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CHATTANOOGA---It's that favorite time of year again. The Chattanooga Mocs and ETSU Bucs meet for the first of two, maybe three times in Southern Conference play. The date was delayed nine days and the location changed, but it's here.
 
The Mocs and Bucs have a long history with this the 92nd installment in the series. The matchup is close to even with a 47-44 record Chattanooga's way, 41-33 when in the same conference including postseason play.
 
The Mocs come to Johnson City off a win at Western Carolina. They're trying to snap an odd streak of wins on Wednesdays and losses on Saturday with the previous three weeks with that split. The Bucs are 7-2 in the league and have won 10 of the last 13 games after a 1-3 opening. They own a 7-1 home record with the lone loss coming in December, a narrow 65-61 defeat to UAB.
 
Chattanooga's triumph in Cullowhee included a comeback from eight down with just over 14 minutes to play. It was the fourth time this season the Mocs won trailing by seven or more in the second half. In fact, this resilient group owns 11 wins when trailing at some point in the second 20.
 
Watch on ESPN+ or listen on WFLI 97.7 FM/1070 AM in Chattanooga as well as the TuneIn app.
 
Game 19: Chattanooga (13-5/4-5) at ETSU (11-6/7-2)
Feb. 6 | 4 p.m. | Freedom Hall (6,177)
 
MEDIA AVAILABILITY
TV: ESPN+. Kenny Hawkins & Kasey Marler
 
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. ETSU
92nd meeting | Record: 47-44 | Home: 25-12 | Away: 15-25 | Neutral: 7-7 | SoCon Regular Season: 33-25
Last Meeting: STORY | STATS | NOTES | QUOTES | PHOTOS
- 92 meetings are third most all time behind Samford (105) and Western Carolina (96).
- 59th regular season SoCon square off is fifth most often opponent: Western Carolina (81), The Citadel (79), Furman (79) & Appalachian State (65).
- One of six schools beaten 30 or more times in SoCon play: The Citadel (63), Western Carolina (55), Furman (48), VMI (41), App State (37) & ETSU (33).
- Most frequent opponent at crunch time with 16 meetings in SoCon Tournament play (8-8).
- The Mocs (30) and the Bucs (17) rank second and fourth all-time in SoCon titles. Chattanooga owns 11 regular season, 11 tournament and eight division, while ETSU add five regular season, seven tournaments and five division. Since the Mocs entry in the SoCon in 1977-78, the duo ranks first and third.
 
COACHES
Chattanooga: Lamont Paris (Wooster '96) | UTC: 55-61 (4th season) | Career: Same | vs. ETSU: 0-8
ETSU: Jason Shay (Iowa '95) | ETSU: 11-6 (1st) | Career: Same | vs. UTC: 0-0
 
3 NOTES TO KNOW
- 10-0 this season & 25-4 over last two when holding opponents below 70 points. The Bucs are 7-0 when scoring 70-plus.
- 7-2 on the road so far this season. It's the 15th time in school history with seven or more. The school record is 11 (2015-16). Won 11 of last 14 road contests.
- Last two wins, the Mocs allowed just seven second chance points. In the two losses, 35, nearly 25 percent of the opposition's output.
 
3 STATS TO KNOW
- SoCon leading .755 defensive rebound percentage overall. ETSU's .364 leads in conference only stats.
- 27 of David Jean-Baptiste's (18) and Darius Banks' (18) combined 36 points Wednesday night at Western came in the second half. 23 of the 27 came in the final 14:26 coming back from an eight-point deficit.
- Smith is averaging 18.6 point and 10.2 rebounds in the nine road contests. A.J. Caldwell (47.2%) and Jamaal Walker (44.8%) are shooting at a high rate from three in those matchups.
 
NEXT 3 OPPONENTS
Feb. 10: at Wofford, 7 p.m. | Current Record: 11-6/8-3 | Next Opp: at Furman (Feb. 6)
Feb. 13: The Citadel, Noon | Current Record: 9-7/2-7 | Next Opp: Western Carolina (Feb. 6)
Feb. 15: ETSU, 7 p.m. | Current Record: 11-6/7-2 | Next Opp: Chattanooga (Feb. 6)
 
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