CHATTANOOGA --- Currently tied atop the Southern Conference standings, the Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team aims to ride momentum from Saturday's big win in a four-day road trip that begins on Thursday night with a meeting inside the Greensboro Coliseum against UNCG. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
 
Chattanooga (14-4, 4-1 SoCon) took down then league-leader Furman 71-69 inside a rowdy McKenzie Arena on Saturday afternoon in front of a nationally-televised audience. The win catapulted the Mocs over the Paladins for the top stop in the league standings before Mercer notched its third-straight win to join UTC at 4-1.
 
UNCG (10-7, 2-3 SoCon) looks to snap a two-game skid and add to its recent success against Chattanooga as the Spartans have won six of the last eight meetings which includes a season sweep last year. UNCG dropped back-to-back SoCon road games last week, one at The Citadel (74-69) on Thursday and one at Mercer (58-49) on Saturday, after opening league play at 2-1.
 
The game at UNCG (10-7, 2-3) will be available LIVE on ESPN+ and can be accessed through the Watch ESPN platform. Fans can also listen LIVE on WFLI 97.7 FM/1070 AM in Chattanooga as well as the Varsity Network app.
 
GAME BASICS
▪ Chattanooga (14-4, 4-1) at UNCG (10-7, 2-3)
▪ 7:00 p.m. ET | Greensboro Coliseum (23,500) | Greensboro, N.C.
▪ WATCH (ESPN+) | LISTEN (WFLI 97.7FM/1050AM) | STATS

GAME NOTES
Chattanooga | UNCG | SoCon
 
SERIES HISTORY – 51^st Meeting
All-Time: 26-24 – Chattanooga
Last: 60-55, UNCG – Feb. 20, 2021 (Greensboro, N.C.)
Home: 15-8 – Chattanooga
Away: 13-10 – UNCG
Neutral: 3-1 – UNCG
*-UNCG has won six of the last eight meetings.
 
TIP-OFF
- Chattanooga enters the game with a 14-4 record and a 4-1 mark in SoCon play... tied atop the SoCon standings (Mercer)... coming off a 71-69 victory over Furman on Saturday... dethroned the Paladins from the top spot after the win... avoided back-to-back losses... happened just once this season (at Belmont, at Murray St.).
 
- Chattanooga has lost six of its last eight matchups against UNCG... last meeting resulted in a 60-55 loss on the road on Feb. 21, 2021... the loss snapped a six-game win streak for UTC... Malachi Smith (16), KC Hankton (13) and David Jean-Baptiste (11) combined for 40 of the team's 55 points.
 
- UNCG enters the matchup with a 10-7 overall record and a 2-3 record inside the league... the Spartans have dropped their last two games (at The Citadel and at Mercer)... both games were single-digit differences... 6-1 this season when playing on its home floor... has earned league wins at VMI (72-56, 1/8) and at home against Wofford (58-54, 1/10).

BY THE NUMBERS 
- Chattanooga sits at No. 46 in the latest NET Rankings (1/17)... highest team in the SoCon... third highest in state of TN (Tennessee, 13 - Belmont, 38)… UNCG comes in at No. 178 in the latest NET Rankings (1/17).
 
- Malachi Smith posted his 12th 20pt effort of the season in Saturday's win... fourth in a row and seven of last eight... 12 are most since 13 by Z. Mason in 2013-14... averaging 25.3 points per game over the last 12 with 10 contests scoring 20 or more during the stretch… Smith is up to 806 points in 42 games donning a Chattanooga uniform (18.7 ppg)... he is four shy of 1,000 counting 190 as a freshman at Wright State… Smith leads the Southern Conference and ranks 6th nationally with a 21.5 points per game average... 3rd nationally in total points (387)... named to the Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch List.
 
- Head Coach Lamont Paris moved into sole possession of sixth place on the all-time wins list at UTC following win over The Citadel (1/8)... improved career record to 74-68 in his fifth season at the helm following Saturday's win... first time defeating Furman in eight tries as HC.
 
- Chattanooga is now 5-1 this season when trailing at halftime following Saturday's 38-33 deficit to Furman at the break... the Mocs are also a perfect 13-0 this season when leading with 5 minutes left... held slight 62-61 lead as the 5:00 mark was crossed.

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