CHATTANOOGA --- The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team looks to make it two-straight inside McKenzie Arena when the squad hosts Mercer in a nationally televised Southern Conference contest on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off is set for 3:35 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.

Chattanooga (13-13, 5-8) snapped a three-game home skid with a commanding 82-63 victory over The Citadel on Wednesday night. The Mocs pulled into a four-way tie for fifth place in the league standings with the win as fellow league foes look to finish among the top six to gain an advantage in the upcoming Southern Conference Tournament in Asheville.

Jamal Johnson led the Mocs on Wednesday with a career-high 24 points on 8-of-14 shooting including a 5-of-10 mark from deep. Johnson also tallied a career best with four steals. Jamaal Walker, who made his first start of the season, reached double figures for the third-straight game with 10 and is now averaging 13.7 points per game over the last three.

Mercer (12-14, 5-8) is coming off a heartbreaking 70-69 overtime loss to league-leading Samford on Wednesday. The Bears entered the game on Wednesday winners of three of its previous four with victories over ETSU, The Citadel and VMI. Jalyn McCreary leads the team with 15.7ppg and 5.7rpg this year.

Fans can watch the game LIVE on CBS Sports Network through select streaming services and cable 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 (13-13, 5-8 SoCon) vs. Mercer (12-14, 5-8 SoCon)
Saturday, Feb. 11 · 3:35 p.m. ET · Chattanooga, Tenn. · McKenzie Arena (10,995)
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GAME NOTES
Chattanooga · Mercer · SoCon

SERIES INFO
87^th Meeting · Record: 45-41 · Home: 25-13 · Away: 17-27 · Neutral: 3-1
Last Meeting: December 31, 2022 – W, 80-51 – Hawkins Arena (Macon, Ga.)

LAST TIME OUT
Chattanooga (13-13, 5-8 SoCon) snapped a three-game home skid with a dominating 82-63 win over The Citadel on Wednesday night. Jamal Johnson poured in a career-high 24 points on 8-of-14 shooting (5-of-10 3PT) while also setting a career best in steals with four. Nine different Mocs hit at least one 3PT, one shy of tying its own NCAA DI record set earlier this year.
 
CAREER NIGHT FOR JOHNSON
Jamal Johnson scored a career-high 24 points in Wednesday's win over The Citadel. Johnson connected on five threes on 10 attempts to notch his fourth game this season with five or more threes. He also accounted for a career best four steals while adding in four rebounds and a block in the winning effort.
 
LOCAL KID FINDING HIS GROOVE
Jamaal Walker made his first start of the season on Wednesday and reached double figures for the third-straight game. Walker has averaged 13.7 points per game over the last three while shooting 45.5% (15-of-33) from the floor.
 
1,000 POINT SCORERS
Chattanooga featured two guys who surpassed 1,000 career points during Wednesday night's game against Wofford. Both Jamal Johnson and Dalvin White reached the 1,000-point milestone as the duo finished with 22 and 13 points, respectively, during the contest. Johnson totaled 712 points prior to transferring to UTC between stops at Memphis, Auburn and UAB. White racked up 818 points during his four-year tenure at USC Upstate.
 
STEPHENS REACHES CAREER MILESTONE FEW ACHIEVE
Graduate transfer Jake Stephens became just the 23rd player in NCAA Division I basketball over the past 25 season to accomplish a certain feat. Stephens surpassed 1,800 career points, 900 career rebounds and 200 career blocks following last week's contest against Furman. Stephens is the active leader in the Southern Conference in career points (1,851), rebounds (934), blocked shots (200), assists (355) and 3-point FGs made (231).
 
STEPHENS IN NATIONAL COMPARISON
How does Jake Stephens' impressive season compare to others around the country? Stephens is currently the only player in NCAA DI averaging at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and two blocks per game. Stephens and Purdue's Zach Edey are the only two players in NCAA DI averaging at least 20 points and 10 rebounds per game. If the season were to end today, Stephens would be the first DI player to average 20ppg, 10rpg, 3apg & 2bpg since Tim Duncan (Wake Forest) in 1996-97.

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