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CHATTANOOGA (January 22, 2025) --- Riding a three-game winning streak, the Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team looks to keep its momentum towards the top of the Southern Conference standings with a huge Thursday night clash against first-place Samford inside McKenzie Arena. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU/ESPN+.

Tickets can be purchased HERE in advance or by calling/visiting the McKenzie Arena Box Office at (423) 266-MOCS (6627) during business hours of M-F, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (ET).
 
Thursday's game promotion features a special Academic Night halftime presentation in addition to a student-section WHITE OUT with students encouraged to wear white.
 
Chattanooga (12-7, 4-2 SoCon) has won its last three games including consecutive come-from-behind wins starting with last Wednesday's 83-81 overtime home win over Wofford and concluding with Saturday's 75-71 triumph over Furman in Greenville. The Mocs erased early deficits in each of the last two wins, eliminating a 20-point (31-11, 1st 10:42) hole to Wofford and 16-point (22-6, 1st 9:14) margin at Furman.
 
Defending regular season and tournament champion Samford (15-4, 5-1 SoCon) comes into Thursday's contest tied with UNCG atop the current league standings despite seeing its 28-game home winning streak snapped to ETSU (L, 60-65) on Saturday. The Bulldogs haven't lost consecutive SoCon regular season games since road losses to Wofford and Furman back on January 25 and January 28, 2023.

Full game preview including coverage links, notes, and more can be found below. For all information on game days inside McKenzie Arena, please visit the GAMEDAY FAQ page.

GAME DETAILS
Chattanooga (12-7, 4-2) vs. Samford (15-4, 5-1)
Date: Thurs., Jan. 23 ∙ Time: 7:00 p.m. ET ∙
Site: Chattanooga, Tenn. (McKenzie Arena)
TV: ESPNU/ESPN+ ∙ Radio: Mocs Sports Network (WFLI)
Follow: Live Stats ∙ @GoMocsMBB on X/Twitter
Game Promotion: Student Section WHITE OUT / Academic Night
 
SERIES HISTORY
Meeting: 113th ∙ Record: UTC, 68-44 (H: 42-14, A: 23-30, N: 3-0)
Last Meeting: Samford 78, at Chattanooga 56 (2/3/24 – McKenzie Arena)
Streak: SAM, W2 ∙ Last 10: Tied, 5-5

GAME NOTES
Chattanooga ∙ Samford

CHATTANOOGA COMES BACK AGAIN, WINS 75-71 AT FURMAN
∙ Chattanooga defeated Furman 75-71 on Saturday in Greenville.
∙ Improved to 12-7 overall, 4-2 SoCon... three-straight wins.
∙ Trailed 22-6 (1st 9:14)... edged FUR 69-49 (+20) over last 31 mins.
∙ Game marked 100th all-time meeting against Furman.
∙ UTC had lost seven of eight in Greenville before the win.
 
SAMFORD LAST TIME OUT
∙ Samford saw its 28-game home winning streak snapped in a 65-60 loss to ETSU on Saturday.
∙ The defending SoCon regular season and tournament champions were picked to finish atop the league in the preseason poll.
∙ The Bulldogs finished the non-conference slate at 10-3 and have led the SoCon in NET rankings for the majority of 2024-25.
 
GAME NO. 300 ON TAP FOR DAN EARL
∙ HC Dan Earl is set for his 300th game as a DI bench boss on Thursday.
∙ 88th game at UTC in his 3rd season... 212 games at VMI (2015-22).
∙ Earned win No. 50 at UTC in win over Wofford... now 51-36 (.586).
∙ 2020-21 Southern Conference Coach of the Year (VMI).
 
PAIR OF SLOW STARTS LEAD TO... WINS?
∙ UTC has trailed by a combined 47-16 (-31) margin in last two games.
∙ The deficit covers the first 9-plus minutes of action (average). 
∙ Erased 20-pt (31-11, 10:42) deficit in 83-81 (ot) win over Wofford.
∙ Erased 16-pt (22-6, 9:14) hole in 75-71 win at Furman.
∙ Mocs have led for just 9:47/80:00 in the back-to-back wins.
 
HISTORIC THREE-POINTER STREAK SNAPPED AT FURMAN
∙ UTC went just 4-13 (30.8%) from 3PT in Saturday's win at Furman.
∙ Snaps NCAA DI's longest active streak of 5+ 3FGM at 86 games.
∙ 86-game streak of 5+ 3FGM ended 11th longest in DI history.
∙ The 86-game mark was every single game in the Dan Earl era.
 
SPECIALTY STATS FAVORING THE MOCS THIS SEASON
∙ The Mocs have featured a balanced effort in hustle stats this season.
∙ UTC has earned a 506-306 advantage in total bench points.
∙ The 26.6 bench points-per-game total ranks 58th in NCAA DI.
∙ The Mocs have outscored its opponents 618-566 in total paint points.

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