2025-26 Chattanooga Basketball Game Notes
Game 5 at SC State | November 19, 2025
Smith-Hammond-Middleton Gym | Orangeburg, S.C.
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Game Duration: 2:16
Officials: Jemel Spearman, Donta Carter, Owen Luckie
Attendance: 200
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Quick Records/Series
Chattanooga: 2-3
| SCSU: 0-5
Series: Second-ever meeting between the two programs… UTC is now 2-0… last meeting was 2005.
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Dan Earl (Penn State '97)
Overall (11): 143-180 (.445) |
Chattanooga (4): 70-41 (.631)
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Historic Records
All-Time Program Record: 1455-1,156 (.554)
Division I Era (since 1977-78): 910-587 (.606)
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Notables
- Chattanooga improved to 2-3 on the season after tonight's 78-66 win at South Carolina State… first DI win of the season… snapped three-game skid.
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- Chattanooga holds a 48-32 (.600) record in true road games since 2020… most true road wins in DI over that span… first road win of the season.
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- Head coach Dan Earl earned his 70th victory at the helm after tonight's win… fourth season at Chattanooga… now 70-41 (.631) in 111 games in the Scenic City… entered the season with the most wins over three seasons for a UTC head coach.
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- South Carolina State is one of five 2024-25 regular season conference champions on the Mocs 2025-26 non-conference schedule… Saint Mary's (WCC), North Alabama (ASUN), Auburn (SEC), SCSU (MEAC) and SEMO (OVC).
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- Chattanooga held a 32-23 lead at the halftime break… first lead at the break this season against DI opponent… fewest points allowed at the break to DI opponent… UTC is now 50-10 (.833) under Dan Earl when leading at halftime.
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- Held SC State to a 12-32 (.295) mark from the field… lowest FG% total allowed to a DI opponent since a 16-69 (.275) performance against Furman on January 6, 2024.
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- Chattanooga finished with 17 assists… all five games this season with 14+… nine-straight games dating back to last season… entered the game leading the SoCon and ranking 72nd in NCAA DI in APG (17.8)… finished 15th nationally last season (17.1).
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- Chattanooga has now posted 36-straight games with a positive A/TO ratio… finished with 17 assists and 12 turnovers tonight… entered the night ranked 45th in NCAA DI in A/TO ratio (1.69)… finished 5th in the country last season at 1.71.