MORAGA, Calif. (November 7, 2025) – The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team saw its nation's longest winning streak snapped on the road to perennial national power Saint Mary's (CA), 87-66, during non-conference action on Friday night inside the UCU Pavilion in Moraga, Calif.
 
Chattanooga (1-1) battled the always-tough Saint Mary's (CA) (2-0) squad for the second-straight season out west in Moraga. SMC entered the game receiving votes in the initial AP Top 25 while sitting No. 2 in the Mid-Major Top 25 poll while Chattanooga sat No. 22 in the latter poll.   

Quick Records/Series
Chattanooga: 1-1 | Saint Mary's (CA): 2-0
Series: SMC leads the all-time series 2-0… both games held in Moraga over the past two seasons.
 
Dan Earl, Head Coach
Chattanooga (4): 69-39 | Overall (11): 142-178
 
Details: Stats | Notes | Quotes
 
Breakdown/Game Flow

• Chattanooga and Saint Mary's both kicked off Friday night's contest with a slow start on the offensive side of the floor, combining for just four points apiece over the first four-plus minutes.
• After Tate Darner knocked down a triple to put the Mocs within two, 14-12 (13:52), SMC answered with an 11-3 run to help build a 25-15 lead with just under ten minutes left in the opening half.
• The Gaels continued to showcase its size advantage over the short-handed Mocs, drawing 10 UTC fouls and converting all 11 free-throw attempts on its way to a 48-33 halftime lead.
• Jordan Frison connected on a three and Teddy Washington, Jr., finished at the rim early in the second half to put UTC within 12, 52-40 (16:43), before a quick 6-0 run from SMC allowed the hosts lead to grow back to 18, 58-40 (15:40).
• Chattanooga responded with a strong effort on both sides of the floor that included six unanswered points to trim the deficit to 11, 63-52, at the under 12 media timeout.
• The Gaels controlled the remainder of the contest after the brief Chattanooga rally that trimmed the gap. SMC pulled away down the stretch with a strong effort at the free-throw line to claim its 87-66 victory.

 
Inside the UTC Box Score
G Jordan Frison: 10 pts, 6 ast (0 TO), 2 reb
G Teddy Washington, Jr.: 13 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast
G Billy Smith: 11 pts (3-5 3PT)
 
Team: 22-52 FG (42.3%), 7-21 3FG (33.3%), 15-19 FT (78.9%)
 
3 Notes to Know | More

• The size advantage favored SMC as the Gaels earned a 31-21 (+10) edge in rebounds… the 21-rebound total for UTC was the lowest since 21 against Lipscomb on December 3, 2024.
• Chattanooga entered the game with NCAA Division I's longest active winning streak (W6)… back-to-back weeks the longest active streak in DI was snapped (Florida W12 on Monday)… UTC has won 18 of its last 20 games.
• Saint Mary's (CA) received votes in the initial AP Top 25 poll of the season… 105-30 (.778) against non-conference opponents dating back to start of 2015-16 season… fifth-best overall win percentage in DI hoops during same span… 18-straight postseason appearances (11 NCAA, 7 NIT) is fourth-longest streak in DI.

Quotable | More
Dan Earl's opening statement after tonight's loss at Saint Mary's (CA).
"That's a well-oiled machine. Coach [Randy] Bennett does a fantastic job and it was such a tough matchup with a distinct size advantage. They took advantage of those mismatches greatly. They're a phenomenal program. We really need to clean things up. Especially how we defend, how we rebound, and how we approach some things that might not be in our favor. We did show some fight in the second half and that was good to see. We got some good efforts from some of the guys, we just need things to come together. And that will take some time, but I think we have a good group of guys who will start to figure it out."
 
Up Next
Chattanooga (1-1) will bounce back quickly with a 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT) matchup tomorrow night in Las Vegas against UNLV. Fans can catch the game on the Mountain West Network with links available on the schedule page.

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