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CHATTANOOGA (January 23, 2026) --- With the national spotlight shining bright yet again, the Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team heads to Samford for a key mid-season Southern Conference showdown on Saturday afternoon in Birmingham, Ala. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. (ET) / 1 p.m. (CT) on ESPNEWS inside the Pete Hanna Center.
 
The game was originally slated for an 8 p.m. (ET) start on ESPNU before winter weather forecasts around the region forced a change in the start time.
 
Chattanooga (9-11, 3-4 SoCon) saw its three-game winning streak snapped during a tough 67-66 defeat to league-leading and rival ETSU on Wednesday night at home. Samford (9-11, 2-5 SoCon) enters the contest Saturday looking to snap a four-game skid, a streak that began on January 10 with an 88-79 loss to Chattanooga inside McKenzie Arena.  
 
Full game details, notes, links and more are located below.

GAME DETAILS
Chattanooga (9-11, 3-4) at Samford (9-11, 2-5)
Date: Sat., Jan. 24 ∙ Time: 2 p.m. ET
Site: Birmingham, Ala. (Pete Hanna Center)
TV: ESPNEWS ∙ Radio: Mocs Sports Network
Follow: Live Stats ∙ @GoMocsMBB on X/Twitter

SERIES HISTORY VS. SAMFORD
116th Meeting: 70-45 (H: 43-15; A: 24-30; N: 3-0)
Last Meeting: at Chattanooga 88, Samford 79 – 1/10/26 (McKenzie Arena)
SoCon Regular Season: Chattanooga leads 22-13  

GAME NOTES
Chattanooga ∙ Samford
 
GAME HEADLINES
MOCS WIN STREAK SNAPPED IN HEARTBREAKER TO ETSU
• Chattanooga (9-11, 3-4 SoCon) saw its three-game win streak snapped during a tight 67-66 loss to rival ETSU on Wednesday... game saw 15 lead changes and five ties... two lead changes in the final 10 seconds... ETSU clinched the win with a pair of free throws with 3.7 seconds left.
 
SAMFORD SCOUT
• Samford (9-11, 2-5 SoCon) enters Saturday's contest looking to snap a four-game skid after falling 88-78 at Wofford on Wednesday... skid started with an 88-79 loss at Chattanooga on January 10... all four games have been decided by 10 points or less.
• Samford guard Jadin Booth currently leads all of NCAA DI basketball in 3FGM per game (4.00)... ranks 2nd in total 3FGM (72)... 5th in total 3FGA (175)... 35th in 3FG% (41.1)... ranks 30th in points per game (20.2)... all categories lead the SoCon except 3FGA (2nd, TJ Johnson, VMI, 190).
 
REBOUNDING DISADVANTAGE
• Chattanooga has been out-rebounded in all 11 of its losses this season... only three times this season (vs. DI) winning the rebounding battle... 3-0 in those games (SCSU, UNA & Wofford)... UTC ranks 306th (out of 361) in DI in rebounding margin (-2.8)... 304th in rebounds per game (33.2).
 
HOW ABOUT A SECOND CHANCE?
• Chattanooga has also suffered in second-chance points... UTC trailed 18-3 in second-chance points during Wednesday's loss to ETSU... Mocs have been outscored 77-38 (11.0 - 5.4) in the second-chance category within its seven SoCon games.
 
WELCOME TO THE BOW SHOW
• Freshman big man Josh Bowman didn't score on Wednesday, however, the impact was grand... Bowman started & played 25 minutes... team-high five boards... two assists, two steals and four blocks... the four swats tied a UTC freshman program record set only twice before.

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