GAME NOTES
 
CHATTANOOGA (Dec. 8, 2023) --- The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team will look to rebound from consecutive defeats when it hosts NAIA-member Tennessee Wesleyan for a non-conference matchup on Sunday afternoon inside McKenzie Arena. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
 
Chattanooga (5-3) has dropped three of its last four games after most recently suffering an 87-80 road loss at Morehead State last Sunday afternoon. UTC struggled defensively in the contest in which it allowed MSU to shoot north of 57% from the field. Jan Zidek led the scoring efforts for the Mocs with 19 points while Honor Huff notched his seventh-straight game with 16 or more, finishing with 16 points and also tying a career-high with six assists.
 
NAIA-member Tennessee Wesleyan (3-6, as of 12/8) travels to Chattanooga for the sixth time since the 2015-16 season with the most recent matchup coming on December 12, 2021 (UTC 104, TWU 55). The Bulldogs are the Mocs most frequent non-conference opponent in program history ahead of the 70^th all-time meeting on Sunday. TWU faces a road contest at Kentucky Christian on Saturday afternoon before Sunday's meeting, which is an exhibition for the team.

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Sunday, December 10
Chattanooga (5-3) vs. Tennessee Wesleyan (3-6)
2:02 p.m. ET ∙ McKenzie Arena (Chattanooga, Tenn. ∙ 10,995)
70^th All-Time Meeting ∙ UTC leads the series 51-18
 
GAME PROMOTION
Ugly Sweater Game – First 300 Fans Receive Mocs Ugly Sweater Crewnecks
 
GAME MEDIA COVERAGE
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GAME NOTES
Chattanooga ∙ SoCon
 
MOCS DROP 87-80 CONTEST AT MOREHEAD STATE
- Chattanooga (5-3) suffered its third defeat in the past four games after dropping an 87-80 decision at OVC-favorite Morehead State last Sunday. The Mocs allowed the Eagles to shoot 57.6% (34-59) from the field in the loss, the highest FG% allowed to a non-conference opponent since 2018. MSU went a blistering 15-17 (88.2%) from inside the arch in the second half alone.
 
DEFENSIVE MISCUES ALLOW EASY SCORING IN SUNDAY'S LOSS
- In addition to allowing its highest FG% (57.6) to a non-conference opponent since 2018 and surrendering an 88.2% mark on two-point attempts in the second half, the Mocs were outscored 44-28 inside the paint which marked the most paint points allowed to an opponent this season. Morehead State possessed the ball 32 times in the second half and ended the final 20 minutes with a 1.469 points per possession average.
 
ZIDEK CLOSING IN ON MILESTONE
- Averaging 14.4 points per game this season, graduate transfer Jan Zidek is closing in on 1,000 career points at the collegiate level. Zidek enters Sunday's contest sitting 13 points shy at 987. Before arriving in the Scenic City, the Prauge, Czech Republic native scored 872 points in 93 career games (9.4 ppg) at Pepperdine. He also sits just three boards shy of 300 in his career (264 at Pepperdine). 
 
HUFF CONTINUING TO SCORE AT HIGH PACE
- Sophomore Honor Huff has continued to lead the Mocs scoring attack, posting 16 or more points in seven-straight games while averaging 16.8 points per game, the fourth-best scoring average in the SoCon entering the weekend. Huff has knocked down three or more 3PT FG's in each of the last five games and has totaled 24 through the first eight games, second-most in the league.

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