CHATTANOOGA --- After earning a thrilling 71-69 victory on national television the first time around, the Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team is set for its highly anticipated rematch with second-place Furman for a key Southern Conference tilt on Saturday afternoon inside Timmons Arena in Greenville, S.C.
 
Chattanooga (21-5, 11-2 SoCon) is coming off a 65-47 victory over Western Carolina on Wednesday night inside the Roundhouse in which the team secured its 21^st win of the season. Entering Friday, UTC is one of just seven teams in the country with 21 or more wins.
 
The Mocs are two games ahead in the SoCon regular season standings at 11-2 with the upcoming opponent in Furman (17-9, 9-4 SoCon) sitting in second. After winning five-straight following the loss to Chattanooga on January 15, the Paladins dropped back-to-back contests last week, one at home to UNCG (L, 56-58) and one on the road at ETSU (L, 71-75).

The game at Furman can be streamed 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.

GAME BASICS
▪ Chattanooga (21-5, 11-2) at Furman (17-9, 9-4)
▪ 2:00 p.m. ET | Timmons Arena (3,500) | Greenville, S.C.
▪ WATCH (ESPN+) | LISTEN (WFLI 96.1FM/100.3FM/1070AM) | STATS

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 NOTES
Chattanooga | Furman | SoCon (2/8)
 
SERIES HISTORY – 93^rd Meeting
All-Time: 55-37 – Chattanooga
Last: 71-69, Chattanooga – Jan. 15, 2022 (McKenzie Arena)
Home: 31-11 – Chattanooga
Away: 25-18 – Furman
Neutral: 6-1 – Furman

TIP-OFF
- Chattanooga enters the game with a 21-5 record and an 11-2 mark in SoCon play... two games up in first place in the SoCon standings (Furman, 9-4)... coming off a 65-47 rout over Western Carolina on Wednesday... UTC is one of seven teams entering Friday with 21+ wins (more in notes).
 
- Chattanooga and Furman will meet for the second time this season after UTC claimed a thrilling 71-69 victory in front of a nationally-televised audience on January 15 in the Roundhouse... UTC played without guard David Jean-Baptiste... Malachi Smith knocked down the go-ahead FTs with 7.6 seconds left before keying the game-winning defensive stop on the other end.
 
- Furman enters the weekend with a 17-9 overall record and a 9-4 mark in SoCon play... sits in sole possession of second place behind Chattanooga... has lost its last two games after winning five straight... L, 56-58 at home against UNCG on Saturday... L, 71-75 on the road at ETSU on Monday... carries an 11-2 record at home this season.

BY THE NUMBERS 
- Following Monday's win at Mercer, Chattanooga became the first team in NCAA Division I play to win its 10th true road contest... 10-4 on the road... 10-1 at home this season... still the lone team (2/11) with 10 road wins.
 
- Chattanooga picked up win No. 20 in Monday's thriller at Mercer... No. 21 in Wednesday's win over Western Carolina... entering Friday, UTC is one of seven teams with 21 or more wins... Murray St. (23), Auburn and SDSU (22)... Arizona, Purdue, Chattanooga and Belmont (21).
 
- Limited WCU to 27.4% shooting (17-62) overall and just 10.0% (3-30) from 3pt range on Wednesday... lowest FG % allowed since the 2011 Dr Pepper Classic... lowest 3pt % by an opponent since Dec. 5, 2017 (at Marshall)... last two opponents – Mercer (3-18) and Western (3-30) – combined for 12.5% (6-48) from 3PT.
 
- Head Coach Lamont Paris earned his 80th career win in Monday's OT win at Mercer...  81st in Wednesday's win over WCU... moved into sixth place on the all-time wins list at UTC following win over The Citadel (1/8)... combined 59-26 (.694) since start of the 2019-20 season... 150th career game on Wednesday.
 
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