2023-24 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 32 – #6 Wofford
March 9 – Harrah's Cherokee Center – Asheville, N.C.
Postgame Notes
 
GENERAL GAME INFO
Attendance: NA
Game Duration: 1:57
Officials: Chris Ford, Mike Terry, Anthony Eades
 
TEAM
- No. 3 Chattanooga advances to the SoCon Tournament semifinals with a 75-57 victory over No. 6 Wofford… now 21-11 overall this season… third-straight semifinal appearance… 27^th all-time.
 
- All-time record 1,426-1,143… 878-573 in Division I era (since 1977-78).
 
- All-time record in the Southern Conference Tournament… 64-34 overall… 4-2 all-time against Wofford… third-straight year with win over the Terriers in the tournament.
 
- Now 27-18 all-time in the quarterfinal round of the Southern Conference Tournament… advances to play No. 7 ETSU in the semifinals… 18^th meeting in the event against the Bucs… most of any league members.
 
- UTC led for 35:10 of the contest while Wofford controlled for just 46 seconds… four lead changes and six ties.
 
- Chattanooga finished with 17 assists on its 24 FGM… shot 24-of-53 (45.3%) in total… 13-of-31 (41.9%) from deep… now 10-0 this season when shooting north of 40.0% from the three… 22-1 in such games under Dan Earl.
 
- The Mocs earned a slight 37-36 rebounding edge over the Terriers… outscored the Terriers 12-9 in points off their 11 turnovers.
 
- Chattanooga (48.0%, 12-of-25) and Wofford (48.1%, 13-of-27) shot the ball at similar clips in the first half… UTC led 38-32… five different Mocs combined for eight triples (8-of-17) in the half… UTC is now 18-2 this season when leading at the half.

SERIES NOTES
All-Time: 55^th Meeting | Record: 33-22 | Home: 16-8 | Away: 13-12 | Neutral: 4-2

- Today's game marked the sixth meeting between the two teams in the SoCon Tournament… UTC is now 4-2 in those meetings.
 
COACH
Dan Earl (Penn State '97), 2^nd Season
Record: 39-28 (2^nd at UTC) | 112-167 (9^th Overall)
Home: 73-56 | Away: 30-100 | Neutral: 9-11
vs. Wofford: 5-16 | Home: 1-8 | Away: 3-6 | Neutral: 2-2 
SoCon Tournament: 4-1 (UTC) | 7-8 (Overall)
 
INDIVIDUAL
- Demetrius Davis finished with a season-high 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting including a 4-of-5 mark from deep… played season-high 26 minutes off the bench.
 
- Sam Alexis posted his ninth double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds… added three assists and three blocks… ups season block total to 66… ties Otis Donald (1998-99) for sixth most in UTC single season history… 85 career blocks… ninth all-time at UTC.
 
- Jan Zidek added 13 points, five rebounds and four assists… third-straight game in double figures… 20^th double-digit game of the season.
 
- Trey Bonham finished with nine points, six rebounds and four assists… surpasses 1,100 career points… backcourt partner Honor Huff added 12 points and four assists… 107 3PTM this season is one shy of tying Stephen McDowell (2007-08) for third-most in a single season at UTC.