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CHATTANOOGA (February 18, 2025) --- Riding a seven-game win streak, the Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team welcomes Western Carolina to McKenzie Arena for a crucial late-season Southern Conference clash on Wednesday night. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.

Tickets can be purchased HERE in advance or by calling/visiting the McKenzie Arena Box Office at (423) 266-MOCS (6627) during business hours of M-F, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (ET). Saturday's game promotion is a special BLACK OUT theme with FREE replica jersey rally towels courtesy of Unum.
 
Chattanooga (19-8, 11-3 SoCon) remains in a tie with UNCG atop the SoCon regular season standings after capturing its seventh-straight win on Saturday with a 78-71 triumph over rival ETSU. The Mocs are in search of a 20-win season for the 20th time in its DI program history (since 1977-78) and second straight under third-year head coach Dan Earl.
 
Western Carolina (8-17, 4-10 SoCon) enters Wednesday's contest winners of consecutive games for the first time this season after posting home wins over The Citadel (W, 76-73) and ETSU (W, 76-67) last week. The last five games for the Catamounts have been decided by single digits including two overtime results.

Full game preview including coverage links, notes, and more can be found below. For all information on game days inside McKenzie Arena, please visit the GAMEDAY FAQ page.

GAME DETAILS
Chattanooga (19-8, 11-3) vs. Western Carolina (8-17, 4-10)
Date: Wed., Feb. 19 ∙ Time: 7 p.m. ET ∙
Site: Chattanooga, Tenn. (McKenzie Arena)
TV: ESPN+ ∙ Radio: Mocs Sports Network (WFLI)
Follow: Live Stats ∙ @GoMocsMBB on X/Twitter
Game Promotion: Black Out (FREE rally towels courtesy of Unum)
 
SERIES HISTORY
Meeting: 105th ∙ Record: UTC, 72-32 (H: 40-7, A: 25-23, N: 7-2)
Last Meeting: Chattanooga 84, at WCU 60 (1/29/25 – Cullowhee, N.C.)
Streak: UTC, W1 ∙ Last 10: UTC, 6-4

GAME NOTES
Chattanooga ∙ Western Carolina

CHATTANOOGA WINS SEVENTH-STRAIGHT, DOWNS ETSU 78-71
∙ Chattanooga improved to 19-8 and 11-3 in SoCon play after a 78-71 home win over rival ETSU... extended win streak to seven (more below).
∙ Chattanooga remains in a tie with UNCG atop the SoCon standings after the win at 11-3... four games left in the regular season.
∙ Chattanooga has climbed to No. 113 in the NET Rankings... +103 spots (216) since the start of SoCon... second in the league (106, SAM).
 
WESTERN CAROLINA RECENT RESULTS
∙ Western Carolina (8-17, 4-10 SoCon) earned its second-straight victory with a 76-73 home win over The Citadel on Saturday... follows a 76-67 home win over ETSU last Wednesday.
∙ First time this season WCU has won consecutive games... last five have been decided by single digits (2-3 record) with two reaching OT.
∙ WCU has struggled on the road this season while playing to a 1-11 record in away games... 7-6 at home inside the Ramsey Center.
 
SERIES HISTORY
∙ Chattanooga & WCU will meet for the 105th time. UTC is 72-32 in the all-time series... 60-29 in SoCon regular season games.
∙ Chattanooga won the first meeting this season, 84-60, in Cullowhee.
∙ Chattanooga is 40-7 all-time at home against WCU.
 
CHATTANOOGA BACK IN MID-MAJOR RANKS
∙ Chattanooga jumped to No. 21 in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 released Monday (2/17)... first ranking of the season.
∙ Chattanooga is one of two SoCon teams in the Top 25 (Samford, 13)... UNCG is receiving votes (29 votes; 36th ranking).
 
TEAM BASKETBALL KEY TO SUCCESS
∙ Chattanooga currently features three scorers (Bonham, Huff & Wieland) averaging 13.5+ PPG... none rank among top 15 in SoCon.
∙ Chattanooga assisted 21 times in last Wednesday's win at Samford and 22 times in Saturday's win over ETSU... first time with 20+ assists in consecutive games (vs. DI & SoCon opp.) since 2011.
∙ Chattanooga ranks 16th in NCAA DI in assists per game (17.1)... 11th in AST-TO ratio (1.63)... both totals lead the SoCon.
 
HONOR HUFF CLIMBING UTC'S ALL-TIME 3PT LIST
∙ Honor Huff has totaled 192 3FGM during his UTC career (60 games)... moved into 4th all-time in program history for career 3FGM.
∙ Huff's 3.20 3FGM per-game average at UTC ranks 3rd in program history... 2.65 3FGM career average is 13th among all active DI players.

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