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CHATTANOOGA (Jan. 12, 2024) --- Prime time. The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team aims for its third-straight win when it welcomes league-foe UNCG to McKenzie Arena for key Southern Conference clash during prime-time Saturday night. Tip-off is set for 7:05 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network (check local listings).
 
The game, which is the second leg of a doubleheader (WBB at 2PM vs. Samford), will feature flares from the 80's as it's "80's Night" inside the Roundhouse. The first 550 fans will receive a FREE "Back to the Future" themed UTC t-shirt. For tickets, please visit the link here or call the McKenzie Arena Box Office at 423-266-6627 (MOCS) between business hours of 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. ET, M-F. All ticket windows will open 90 minutes before tip-off on game day.
 
Chattanooga (10-6, 2-1 SoCon) is coming off a historic performance on Thursday night after routing SoCon-opponent VMI 109-61 for its second-straight win. The +48 margin of victory marked the largest against a DI opponent in program history while the 109 points tied for fifth-most against a DI in team history. Eight different Mocs reached double figures during the win, most on record at UTC, with Randy Brady leading the way with a career-high 16.
 
UNCG (11-5, 2-1 SoCon) enters Saturday night's contest as one of the league's top teams after a successful non-conference slate featured an 8-1 start to the season with a win at SEC-member Arkansas included. The Spartans earned home SoCon wins over Furman (W, 79-68) and ETSU (W, 70-54) last week before suffering a loss on Thursday at Samford (L, 70-79) on Thursday. UNCG was slotted second in the preseason SoCon Coaches poll and earned one first-place vote.
 
Full game preview including coverage links, notes, and more can be found below. For all information on game days inside McKenzie Arena, please visit the GAMEDAY FAQ page.

GAME DETAILS ∙ BUY TICKETS
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Chattanooga (10-6, 2-1 SoCon) vs. UNCG (11-5, 2-1 SoCon)
7:05 p.m. ET ∙ McKenzie Arena (Chattanooga, Tenn. ∙ 10,995)
55^th All-Time Meeting ∙ UTC & UNCG are tied at 27-27.
 
GAME PROMOTION
"80's" Night – First 550 Fans Receive FREE "Back to the Future" Themed T-Shirt
 
GAME MEDIA COVERAGE
WATCH ∙ CBS Sports Network (cable/streaming provider required, check local listings)
LISTEN ∙ WFLI 96.1FM, 100.3FM, 1070AM – Varsity Network – GoMocs.com
LIVE STATS ∙ GoMocs.com
FOLLOW ∙ X/Twitter: @GoMocsMBB
 
GAME NOTES
Chattanooga ∙ UNCG ∙ SoCon
 
MOCS POST HISTORIC 109-61 WIN OVER VMI
- Chattanooga (10-6, 2-1 SoCon) made it two-straight with a dominating 109-61 victory over VMI on Thursday evening inside McKenzie Arena. The +48 margin of victory marked the largest MOV over a DI opponent in program history. The 109-point output tied for fifth-most in program history against a DI opponent and most since 125 against The Citadel in 2016. Eight Mocs reached double figures in scoring, most on record at UTC.
 
CHATTANOOGA/UNCG HISTORY
- Chattanooga & UNCG will meet for the 55th time in the all-time series with both programs playing to an even 27-27 record in the previous 54 matchups. The Spartans have won the last three meetings and five of the last six with three of those five victories occurring inside McKenzie Arena. UNCG ran away with a 93-76 victory, also on CBS Sports Network, inside the Roundhouse in the last meeting on 2/18/23.
 
HISTORIC THREE-POINT STREAK CONTINUES
- After knocking down 17 threes in Thursday's win over VMI, Chattanooga has now made six or more 3PT FGs in 51-straight games which is the longest active streak of its kind in NCAA DI. The current streak, which began in Dan Earl's first game at UTC, is now tied for 10th-longest in NCAA DI history, tying North Dakota State (2016-18). An Earl-led squad has now made five or more 3PT FGs in 83-straight games when factoring in his VMI tenure.
 
SCORING AT WILL ON THURSDAY
- Chattanooga's whopping 109-61 victory over VMI on Thursday set records which included the largest margin of victory (+48) over an NCAA DI opponent in program history. The +48 mark bested the previous record of +42, an 88-46 victory over Samford more than 40 years ago on 12/18/81. The 109 points ties for fifth-most in program history against a DI opponent & marked the most in a game against a DI opp since dropping a program-record 125 points in a 125-85 win over The Citadel on 2/1/2016.
 
THREES GET DEGREES
- It's no secret that the Dan Earl School of Basketball's theme is the deep ball & the students executed during Thursday's historic win. UTC finished 17-36 (47.2%) from 3PT territory, tying the program record for 3PT FG's made in a game against a SoCon opponent. It's the third time in program history with 17 3PT FG's against a SoCon opponent and first since a 17-31 (54.8%) effort against Samford... also on January 11 (2020).
 
BENCH PRODUCTION HUGE IN WIN
- UTC used a massive 55-point output from the reserves during Thursday's win over VMI, led by Randy Brady's career-high 16 points (5-7 FG, 5-6 3PT). It marked the most bench points in a game since 58 against Hiwassee back on 11/27/2018.

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