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CHATTANOOGA (December 16, 2025) --- After competing in the national spotlight last weekend, the Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team begins a four-game road stretch on Wednesday night with a non-conference tilt at Bellarmine inside Knights Hall in Louisville, Ky. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. (ET) on ESPN+.
Chattanooga (5-6) and Bellarmine (4-6) meet for the fourth time in the all-time series' history and first time in Louisville since 2020. The Mocs are coming off a tough 92-78 defeat to No. 21 Auburn in a neutral site game on Saturday in Atlanta while the Knights look to bounce back from an 80-76 home loss to Northern Kentucky last weekend.
Full game details, notes, storylines and more can be found below.
GAME DETAILS
Chattanooga (5-6) at Bellarmine (4-6)
Date: Wed., Dec. 17 ∙
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Site: Louisville, Ky. (Knights Hall)
TV:
ESPN+
Radio:
Mocs Sports Network (WFLI)
Follow:
Live Stats ∙
@GoMocsMBB on X/Twitter
SERIES HISTORY
Bellarmine: 4th Meeting ∙ Record: 3-0 ∙ H: 1-0; A: 2-0; N: 0-0 ∙
Last: W, 72-64 (11/14/23 - Home)
GAME NOTES
Chattanooga ∙
Bellarmine
GAME HEADLINES
Shorthanded Mocs Contend Against No. 21 Auburn
• Chattanooga (5-6) fell 92-78 to No. 21 Auburn on Saturday inside State Farm Arena in Atlanta as part of the Holiday Hoopsgiving event... UTC had just eight scholarship players available (10 total) due to injuries... trailed by just one in the second half.
Bellarmine's Last Time Out
• Bellarmine fell 80-76 at home to Northern Kentucky during its last time out on Saturday... second-straight defeat after falling 81-68 at Murray State two Saturdays ago (December 6)... Knights are 2-2 at home this season.
Knights No Stranger to Southern Conference Foes
• Bellarmine will face its third Southern Conference member of the season in
Chattanooga on Wednesday... the
Knights fell 94-86 to Wofford at home on November 15... defeat The Citadel 70-58 in Charleston on November 24.
Mixing & Matching Rotations
• Chattanooga rolled out its seventh different starting lineup of the season on Saturday against Auburn... third-most starting lineup combos in DI this season... second time in the
Dan Earl era with seven or more.
• Chattanooga was one of 22 DI teams in 2023-24 with eight different starting fives... one of just seven DI programs to win with 7+ that season.
Ball Security Among Nation's Best
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Chattanooga averages just 9.9 turnovers per game this season... 29th in NCAA DI... turned it over just six times on Saturday against Auburn... fewest turnovers in a game against a high major/power opponent in program history... previous mark was seven against #16 Georgia Tech on 12/22/1992.
Continuing to Shoot the Three
• Chattanooga continues to shoot the three at a high rate in the
Dan Earl offense with 31.2 attempts per game... 15th in NCAA DI... also ranks 15th in DI in 3FGM per game (11.3)... 89th in 3FG% (36.0).
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