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CHATTANOOGA (Jan. 16, 2024) --- The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team hits the road for the first of three-straight Southern Conference contests away from home as the squad gears up for a Wednesday night clash at Mercer inside Hawkins Arena in Macon, Georgia. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Chattanooga (10-7, 2-2 SoCon) wrapped up a three-game homestand with a tough 70-54 loss to UNCG on Saturday night, ultimately ending the three-game home stretch 2-1.
Trey Bonham led the UTC attack on Saturday, scoring a game-high 25 points on 9-of-18 shooting including a 6-of-12 mark from three. It marked Bonham's third 20+ scoring effort this season and second with 25.
Mercer (8-9, 1-3 SoCon) kicked off the SoCon slate with three-straight road contests, playing to a 1-2 record following defeats at ETSU (L, 69-80) and Wofford (L, 73-74) while earning a win at VMI (W, 86-64). The Bears most recently dropped a 64-52 decision to league-leading Western Carolina in their conference home opener on Saturday.
Full game preview including coverage links, notes, and more can be found below.
GAME DETAILS
Chattanooga (10-7, 2-2 SoCon) at Mercer (8-9, 1-3 SoCon)
7:00 p.m. ET ∙ Hawkins Arena (Macon, Ga. ∙ 3,500)
All-Time Series ∙ UTC leads 45-41 (last: @UTC 73, MER 56 – 2/11/2023)
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GAME NOTES
Chattanooga ∙ Mercer ∙ SoCon
MOCS DROP 70-54 CONTEST TO UNCG ON SATURDAY
- Chattanooga (10-7, 2-2 SoCon) wrapped up its three-game SoCon homestand with a 70-54 loss to UNCG on Saturday night inside McKenzie Arena. Following its historic offensive output during Thursday's win over VMI, the Mocs went cold against the Spartans, finishing the game shooting just 30.9% (17-55) from the floor including a 20.6% (7-34) mark from 3PT.
Trey Bonham led the offense with 25 points (9-18 FG, 6-12 3PT).
CHATTANOOGA/MERCER HISTORY
- Chattanooga & Mercer will meet for the 87th time in the all-time series with UTC holding a 45-41 edge in the previous 86 meetings which dates back to 1921. UTC has won the last four meetings against Mercer and five of the last six. Two of the past three meetings in Macon have featured OT with the teams splitting victories.
HISTORIC THREE-POINT STREAK CONTINUES
- Despite finishing just 7-34 (20.6%) from three in Saturday's loss to UNCG, Chattanooga has now made six or more 3PT FGs in 52-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 the 10th-longest in NCAA DI history, surpassing North Dakota State (51 games, 2016-18). An Earl-led squad has now made five or more 3PT FGs in 84-straight games when factoring in his VMI tenure.
BONHAM'S BACK & PRODUCING AT HIGH RATE
- Due to the current two-time NCAA transfer rule suspension, Florida (& VMI) guard
Trey Bonham has made an immediate impact since his first action on 12/16 @AAMU. Bonham is averaging 16.9p, 5.0r, & 2.6a through eight games & has posted double-digits in seven of the eight. He's notched three 20+ scoring efforts including a pair of 25-point performances at Milwaukee (12/22) and against UNCG (1/13).
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