2024-25 Chattanooga Mocs Men's Basketball
Game 18 – Wofford – January 15, 2025
McKenzie Arena – Chattanooga, Tenn.
Postgame Notes & Quotes
 
GENERAL GAME INFO
Game Duration: 2:15
Attendance: 3,131
Officials: Billy Dunlap, Erroll Lewis, Hunter Allen
 
TEAM RECORDS
Chattanooga: 11-7, 3-2 SoCon
Wofford: 9-9, 3-2 SoCon
 
SERIES HISTORY (ALL-TIME)
Meetings: 56 ∙ Record: UTC, 34-22
at UTC: 17-8 ∙ at Wofford: 13-12 ∙ Neutral: 4-2
 
HISTORIC NOTES
All-Time Program Record: 1,436-1,151 (.554)
Division I Era (since 77-78): 890-582 (.605)
All-Time SoCon Record: 476-294 (.617)
Record in UTC/McKenzie Arena: 493-151 (.764)
 
COACH RECORDS
UTC: Dan Earl ∙ UTC (3): 50-36 ∙ Overall (10): 123-175 ∙ vs. WOF: 6-16
WOF: Dwight Perry ∙ Wofford (3): 38-36 ∙ Overall (3): Same
 
GAME/TEAM NOTES
∙ Chattanooga erased a 20-point deficit to ultimately earn an 83-81 overtime victory over Wofford to improve to 11-7 overall and 3-2 in SoCon play… Wofford is now 9-9 and a similar 3-2 in the league.
 
∙ Chattanooga improved to 8-2 at home this season after the win… now 493-151 (.765) all-time inside McKenzie Arena… with just six home games left, UTC has clinched a .500% or better home record… the Mocs have went .500% or better in all 43 seasons inside the Roundhouse.
 
∙ The 20-point comeback (31-11, 1^st 10:42) is the largest comeback since erasing a 17-point hole against Gardner-Webb last season… largest in a SoCon game since 19 against Mercer in an 83-80 win on January 13, 2021.
 
∙ Chattanooga hit 16 threes in the win finishing at a 48.5% (16-33) clip in total from deep… the Mocs have now made 35 threes over the last two games (17.5 per game).
 
∙ UTC finished shooting 52.7% (29-55) from the floor as a whole… fourth-straight game shooting 50.0% or better… seventh time in the last nine games… the Mocs are now 26-2 under Dan Earl in games shooting 50.0% or better.
 
∙ First half of action saw Wofford claim a lead as large as 20 (31-11)… Terriers made six of their first eight shots including three-straight threes… Terriers took a 46-34 lead into the break.
 
∙ The two teams combined for 17 threes in the first half… UTC went 9-of-17 (52.9%) from deep… Wofford went 8-of-15 (53.3%)… Mocs shot 12-of-26 (46.2%) in total… Wofford went 15-of-27 (55.6%).
 
∙ Streak of 5+ 3PT FGs extends to 86-straight games… longest active streak in NCAA Division I… 11^th longest streak in Division I history… began at 2022-23 season opener… every game under Dan Earl.
 
PLAYER GAME/CAREER NOTES
Bash Wieland, G-Sr.
∙ Finished with a team-high 20 points after going 7-11 FG, 4-7 3PT and 2-3 FT… added five rebounds and two assists.
∙ Three of the last four games finishing with 20 or more… hit back-to-back threes at the end of regulation to force OT.
∙ The four three pointers made is a new career high… surpassed 750 career points in his collegiate career (751).
 
POSTGAME QUOTES
Dan Earl, Head Coach
Thoughts after 83-81 OT win over Wofford.
"That one gave us a little extra anxiety and a higher blood pressure, but I'm super proud of these guys and their response after the first eight minutes, especially defensively. We need a little more sense of urgency out the gates and that's on me. Credit to Wofford, they played so hard. That was a good college basketball game and hard fought. I'm proud of our guys for responding."
 
On the key turnaround from a slow first half.
"The biggest key of the game was physicality, and I don't think we were soft in the beginning, they were making shots and had a blazing start. We just talked about being a struggle on the ball, playing with physicality, play with intent, and I think the guys did that. That's a game where the emotions are high, and you have to remain calm and play within yourself. I thought they did a good job of that."
 
Bash Wieland, Sr.-G
On playing in the Southern Conference.
"Every game is a competition. It's just such a talented conference and there's never a game off. Defense matters, we can't put ourselves in 20-point holes and win. We just can't put ourselves in that position, this is a tough league night in and night out."
 
On the ultimate play of Garrison Keeslar.
"He's a game changer. He's a great dude, most importantly. He's someone everyone wants to play with. For our guys to see him being willing to go in the stands on a ball that probably couldn't be saved, that sets the tone. It makes us want to play even harder for a guy like that."