2023-24 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 27 – Furman
February 18 – Timmons Arena – Greenville, S.C.
Postgame Notes
 
GENERAL GAME INFO
Attendance: 2,377
Game Duration: 1:55
Officials: Jeremy Mosier, Jerry Heater, Michael Wallace
 
TEAM
- Chattanooga sees its six-game road league winning streak snapped during an 82-65 loss at Furman on Sunday inside Timmons Arena… UTC falls to 18-9 overall and 10-4 inside SoCon play after the defeat… Furman improves to 15-12 and 9-5 in the league.
 
- All-time record 1,423-1,141… 875-572 in Division I era (since 1977-78)… 475-292 all-time in the SoCon.

- Chattanooga entered the contest riding a six-game SoCon road winning streak… six was tied for program best… only third-ever time with six-straight league road wins… first time since 1992-93.
 
- Furman improved to 31-4 over its last 35 home SoCon games over a five-year stretch after the win… Paladins now 108-18 at home in Timmons Arena over the last nine seasons.
 
- Chattanooga shot just 33.9% (19-of-56) from the field in the loss… shot a lowly 28.6% (8-of-28) from three… lowest FG% total since 30.9% (17-of-55) against UNCG on January 13… during its previous three-game win streak, UTC had shot 52.3% (90-of-172) before today.
 
- The eight made 3PT FG's today puts UTC at 289 total for the season… one shy of tying the second-most made in a single season (290, 2018-19)… the Mocs made a program best 398 3PT FG's last season in 2022-23.
 
- UTC was outscored 30-16 in points in the paint while suffering a 40-33 (-7) rebounding margin… the -14 margin in points in the paint ties the largest discrepancy in SoCon play this season (-14 vs. Samford, 2/3).
 
- Chattanooga was held to just 29 first-half points and trailed 48-29 at the break… 29 first-half points marked second-fewest against SoCon opponent this season (23, Samford)… UTC shot just 20.7% (6-of-29) from the floor in the half.

SERIES NOTES
All-Time: 99^th Meeting | Record: 58-41 | Home: 32-12 | Away: 19-27 | Neutral: 7-2

- Today's game marked the 99^th all-time meeting and the 85^th between the two schools in regular season SoCon play… UTC is 51-34 all-time in those meetings.
 
COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 2^nd Season
Record: 36-26 (2^nd at UTC) | 109-165 (9^th Overall)
Home: 71-55 | Away: 30-99 | Neutral: 8-11
SoCon: 17-15 (2^nd at UTC) | 51-103 (9^th Overall) | H: 31-45, A: 20-58
Record vs. Furman: 4-14 | Home: 3-6 | Away: 0-8 | Neutral: 1-1 
 
INDIVIDUAL
- Honor Huff led all scorers with a game-high 26 points on 6-of-14 shooting… went 3-of-8 from deep… career-high FTM (11) and FTA (12)… 57 points over the last two games are most by a UTC guard since Malachi Smith's 63 at Belmont (12/15/22) & Murray State (12/18/22).
 
- Noah Melson posted his highest total against a DI opponent in his rookie campaign with 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting… finished 2-of-3 from three… added a pair of boards.
 
- Tyler Millin made his 140^th career appearance in the DI ranks… 60^th career start… registered three points and three rebounds.
 
- Sam Alexis nearly notched another double-double after finishing with nine points and eight rebounds… added two blocks.