BOX SCORE ∙ NOTES/QUOTES
 
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (February 5, 2025) – Behind a strong defensive performance, the Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team earned a 79-70 road victory over Wofford in a key nationally-televised Southern Conference matchup inside the Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, S.C., on Wednesday evening.
 
Chattanooga (16-8, 8-3 SoCon) has now won its last four games and extended its SoCon road winning streak to five games after its sixth-straight win over Wofford (12-12, 6-5 SoCon) in the series. The Mocs remain in a two-way tie with UNCG for second place in the league standings after Wednesday, trailing Samford by just one game.
 
Despite leading for more than 10 minutes in the opening half, UTC entered the halftime break trailing by a pair, 37-35, following a strong effort from the hosts down the stretch. Chattanooga outscored Wofford 18-8 over the first six-plus minutes of the second half before extending its lead to as many as 16 (72-56, 3:45) ahead of the closing moments.
 
The Mocs came away with 13 steals on 14 Wofford turnovers during the win while earning a 20-2 advantage in points off turnovers and a 21-5 edge in fast break points. Frank Champion (20) and Bash Wieland (20) led the scoring attack for UTC while Champion added a team-high six rebounds in addition to three assists, three blocks, two steals and a team-best +19 tally.
 
RECORD UPDATE – Chattanooga 16-8, 8-3 SoCon ∙ Wofford 12-12, 6-5 SoCon
 
SERIES HISTORY – 57th Meeting ∙ Chattanooga leads 35-22 all-time.
 
KEY GAME MOMENTS

• Honor Huff's first triple of the game allowed for an early 9-2 UTC lead (16:42).
• Chattanooga continued to lead, 11-6 (14:14), following a 5-of-7 shooting start from the floor.
• Wofford answered UTC's early spurt with a 9-0 run over a three-plus minute span to grab a 17-16 lead (10:27).
• The Mocs regained its lead, 25-23 (7:03), on a Frank Champion layup before the Terriers scored seven-straight to build a 30-25 (5:34) edge.
• Wofford's Corey Tripp scored the final basket of the half to break a tie and earn a slight 37-35 lead at the break.

HALFTIME: Wofford 37, Chattanooga 35

• Chattanooga opened the second half with a 12-4 run in less than a five-minute stretch to build an eight-point advantage, 49-41.
• Wofford cut into its deficit and trimmed it to four before another UTC offensive spurt kept the lead at seven, 55-48 (12:13).
• The Mocs stretched its lead to 13, 62-49 (8:15), on a Collin Mulholland hook shot in the paint after a one-on-one matchup.
• Chattanooga earned its biggest lead of the game, 72-56 (3:45), after a Champion block on defense led to a corner three from Trey Bonham.
• A late Wofford rally saw the Mocs lead dwindle to six, 76-70 (0:37), before the guests eventually closed the game out at the free-throw line.

FINAL: Chattanooga 79, Wofford 70
 
GAME NOTES ∙ MORE
- The Mocs have now won five-straight SoCon road games dating back to January 4's win over The Citadel… second-longest SoCon road winning streak in program history… reached a program-high six last season… 11-4 in SoCon road games since start of last year's 2023-24 season.
- Chattanooga finished the game with a season-high 13 steals on 14 Wofford turnovers… 92.8% (13-14) steal percentage is third-best on record in UTC program history… best since 100.0% (12-12) at ETSU on 2/13/16.
- Chattanooga earned a sizable 20-2 advantage in points off turnovers… outscored the Terriers 44-28 in the paint… 21-5 off the fast break… finished 24-33 (72.7%) on two-point attempts during the win.

POSTGAME QUOTES ∙ MORE
HC Dan Earl on this group coming together especially on the road.
"I'm really proud of them and their will to find ways. On top of that, it's a really great group to coach. They listen and they're extremely fun to be around on the road, and at home. They joke around and hang out a lot together, it's just a really fun group to coach right now. I will have coach speak here, we still got a ways to go, and we have to continue to get better. Every single night is a tough, tough game in this league as we all know."
 
F Frank Champion on the team finding ways to win.
"I think it goes with our veteran experience, you know, and with the way that coach recruited us. We have guys who started five years and played five years. So that right there just shows, you know, night in and night out on the road, you have guys that have been in these situations. Regardless of if it's division two experience or wherever you came from, you have that experience to rely on."

UP NEXT – Saturday, Feb. 8 – Chattanooga vs. Furman – 4:30 p.m. ET – McKenzie Arena – ESPN+
 
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