CHATTANOOGA --- After dropping a pair of home contests last week with a chance to wrap up the Southern Conference regular season crown, the Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team hits the reset button ahead of a Wednesday night rivalry matchup at ETSU inside Freedom Hall in Johnson City, Tennessee. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
 
Chattanooga (22-7, 12-4 SoCon) dropped back-to-back games for just the second time this season following tight losses to UNCG (L, 72-75) on Thursday and VMI (L, 75-80) on Saturday. Both games saw UTC dig an early hole in the first half that was just too large to climb out.
 
With a win, the Mocs clinch the No. 1 seed at the Southern Conference Tournament and an automatic berth to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). In addition, a win would mark a program record 12^th road victory of the season. UTC is currently tied for the nation's most road wins at 11 with Navy.
 
ETSU (14-15, 6-10 SoCon) enters the contest coming off a 77-67 road win over The Citadel on Saturday. The Bucs have won just two of their last nine games after breaking a five-game skid back on February 7 against Furman. All five games on the losing streak were separated by four points or less.
 
The game at ETSU can be streamed on ESPN+ 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.
 
STUDENT-ATHLETE WATCH PARTY
The UTC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will be sponsoring a student-athlete watch party on the McKenzie Arena video board on Wednesday night as the Mocs take on the rival Bucs in hopes to clinch the regular season Southern Conference title. Student-athletes are encouraged to attend this fun event!

GAME BASICS
▪ Chattanooga (22-7, 12-4) at ETSU (14-15, 6-10)
▪ 7:00 p.m. ET | Freedom Hall (6,000) | Johnson City, Tenn.
▪ 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 | ETSU | SoCon
 
SERIES HISTORY – 96^th Meeting
All-Time: 50-45 – Chattanooga
Last: 82-52, Chattanooga – Dec. 30, 2021 (McKenzie Arena)
Home: 27-12 – Chattanooga
Away: 25-16 – ETSU
Neutral: 8-7 – ETSU

TIP-OFF
- Chattanooga enters the game with a 22-7 record and a 12-4 mark in SoCon play... one game up in first place in the SoCon standings (Furman, 11-5)... coming off an 80-75 loss at home to VMI on Saturday... UTC fell eight more spots from No. 61 to No. 69 in the latest NET Rankings following the loss.
 
- Chattanooga and ETSU will meet for the second time this season after UTC claimed a 82-52 victory back on December 30 in McKenzie Arena... game was nationally televised (ESPNU)... the 30-point victory was the largest over the rivaled Bucs since January 22, 2005.
 
- ETSU enters the game with a 14-15 overall record and a 6-10 mark in SoCon play... sits two games back with two to play of the elusive No. 6 spot in the standings ahead of the SoCon Tournament... ETSU is coming off a 77-67 road win at The Citadel on Saturday... just the Bucs second win in the last nine games... snapped a five-game losing skid with a 75-71 win over Furman back on February 7... all five games of the streak were decided by four or less points.

BY THE NUMBERS 
- A win on Wednesday would give UTC a program record 12 road wins... T1st in NCAA with 11 (Navy).
 
- Chattanooga's magic number towards the Southern Conference regular season title remains at just one... the Mocs can clinch at least a share of the title with a win over ETSU on Wednesday... or a Furman loss at Samford... win would clinch No. 1 seed in SoCon Tournament and automatic NIT berth.
 
- Malachi Smith topped the 1,000-point mark at UTC on Saturday… 36th Moc to score 1,000 in school history... his 1,000th came in his 54th game which ties Keith Nelson '92 for second-fastest route in the DI era behind Derrick Kirce '91 who did it in 52... 13th Moc to score 1,000 points in two seasons.
 
- Smith is four points shy of 600 for the season... he would be the seventh all-time to tally 600 in a campaign in program history joining William Gordon (700, 1976-77), Gerald Wilkins (672, 1984-85), Wayne Golden (657, 1976-77), Golden (635, 1974-75), Stephen McDowell (633, 2008-09) and Chad Copeland (604, 1993-94).

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