CHATTANOOGA --- The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team concludes its three-game road trip to kick off the Southern Conference slate when it travels to Greensboro, N.C., to face UNCG on Wednesday night inside the Greensboro Coliseum. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Chattanooga (9-6, 1-1 SoCon) is coming off a dominant 80-51 drubbing at Mercer last Saturday in which the 29-point victory marked the fourth-largest win in a SoCon road contest in program history. The Mocs bounced back from Thursday's loss at The Citadel with a balanced attack that saw seven different players score at least seven points in the win over the Bears.
Jamal Johnson continued his hot scoring streak with his third-straight 20-plus effort on Saturday, finishing with 21 points on 6-of-11 shooting (3-of-7 3PT) in addition to tying a career high in rebounds with eight. Johnson has connected on at least three three-pointers in each of the last seven games.
UNCG (8-7, 2-0 SoCon) enter the contest on Wednesday one of just three unbeaten teams in the league (Samford & ETSU, 2-0) after earning a pair of road wins at Western Carolina (72-47) and Wofford (73-64) to open the conference season. The Spartans lead the SoCon this season in scoring defense (64.4 ppg) which is over three points better than the second-place Bucs of ETSU.
Fans can watch the game LIVE on ESPN+ through the Watch ESPN and ESPN App platforms or fans can also listen LIVE on WFLI 96.1 FM/100.3 FM/ 1070AM in Chattanooga as well as the Varsity Network app.
GAME INFO
Chattanooga (9-6, 1-1 SoCon) at UNCG (8-7, 2-0 SoCon)
Wednesday, Jan. 4 · 7 p.m. ET · Greensboro, N.C. · Greensboro Coliseum
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SERIES INFO
53rd Meeting · Record: 27-25 · Home: 15-9 · Away: 11-13 · Neutral: 1-3
Last Meeting: February 17, 2022 – L, 70-73 – McKenzie Arena (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
LAST TIME OUT
Chattanooga (9-6, 1-1 SoCon) bounced back from Thursday's loss at The Citadel with a dominating 80-51 victory at Mercer on New Year's Eve Saturday afternoon. The 29-point margin of victory marked the fourth-largest in a SoCon road contest in program history. Jamal Johnson posted his third-straight 20-plus scoring game with a game-high 21 points and tied a season-high in rebounds with eight.
WELL BALANCED ATTACK DOMINATES BEARS
Chattanooga's 80-51 win at Mercer on Saturday was the fourth largest SoCon road win in program history and the largest since a 93-66 victory at Western Carolina on January 16, 1993. Seven different Mocs scored at least seven points in the win while eight different Mocs recorded at least one assist.
JOHNSON CATCHING FIRE
Graduate transfer Jamal Johnson has found his stroke from deep over a recent stretch of games. Johnson has connected on three or more threes in seven-straight games including consecutive 6-of-10 performances against Georgia and The Citadel. He scored a career-high 23 points last week at Georgia before adding 21 points in back-to-back games against The Citadel and Mercer to open the SoCon slate.
NATION'S TOP DEEP THREAT
Entering NCAA DI action on Tuesday (1/3), Chattanooga ranks No. 1 in NCAA Division I behind a 12.3 three-pointers per game average. The Mocs also lead the country in three pointers made (185), topping Liberty (184) and Oral Roberts (169).
THREE STREAK
Chattanooga has connected on 10 or more threes in 10-straight games which continues to set new program highs. The Mocs are currently the only team this season to knock down 10 or more in 10-straight and the active streak is one greater than Liberty, who has hit 10 or more in nine straight.
EARL EFFECT FROM DEEP
Chattanooga (12.3 – 1st), Cornell (11.7 – 3rd) and Penn State (11.0 – 5th) rank among the nation's top three-point shooting teams. Cornell is led by Dan Earl's younger brother Brian while Penn State is Earl's alma mater (1997). Earl's former team, VMI, ranks seventh with a 10.5 per game average.
STEPHENS IN NATIONAL COMPARISON
How does Jake Stephens' hot start compare to others around the country? Stephens is currently the only player in NCAA DI averaging at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game. He joins Purdue's Zach Edey as the only two players who are averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds per contest. His scoring average of 20.6 points per game ranks 13th in NCAA DI while his 309 total points is ninth most in Division I this season.
WHITE PACES COUNTRY IN BALL SECRUITY
Graduate transfer point guard Dalvin White currently leads NCAA Division I in assist-to-turnover ratio behind a 4.67 tally. For the season, White currently has 42 assists to just nine turnovers while totaling 21 assists to just four turnovers over the last six games. UTC ranks 22nd in NCAA DI this season in assists per game (16.9).
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