LAS VEGAS, Nevada (November 8, 2025) – Playing in its second game in as many nights, the Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team dropped a 101-69 non-conference contest at UNLV on Saturday evening inside the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
 
Chattanooga (1-2) met UNLV (1-1) on the back end of a back-to-back road swing that covered nearly 600 miles between locations after last night's game at Saint Mary's (CA) in Moraga, Calif. It marked the first time in program history (DI era) playing two non-conference regular season games on consecutive nights in different states.

Quick Records/Series
Chattanooga: 1-2 | UNLV: 1-1
Series: First-ever meeting between the two programs… first MWC opponent for UTC since Wyoming in 2017-18 season opener.
 
Dan Earl, Head Coach
Chattanooga (4): 69-40 | Overall (11): 142-179
 
Details: Stats | Notes | Quotes
 
Breakdown/Game Flow
First Half

• After trailing 10-5 in the early stages, Tate Darner connected on a pair of corner threes to help spark an 11-4 scoring run for the Mocs as the guests led 16-14 at the under 12 media (11:39).
• The two teams locked at 22-22 (8:51) before UNLV put together a 7-1 scoring run in less than a two-minute span to create its largest lead of the game, 29-23, with 7:25 left in the half.
• UNLV stretched its lead out to eight, 38-30 (3:39), after a steal and transition dunk before ultimately snagging a 47-36 lead at the break. The 47 points marked the most allowed by UTC to a non-conference opponent in the regular season since 49 at Auburn on 12/30/23.

Second Half

• UNLV scored six of the first eight points in the second half before a Makai Richards uncontested layup halted the run and made it 53-40 (18:10) in favor of the Rebels.
• Chattanooga pulled within 12 multiple times over the next five-plus minutes but couldn't break through any closer as the Rebels continued to hold its double-digit lead, 67-53 (11:57).
• UNLV started to pull away from the fatigued UTC squad over the core of the second half and ended the game with its largest lead (32), finalizing its 101-69 victory.

Inside the UTC Box Score
G Jordan Frison: 13 pts, 3 asts
G Teddy Washington Jr.: 18 pts, 7-11 FG, 4 asts
G Tate Darner: 9 pts, 3-6 3PT, 6 rebs
 
Team: 45.3% FG (24-53), 33.3% 3FG (9-27)
 
3 Notes to Know | More

• The Mocs played on consecutive nights in two different states for the first time since February 6 & 7, 1993… SoCon road games at ETSU (Johnson City, TN) and Appalachian State (Boone, NC)… first time in DI era (since 1977-78) doing so during non-conference action.
• UNLV went to the free-throw line 37 times tonight… Saint Mary's (CA) earned 29 trips last night… the 66 free-throw attempts against the last two nights are the most in a two-game stretch since 72 in road games at Tennessee (40) and North Carolina (32) to open the 2016-17 season.
• RS-So. F Collin Mulholland saw his first action of the 2025-26 season tonight… missed first two games due to minor lower body injury… came off the bench in reserve tonight.

Quotable | More
Dan Earl on tonight's result at UNLV.
"Yeah, not the result or effort we were looking for tonight. The road trip, the back-to-back games and travel, it's tough, but it's not an excuse to let some things spiral, if you will. It's an extremely important time for these guys to stick together and learn each other out, right? We have a ton of new guys here who are still trying to learn roles, and we're doing the same as a staff. We want to put these guys in the best possible positions for them to succeed. This was definitely a learning moment tonight and we'll get back in the gym, come together and move forward as a team."
 
Up Next
Chattanooga (1-2) will get some much-needed rest next week before making the trip south to Fort Myers, Fla., to face Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday (November 15) as part of the ASUN-SoCon Challenge. Tip-off in Dunk City is set for 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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