2025-26 Chattanooga Basketball Game Notes
Game 6 vs. North Alabama | November 22, 2025
McKenzie Arena | Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Game Duration: 1:52
Officials: Wil Howard, Erroll Lewis, Brian Hagedorn
Attendance: 3,455
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Quick Records/Series
Chattanooga: 3-3
| UNA: 2-4
Series: 25
th all-time meeting… first since 1970… first in DI era for both… UTC is now 18-7 in the series.
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Dan Earl (Penn State '97)
Overall (11): 144-180 (.445) |
Chattanooga (4): 71-41 (.631)
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Historic Records
All-Time Program Record: 1456-1,156 (.554)
Division I Era (since 1977-78): 911-587 (.606)
McKenize Arena (since 1982-83): 501-152 (.767)
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Team Notables
- Chattanooga improves to 3-3 on the season after a dominating 71-57 win over North Alabama… UNA moves to 2-4… UTC's first win in the ASUN/SoCon Challenge (previously 0-3 dating back to last year).
- Chattanooga and North Alabama met for the 25th time… first time since 1970… first time with both programs at DI level… UTC has now won the last eight in the series and leads 18-7.
- Chattanooga's 57 points allowed to North Alabama were the fewest against a DI opponent since 57 (W, 75-57) against Wofford in the SoCon Quarterfinals back on March 9, 2024... fewest against a DI non-conference opponent since 56 against SEMO on November 26, 2023.
- Chattanooga's 2025-26 non-conference schedule features five regular season champions (at least a share) from last season... North Alabama (ASUN) is one... Saint Mary's (WCC), SC State (MEAC), SEMO (OVC) and Auburn (SEC) the others.
- Chattanooga finished 25-of-56 (.446) from the field in total during the win… all six games this season shooting 40%+… 40 of the last 41 games above 40%+… only time less?... 36.8% (28-of-76) in NIT title game win over UC Irvine.
- Chattanooga improved to 67-18 (.788) under head coach Dan Earl when scoring 70 or more points… now 51-10 (.836) in the Dan Earl era when leading at halftime (UTC led 33-26).
- Chattanooga posted a +8-rebounding advantage (37-29) during the win… best margin of the season vs. DI opponent… +14 (73-59) over the past two games.
- Chattanooga finished with 14 assists… all six games this season with 14+… 10-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).
- Chattanooga has now posted 37-straight games with a positive A/TO ratio… finished with 14 assists and 12 turnovers tonight… entered the week ranked 45th in NCAA DI in A/TO ratio (1.69)… finished 5th in the country last season at 1.71.
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Player Notables
- Billy Smith finished with a game-high 18 points… all 10 FGA came from three… finished 6-of-10 3FG… tied career-high for 3FGM in a single game… third time doing so… last came at Bellarmine against Ball State on 12/14/24.
- Sebastian Hartmann made his Roundhouse debut after missing the first three games due to injury… finished with 11 points, six rebounds and two steals… went 3-of-5 3FG.
- Teddy Washington Jr. struggled to find the bottom of the net after finishing with two points… however, tied a career high with 10 rebounds… third game at DI level with 10 rebounds… one of the previous three came against Chattanooga on 11/17/24 last season when suited up for SEMO.
