Box Score - Notes/Quotes

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (January 14, 2026) – Trailing by 10 with less than 10 minutes, the Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team rallied on both sides of the floor and connected on its final six three-point attempts to help earn a 76-67 road victory at Wofford during Southern Conference action on Wednesday night inside Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, S.C.
 
Following the win, Chattanooga improves to 8-10 overall and ups its SoCon record 2-3. Wofford falls to 11-7 overall this season and moves to 3-2 inside league play after the defeat.
 
Chattanooga has now won seven-straight matchups against Wofford dating back to the streak's start in March of 2023. The Mocs trailed by as many as 10 (51-41; 9:47) midway through the second half before a flurry of threes helped sparked a sizable scoring advantage and complete the comeback effort.

Quick Records
Chattanooga: 8-10, 2-3 SoCon
Wofford: 11-7, 3-2 SoCon

Series History
Meeting: 58th | UTC leads 36-22 (H: 17-8; A: 15-12; N: 4-2)
*UTC now leads 30-20 in SoCon regular season meetings… UTC has won its last seven against Wofford.
 
Dan Earl, Head Coach
Overall (11th): 149-187
at Chattanooga (4th): 76-48, 36-23 SoCon
vs. Wofford: 8-16 (H: 2-8; A: 5-6; N: 2-2)

Game Breakdown
Chattanooga and Wofford spent the early stages of the first half struggling to hit shots, combining for a 7-of-24 start from the floor, as the Terriers claimed a slight 13-9 lead at the 10:59 mark. UTC quickly changed the game's pace with a fast 11-0 scoring run highlight by threes from Billy Smith and Tate Darner to help create a 20-13 lead with 8:55 left in the half.
 
In a game of runs, Wofford immediately responded with an 11-0 run of their own to pull back ahead before a Collin Mulholland layup and a successful Jikari Johnson and-one opportunity stopped the spurt and gave UTC a 25-24 (4:21) edge. The first half featured six lead changes and five ties as the two teams entered the break locked at 30-30.
 
After a Josh Bowman layup allowed for a 34-33 (18:39) Wofford lead, the Terriers put together an 8-1 run from that point to stretch their advantage to eight, 42-34 (15:12). Wofford's Chace Watley connected from deep a few minutes later to continue the host's scoring and extend the lead to nine, 48-39, with 11:55 remaining.
 
Wofford grabbed a 56-53 lead with 5:06 left in the contest before consecutive threes from Darner and Jordan Frison allowed for a 59-58 UTC lead at the 4:14 mark. The Mocs connected on their final six three-point attempts of the contest to help pull away from the Terriers late, eventually walking out of Spartanburg with a 76-67 road victory.
 
Inside the Box Score
· G Jordan Frison finished with a team-high 19 points on 8-of-13 FG… added 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks… third-straight game leading the team in scoring… eighth time in the past 10 games finishing with a team-high in points.
 
· Chattanooga flipped the game with a 19-point swing over the game's final nine-plus minutes… Wofford grabbed its largest least of the game 51-41 (+10) with 9:47 remaining… the 76-67 (+9) final marked UTC's largest lead of the game.
 
· Chattanooga finished the game 26-of-53 (49.1%) from the floor… 10-of-24 (41.7%) from 3FG… team went a blistering 15-of-25 (60.0%) from the field in the second half including a 6-of-11 (54.5%) mark from three… Mocs connected on its final six 3FG of the second half after missing its first five.

3 Notes to Know
· Chattanooga has now won seven-straight games over Wofford… Dan Earl is now 7-2 against the Terriers during his tenure at UTC… dropped the first two before seven-straight wins… Earl is now 8-16 against Wofford dating back to his VMI years… five of the eight wins have come in Spartanburg (5-6).
 
· Chattanooga earned its first rebounding advantage (35-34; +1) against a DI opponent since North Alabama (37-29; +8) on November 22… 35 rebounds are the most since December 21's win over Alabama A&M in the non-conference finale… now 6-0 when outrebounding an opponent this season.
 
· Chattanooga earned its first win of the season when trailing with five minutes left to go… now 1-8 in such situations this season… Wofford led 56-53 (5:04) before a Tate Darner three tied things 56-56 (4:54)… including that three, UTC scored 23 points over the final five minutes.
 
Postgame Quotes
Billy Smith on seeing shots fall and the process.
"Yeah, it absolutely felt good. I mean, I've been off to a little rough patch shooting wise, but it feels good to have these types of guys around you. They just feed you confidence, you know, and the coaches drive it home about telling us to keep shooting. They preach to stick at it, stay in the gym, and stay with your teammates. The connection goes a long way."

Up Next | Schedule
Chattanooga will stay on the road this weekend for a Saturday afternoon Southern Conference matchup at Western Carolina. Tip-off inside the Ramsey Center is set for 1 p.m. (ET) in Cullowhee, N.C., and will be carried live on ESPN+.

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