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GREENSBORO, N.C. (Feb. 9, 2024) --- The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team looks to continue its road winning streak in Southern Conference play with a huge Saturday afternoon showdown against fellow second-place UNCG inside the historic Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. Tip-off is set for 4:02 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Chattanooga (16-8, 8-3 SoCon) aims for its sixth-straight league road win which would tie a program record following Thursday night's 88-84 victory at VMI in Lexington. The Mocs and the Spartans are currently tied for second place in the SoCon standings at 8-3 and are two games clear of the three-way tie between WCU, Furman and Wofford for fourth at 6-5.
UNCG (17-7, 8-3 SoCon) enters Saturday's contest looking to rebound from a 78-69 home loss to league-leading Samford on Thursday night in front of a nationally televised audience on ESPNU. The Spartans handled the Mocs easily in the first meeting this season, claiming a 70-54 win inside the Roundhouse back on January 13.
Full game preview including coverage links, notes, and more can be found below.
GAME DETAILS
Chattanooga (16-8, 8-3 SoCon) at UNCG (17-7, 8-3 SoCon)
4:02 p.m. ET ∙ Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, N.C. ∙ 22,000)
56th All-Time Meeting ∙ UNCG leads 28-27 (last: UNCG 70, @UTC 54 – 1/13/24)
MEDIA COVERAGE
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GAME NOTES
Chattanooga ∙ UNCG (currently unavailable) ∙ SoCon
MOCS EARN FIFTH-STRAIGHT ROAD SOCON WIN
- Chattanooga (16-8, 8-3 SoCon) earned its fifth-straight Southern Conference road victory following an 88-84 victory at VMI on Thursday night in Cameron Hall in Lexington, Va. The Mocs stopped a late Keydets rally that saw the hosts take an 80-77 lead with under two minutes to play before
Honor Huff (2) and
Jan Zidek knocked down three-straight triples to help survive the scare. Huff (22) led all UTC scorers in the win. Bonham dished out a career-high 11 assists, the most helpers by a Moc since 2017.
CHATTANOOGA/UNCG HISTORY
- Chattanooga & UNCG will meet for the 56th time in the all-time series with the Spartans leading the overall record with a slight 28-27 advantage. The meeting on Saturday will be the 48th all-time SoCon regular season matchup. The Spartans claimed a 70-54 victory over the Mocs inside McKenzie Arena earlier this season on January 13.
WINNING WITH DIFFERENCE
- Chattanooga is one of 21 NCAA DI teams this season that has featured eight or more different starting lineup combos. Of the eight different lineups, UTC has posted victories with seven of them which currently makes the squad one of just seven NCAA DI programs that have won with seven or more different starting lineups this year.
ROAD WARRIORS CONTINUE STREAK
- UTC's 88-84 victory at VMI marked its fifth-straight SoCon road victory dating back to wins at Mercer (1/17), at ETSU (1/21), at Wofford (1/24) & at WCU (1/31). The five-straight league W's on the road ties the second-longest such streak in program history. Last W4 (7x): 2020-21, 2015-16, 2013-14, 2003-04, 1996-97, 1985-96 & 1981-82. Last W5 (2x): 1984-85 & 1982-83. Last W6 (3x): 1992-93, 1991-92 & 1986-87.
FORMER KEYDETS AGAINST FORMER PROGRAM
- It's no secret that Chattanooga has an abundance of VMI flare within its program, starting with second-year HC
Dan Earl who spent seven years in Lexington. Earl is now 5-0 against his former program so far with a +19.8 (90.4-70.6) MOV. In four games featuring former Keydets
Jake Stephens (2GP),
Trey Bonham (2GP) &
Honor Huff (2GP), the trio has combined to average 30.0ppg, 10.5rpg & 5.3apg while shooting 52.5% (42-80) from the field including 50.0% (17-34) from three-point land.
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