CHATTANOOGA --- The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team looks to extend its five-game winning streak with a Southern Conference matchup against Samford inside the Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham, Alabama on Wednesday night. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
 
Chattanooga (18-4, 8-1 SoCon) is coming off a 75-62 road victory over The Citadel on Saturday to remain atop the SoCon regular season standings, a half game clear of Furman (8-2). Wednesday's game at Samford starts a four-game in seven-day stretch for the Mocs. UTC carries a No. 5 ranking this week in the latest Collegeinsider.com Mid-Major Top 25.
 
Samford (13-8, 3-6 SoCon) has won its last two games after suffering a four-game skid in conference play. The Bulldogs have posted consecutive double-digit victories with the most recent coming at Western Carolina on Saturday, 74-64. UTC has won seven of the last eight meetings against Samford.
 
The game at Samford will be available LIVE on ESPN+ and can be accessed through the Watch ESPN platform. Fans can also listen LIVE on WFLI 96.1 FM/100.3 FM/1070 AM in Chattanooga as well as the Varsity Network app.
 
RADIO NOTE: WFLI added 96.1 and 100.3 FM to their arsenal of stations. The previous agreement had the Mocs on 97.7 FM and 1070 AM which was a good base of operation. Starting this weekend, 96.1 takes the place of 97.7 while 100.3 is added. The change to 96.1 adds the audio reach by roughly 100,000 homes while 100.3 expands the overall coverage further north of the Tennessee River especially strengthening the signal in Hixson and Soddy-Daisy.
 
Mocs Sports Network is developed by Mocs Sports Properties, the Learfield-owned multimedia rights holder for Mocs athletics. MSN broadcasts every men's and women's basketball and football game as well as "Chat with the Mocs", a weekly coach's show covering all things Mocs.
 
Mocs Sports Network Stations: 96.1 FM, 100.3 FM & 1070 AM.

GAME BASICS
▪ Chattanooga (18-4, 8-1) at Samford (13-8, 3-6)
▪ 8:00 p.m. ET | Pete Hanna Center (5,000) | Birmingham, Ala.
▪ WATCH (ESPN+) | LISTEN (WFLI 96.1FM/100.3FM/1070AM) | STATS

GAME NOTES
Chattanooga | Samford | SoCon
 
SERIES HISTORY – 106^th Meeting
All-Time: 66-39 – Chattanooga
Last: 70-64, Chattanooga – Jan. 20, 2021 (Birmingham, Ala.)
Home: 41-12 – Chattanooga
Away: 27-23 – Samford
Neutral: 2-0 – Chattanooga
 
TIP-OFF
- Chattanooga enters the game with an 18-4 record and an 8-1 mark in SoCon play... half game up in first the SoCon standings (Furman, 8-2)... coming off a 75-62 road victory over The Citadel on Saturday... completed the regular season sweep of the Bulldogs... 11th win by double-digit margin in 2021-22... most since 15 in 2016-17.
 
- Chattanooga defeated Samford 70-64 in its last meeting on January 20, 2021 in Birmingham... the win marked the seventh win in the last eight tries under head coach Lamont Paris... Malachi Smith led all scorers in the game with 16 and nearly missed his ninth double-double of the season with nine rebounds... UTC held Samford to just 22 first half points.
 
- Samford enters the matchup with a 13-8 overall record and a 3-6 record inside the league... the Bulldogs have won their last two games after enduring a four-game skid... both wins coming by double digits... one vs. Mercer (1/26, 75-61) and one on the road at Western Carolina (1/29, 74-64).

BY THE NUMBERS 
- Chattanooga is slotted at No. 41 in the latest NET Rankings (1/31)... highest team in the SoCon... second highest in state of TN (Tennessee, 13)... Chattanooga jumped two spots to No. 5 in the latest Collegeinsider.com.
 
- The Mocs shot 90 percent from the free throw line making 18 of 20 on Saturday... third time in last four games making 90 percent or better (all on the road)... only Mocs team of the DI era with three games making 90% or better while attempting at least 20 in a game.
 
- Malachi Smith leads the Southern Conference and ranks T7th in NCAA DI with 21.4 points per game average... 4th in NCAA DI in total points with 471.
 
- Chattanooga is 15-1 this season when scoring 70 points or more... coming off 75-62 win over The Citdel... 6-0 when posting 80 or more... 2-3 when failing to score 70.

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