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Postgame Notes - SEMO

2025-26 Chattanooga Basketball Game Notes
Game 9 vs. SEMO | December 6, 2025
McKenzie Arena | Chattanooga, Tenn.
 
Game Duration: 1:49
Officials: Glenn Tuitt, Erroll Lewis, Jason Creek
Attendance: 3,055
 
Quick Records/Series
Chattanooga: 4-5| SEMO: 4-6
Series: 5th all-time meeting in the series… two teams split the first four… SEMO now leads the series 3-2. 

Dan Earl, Head Coach
Chattanooga (4): 72-43 | Overall (11): 145-182
 
Historic Records
All-Time Program Record: 1457-1,158 (.554)
Division I Era (since 1977-78): 912-589 (.606)
McKenize Arena (since 1982-83): 502-154 (.767)
 
Team Notables
  • Chattanooga dropped its second-straight game following a 74-70 loss to Southeast Missouri State today… Mocs are now 4-5 on the season… SEMO improves to 4-6… back-and-forth affair saw 19 lead changes and 13 ties… UTC led for 21:07… SEMO for 8:53… no lead was more than five points either way.
 
  • Chattanooga's five defeats over the first nine games of the season match the most since consecutive 4-5 starts to the 2017-18 and 2018-19 campaigns.
 
  • Chattanooga drops consecutive home games for the first time since defeats to UNCG and Samford on February 18 and February 22, 2023… first time with consecutive home losses to non-conference opponents in a single season since EKU (L, 52-63) and Mercer (L, 53-63) on December 8 and December 16, 2012.
 
  • Chattanooga scored a season-high 46 first-half points (vs. DI) this season… countered with a season low 24 second-half points… fewest second-half points since 24 against UNCG (L, 54-70) on January 13, 2024.
 
  • Chattanooga led 46-44 at halftime after shooting a blistering 70.8% (17-of-24) from the floor… 12-of-15 (80.0%) on two-point attempts in the first half… second half?... shot just 30.8% (8-of-26) from the field including a 25.0% (2-of-8) mark from three (6-of-9 FT; 66.7%).
 
  • Chattanooga dropped its first game of the season when leading at half (now 4-1)… now 52-11 in the Dan Earl era when leading at intermission… Mocs led 66-65 with under five minutes to play… first loss this season when leading at the five-minute mark (now 4-1)… just the eighth such occurrence under Earl (now 65-8).
 
  • Chattanooga finished the game shooting an even 50.0% (25-of-50) from the field… now 34-3 under Dan Earl when shooting 50.0% or better… first game this season (vs. DI opponent) shooting 50.0% or better.
 
  • Chattanooga suffered a 32-27 (-5) disadvantage on the boards… wide 11-4 (-7) count on the offensive side… SEMO outscored UTC 15-7 in second-chance points… fifth time this season finishing -8 or more in second-chance points.
 
Player Notables
  • G Jordan Frison led the team in scoring with a game-high 17 points on 6-of-7 FG… added a season-high seven rebounds… posted three assists and two steals.
 
  • F Josh Bowman made his collegiate debut… true freshman out of Huntsville High School in Huntsville, AL… connected on his first field-goal attempt… finished with two points and four rebounds in 18 minutes.
 
  • Chattanooga announced today that junior F Sean Cusano (knee) will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season after suffering an injury against Tennessee State on November 30.
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