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CHATTANOOGA (Dec. 18, 2023) --- The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team will aim for its third-straight win during its final home contest of the 2023 calendar year when the squad welcomes Gardner-Webb to McKenzie Arena for a Tuesday night non-conference clash. Tip-off is set for 7:02 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
 
Tuesday night's contest is the 3^rd Annual "Teddy Bear Toss" initiative, hosted in conjunction with Hits 96 and Pet Supplies Plus, that encourages fans to bring their stuffed bears/animals to be thrown on the court at halftime. All stuffed items tossed on the court will be directly donated to Erlanger Children's Hospital during the holiday season.
 
Chattanooga (7-3) is coming off an 88-72 non-conference road win at Alabama A&M on Saturday night in which a balanced attack saw four different Mocs reach double figures in scoring. The UTC defense held AAMU to just four made three-pointers and out-scored the hosts 22-12 in points off turnovers and 24-12 in fast-break points.

Gardner-Webb (5-7) comes into Tuesday night's contest looking to rebound from an 80-59 neutral site loss to Appalachian State on Saturday. The Runnin' Bulldogs have already played two SoCon foes this season, downing Western Carolina 82-77 on December 2 and falling to Wofford 81-66 on December 6, both at home.
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Tuesday, December 19
Chattanooga (7-3) vs. Gardner-Webb (5-7)
7:02 p.m. ET ∙ McKenzie Arena (Chattanooga, Tenn. ∙ 10,995)
Third All-Time Meeting ∙ UTC & GWU are tied 1-1
 
GAME PROMOTION
Teddy Bear Toss – Fans are encouraged to bring stuffed bears/animals to toss onto the court at halftime as all the stuffed animals collected on the court will donated to Erlanger Children's Hospital.
 
GAME MEDIA COVERAGE
WATCH ∙ ESPN+ (PxP: Chris Goforth, Analyst: Todd Agne)
LISTEN ∙ WFLI 96.1FM, 100.3FM, 1070AM – Varsity Network – GoMocs.com
LIVE STATS ∙ GoMocs.com
FOLLOW ∙ X/Twitter: @GoMocsMBB
 
GAME NOTES
Chattanooga ∙ Gardner-Webb ∙ SoCon
 
MOCS BALANCED ATTACK DOWNS AAMU, 88-72
Chattanooga (7-3) earned its second-straight win following a balanced attack on both sides of the floor, capturing an 88-72 win at Alabama A&M on Saturday evening in the first-ever meeting between the teams. Four different Mocs reached double figures in scoring with Honor Huff (24), Myles Che (16), Trey Bonham (14) and Tyler Millin (13) claiming responsibilities.
 
CHATTANOOGA/GARDNER-WEBB HISTORY
Tuesday's contest will mark the third-ever meeting between Chattanooga and Gardner-Webb in the series' all-time history. UTC claimed an 82-71 victory at GWU last season on 12/3/22 to even the series record at 1-1. Both wins in the series went to the road team with GWU earning a 76-74 OT victory in the first-ever meeting inside the Roundhouse on 11/27/11.
 
HUFF CONTINUING TO SCORE AT HIGH PACE
- Sophomore Honor Huff has continued to lead the Mocs scoring attack, posting 16+ points in nine-straight games (4th-longest active streak in DI) while averaging 17.6 points/game this season, fifth-best in the SoCon. Huff has knocked down three or more 3PT FG's in each of the last seven games as his 34 3PT FG's this year leads the SoCon. His 3.4 3PT FG made/game is 16th best in NCAA DI.
 
WELCOME BACK, WELCOME BACK
- Florida (& VMI) transfer guard Trey Bonham saw his first action in a UTC uniform in Saturday's win (12/16) at Alabama A&M following a court decision that has suspended the NCAA's two-time transfer waiver rule through the 2023-24 spring season. Bonham scored 14 points and added three assists in 18 minutes.
 
ZIDEK NOTCHES CAREER MILESTONE AGAINST TWU
- Graduate transfer Jan Zidek hit the 1,000 career-point mark (right on the dot) after finishing Sunday's contest with a 13-point scoring effort. Zidek scored 872 points in 93 games at Pepperdine before transferring to UTC ahead of the 2023-24 season. Through the first 10 games, Zidek is second on the team with a 13.0 points-per-game average while seeing 24.1 minutes of action per contest.

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