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CHATTANOOGA (January 24, 2025) --- On a quick turnaround, the Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team will look to bounce back from Thursday's tough defeat at Southern Conference rival ETSU on Saturday afternoon inside Freedom Hall in Johnson City, Tenn. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. on ESPN+.
Chattanooga (12-8, 4-3 SoCon) dropped an emotional and hard-fought 73-69 contest to league-leading Samford inside McKenzie Arena just hours ago. The Mocs built a 16-point lead (42-26) late in the first half before surrendering a second-half comeback effort from the Bulldogs.
ETSU (12-8, 5-2 SoCon) is winners of four of its last five including a 65-60 win at Samford last Saturday, snapping the Bulldogs' 28-game home winning streak which was the second longest in NCAA DI at the time. It's no secret what happened the last time UTC and ETSU met as the Bucs erased a 20-point deficit with 14 minutes left to eliminate the Mocs in the semifinal round of the SoCon Tournament.
Game details and notes are available below. Fans can find all links for Saturday's game, and every game this season, at the men's basketball Media Center located
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GAME DETAILS
Chattanooga (12-8, 4-3) at ETSU (12-8, 5-2)
Date: Sat., Jan. 25 ∙
Time: 4:00 p.m. ET ∙
Site: Johnson City, Tenn. (McKenzie Arena)
TV:
ESPN+ ∙
Radio:
Mocs Sports Network (WFLI)
Follow:
Live Stats ∙
@GoMocsMBB on X/Twitter
SERIES HISTORY
Meeting: 102nd ∙
Record: UTC, 54-47 (H: 28-13, A: 19-25, N: 7-9)
Last Meeting: ETSU 85, Chattanooga 84 (OT) (3/10/2024) – Asheville, NC
Streak: ETSU, W1 ∙
Last 10: UTC, 7-3
GAME NOTES
Chattanooga ∙
ETSU
STORY LINES
CHATTANOOGA GOES COLD, FALLS 73-69 TO SAMFORD
∙ Chattanooga fell to Samford 73-69 on Wednesday in McKenzie Arena.
∙ Dropped to 12-8 overall, 4-3 SoCon... three-game win streak snapped.
∙ Led 42-26 (1st 1:29)... Samford earned 47-27 edge over final 21 mins.
∙ Game marked
Dan Earl's 300th game as a Division I head coach.
∙ ESPNU national telecast... 3,679 attendance.
HC DAN EARL'S POSTGAME THOUGHTS AFTER SAMFORD
"Credit to Samford, we all knew they weren't going to go away. We got off to a good start in the first half, I think we did a little bit of us missing shots allowing it to affect our defense. It took a toll on our energy levels. We have to be better at that. When you go 0-for-9 from three, and miss six free throws, that's not ideal. We can't do those things. I just don't think we were very sharp in the second half."
ETSU RECENT RESULTS
- ETSU (12-8, 5-2 SoCon) snapped Samford's 28-game home winning streak, the second longest in NCAA DI at the time, last Saturday in a 65-60 victory before routing Western Carolina 85-58 on Wednesday. The Bucs have won four out of its last five with a tight 73-70 loss at Furman accounting for the only defeat during the span. ETSU is 9-2 at home this season including a 3-1 mark against SoCon opponents.
SERIES HISTORY
- Chattanooga and ETSU will square off for the 102nd time in the rivalry's historic all-time series. UTC will look to avenge last year's 85-84 (OT) heartbreaking loss to the Bucs in the semifinal round of the SoCon Tournament in Asheville, a game in which the Mocs held a 20-point lead with 14 minutes remaining.
TALE OF TWO HALVES, GOOD & BAD
∙ Last two Ws?... outscored 47-16 (-31) in early stages of the first half.
∙ 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.
∙ Jumped ahead by 16-points in loss to Samford... 42-26, 1st 1:29.
∙ Outscored 47-27 over the final 21 minutes of action.
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