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CHATTANOOGA (January 28, 2025) --- The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team aims for its fourth-straight Southern Conference road victory heading into a Wednesday night matchup at Western Carolina inside the Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, N.C. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
 
Chattanooga (13-8, 5-3 SoCon) is coming off an impressive 71-63 road victory at in-state rival ETSU on Saturday after trailing by as much as 12 in the first half. Currently holding the tiebreaker, UTC is in a three-way tie with ETSU and Wofford for third in the SoCon standings, trailing UNCG (6-2) by a single game and Samford (7-1) by two.
 
Western Carolina (6-13, 2-6 SoCon) looks to keep its momentum after picking up an 80-78 overtime victory at The Citadel on Saturday afternoon in Charleston, S.C. Despite the victory, the Catamounts have struggled a bit in the first half of SoCon play under head coach Tim Craft, who is in his first season at WCU after spending the previous 10 seasons at Gardner-Webb.

Game details and notes are available below. Fans can find all links for Wednesday's game, and every game this season, at the men's basketball Media Center located HERE at GoMocs.com.
 
GAME DETAILS
Chattanooga (13-8, 5-3) at Western Carolina (6-13, 2-6)
Date: Wed., Jan. 29 ∙ Time: 7:00 p.m. ET ∙
Site: Cullowhee, N.C. (Ramsey Center)
TV: ESPN+ ∙ Radio: Mocs Sports Network (WFLI)
Follow: Live Stats ∙ @GoMocsMBB on X/Twitter
 
SERIES HISTORY
Meeting: 104th ∙ Record: UTC, 71-32 (H: 40-7, A: 24-23, N: 7-2)
Last Meeting: W. Carolina 82, at Chattanooga 63 (3/2/2024) – McKenzie Arena
Streak: WCU, W1 ∙ Last 10: Tied, 5-5

GAME NOTES
Chattanooga ∙ Western Carolina
 
STORY LINES
CHATTANOOGA DEFEATS RIVAL ETSU 71-63
∙ Chattanooga rebounded from Thursday's loss with a 71-63 road win at in-state rival ETSU on Saturday. The 102nd meeting in the series.
∙ UTC improved to 13-8 overall and 5-3 in SoCon play after the victory. The Mocs remain in a tie for 3rd in the standings.
∙ Chattanooga has now won five-straight times over the Bucs in Johnson City, which dates back to the 2020 season.
∙ UTC erased an early 12-point deficit (22-10, 8:23) before taking a 28-27 halftime lead. The Mocs led the entire game from that point.
 
WESTERN CAROLINA RECENT RESULTS
∙ WCU (6-13, 2-6 SoCon) is coming off its second league victory of the season after outlasting The Citadel, 80-78, in overtime on Saturday afternoon in Charleston, S.C.
∙ The Catamounts first SoCon win of the season was an 85-82 home win over Mercer back on January 12.
∙ Outside of a 77-69 road loss at Wofford, WCU's average margin of defeat in league play losses stands at 23.8 points.
 
SERIES HISTORY
∙ Chattanooga and WCU will square off for the 104th time. UTC is 71-32.
∙ WCU won the last meeting 82-63 in McKenzie Arena on 3/2/24.
∙ The Mocs are 4-6 in its last 10 trips to Cullowhee after earning a 91-85 win last season. 24-23 all-time in Cullowhee.
 
BONHAM TAKES OVER IN SECOND HALF... AGAIN
∙ Preseason SoCon Player of the Year Trey Bonham scored 17 of his game-high 22 points in the second half during Saturday's win at ETSU.
∙ Bonham went 6-10 from the field (5-5 FT) in the second half alone to help keep UTC ahead in the waning moments.
∙ Bonham has reached double figures in the second half three times in SoCon play this season and seven in total for the season.
∙ Bonham hit the game-winning FG with 3.0 seconds left in the 83-81 overtime win over Wofford back on January 15.
 
HONOR HUFF MOVING UP UTC'S ALL-TIME RANKS
∙ Junior sharpshooter Honor Huff continues to climb UTC's all-time 3PT ranks with another efficient season from behind the arc.
∙ Huff's 169 3FGM in a UTC uniform is currently 7th all-time; just five shy of tying AJ Caldwell (2018-23) & Tim Parker (2000-03) for 5th (174).
∙ Huff has made at least one 3PT FG in 12-straight games while his 60 for the season is currently 34th in NCAA DI.

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