2025-26 Chattanooga Basketball
Postgame Notes & Quotes
Game 21 at Samford - January 24, 2026
 
Site: Birmingham, Ala. (Pete Hanna Center)
Game Duration: 1:56
Officials: Michael Terry, Devyn Page, Jason Creek
Attendance: 1,533
 
Quick Records
Chattanooga: 9-12, 3-5 SoCon
Samford: 10-11, 3-5 SoCon

Series History
Meeting: 116th | UTC leads 70-46 (H: 43-15; A: 24-31; N: 3-0)
*UTC now leads 22-14 in SoCon regular season meetings
 
Dan Earl, Head Coach
Overall (11th): 150-189
at Chattanooga (4th): 77-50, 37-25 SoCon
vs. Samford: 7-19 (H: 4-7; A: 1-10; N: 2-2)
 
Historical Records
All-Time Program Record: 1462-1,165 (.554)
Division I Era (since 1977-78): 917-596 (.606)
All-Time SoCon Record: 491-300 (.617)
 
Team/Game Notes
· Chattanooga dropped its second-straight game and moves to 9-12 overall and 3-5 inside SoCon play after a 75-64 loss to Samford on Saturday… Samford snapped a four-game skid and improved to 10-11 overall and is now tied with UTC at 3-5 inside league play.
 
· Chattanooga shot 20-of-48 (41.7%) from the floor in total… 10-of-26 (38.5%) from 3FG… went 14-of-21 (66.7%) from the FT line… the 20 FGM marked the fewest since 15 FGM against USC in last year's season opener on November 4, 2024… fewest against a SoCon opponent since 20 FGM against Western Carolina on March 2, 2024.
 
· Chattanooga turned the ball over just seven times during the defeat… only forced four Samford turnovers… trailed 11-0 in points off turnovers… Bulldogs entered the contest ranked in the top 10 across DI in fewest turnovers per game.
 
· Chattanooga suffered a -3 (37-34) disadvantage in the rebounding category… all 12 losses this season have occurred when being out-rebounded… Samford led in second-chance points 10-7… UTC has been outscored 28-10 in second-chance points over the past two games.
 
· Chattanooga was whistled for 27 fouls during today's defeat… Samford went 23-of-36 (63.9%) from the FT line as a result… second most fouls committed in a game this season (29, @UNLV)… Samford finished with 36 FTA in both matchups this season… 45-of-72 (62.5%) combined from the FT line in the two games.
 
Player Notes
· G Jordan Frison led the team in scoring with 11 points on 4-of-8 FG shooting… added three assists and two rebounds… one of six Mocs who battled foul trouble (4+).
 
· G Brennan Watkins posted 10 points on 3-of-6 FG shooting… went 3-of-5 from 3FG… three-straight games with three or more 3FGM… four-straight with two or more… 11-of-16 (68.8%) from 3FG over past three games.
 
Postgame Quotes
Dan Earl, Head Coach
Opening thoughts after 75-64 loss at Samford.
"It was a pretty disappointing basketball game. I thought the biggest disappointment was when the game got tough, we didn't. We didn't play our best basketball, and that's a problem, but the lack of response and attention to detail when we needed it most was the real problem. Losing guys on defense, not paying attention to the scout, and fouling without defending really hurt us. It's the things you can control."