.
- A win at UNCG gets the Mocs to 10 road wins this season for just the second time in school history. The other? 11-4 in 2015-16.
 
NEXT 3 OPPONENTS
Feb. 24: at Mercer, 7 p.m. | Current Record: 13-8/6-7 | Next Opp: Furman (Feb. 20)
Feb. 27: VMI, 7 p.m. | Current Record: 12-10/7-6 | Next Opp.: at The Citadel (Feb. 20)
Regular season complete
 
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