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CHATTANOOGA (January 28, 2026) --- Looking to bounce back, the Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team returns home for a pivotal Southern Conference matchup against Wofford on Thursday evening inside McKenzie Arena. The 'SoCon Game of the Week' will tip-off at 6 p.m. (ET) on Nexstar/WFLI-TV/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). Join us for 80's Night on Thursday - lower-level tickets are extremely limited, secure your seats NOW!
Chattanooga (9-12, 3-5 SoCon) enters the contest looking to bounce back from consecutive losses last week which included a heartbreaking 67-66 home loss to rival ETSU and a 75-64 road defeat at Samford on Saturday. The Mocs currently sit in a four-way tie for sixth place as Thursday's game marks the halfway point of regular season league action.
Wofford (14-7, 6-2 SoCon) comes to the Roundhouse as one of the SoCon's hottest teams after winning three-straight games and working itself into sole possession of second place, sitting just one game behind league-leading ETSU. The Terriers win streak starter with a road win at Furman (W, 74-70) before back-to-back home wins over Samford (W, 88-78) and Mercer (W, 80-77).
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Chattanooga (9-12, 3-5) vs. Wofford (14-7, 6-2)
Date: Thurs., Jan. 29 ∙
Time: 6 p.m. ET
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Game Promotions (Presented by Chick-Fil-A)
• 80's Night – FREE UTC Rubik's Cube
• Academic Night – Student-Athletes with 3.0+ GPA recognized at halftime
SERIES HISTORY VS. WOFFORD
59th Meeting: 36-22 (H: 17-8; A: 15-12; N: 4-2)
Last Meeting: Chattanooga 76, @Wofford 67 – 1/14/26 – Spartanburg, S.C.
SoCon Regular Season: Chattanooga leads 30-20
GAME NOTES
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GAME HEADLINES
MOCS LOOK TO REBOUND FROM PAIR OF LOSSES
• Chattanooga (9-12, 3-5 SoCon) saw a three-game win streak snapped last Wednesday during a tight 67-66 home loss to ETSU...
Mocs went on to split the season series with Samford following a 75-64 loss on the road on Saturday in the rubber match.
LAST TIME AGAINST WOFFORD
• Chattanooga earned its seventh-straight win over Wofford after a 76-67 road victory in Spartanburg two weeks ago on January 14...
UTC erased a late 51-41 deficit with 9:47 to play... outscored the
Terriers 36-15 from that point...
Mocs knocked down its final six 3FGA over the game's final six-plus minutes.
WOFFORD SCOUT
• Wofford (14-7, 6-2 SoCon) enters Thursday's contest sitting alone in second place in the league standings after winning its past three games... trails league-leading ETSU by just one game... road win at Furman and home wins over Samford and Mercer during the three-game streak.
• Wofford has won five of its six league games so far this season by 10 points or less... coming off an 80-77 win over Mercer on Saturday...
Terriers are 8-1 this season in games decided by single digits... only loss was a 76-67 home defeat to
Chattanooga.
MAGIC NUMBER 70
• Chattanooga dropped to 0-7 this season when failing to score 70 points following Saturday's 75-64 defeat at Samford...
UTC has scored less than 70 points just 32 times in 127 games under
Dan Earl... 4-28 in such games.
REBOUNDING DISADVANTAGE
• Chattanooga has been outrebounded in all 12 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 308th (out of 361) in DI in rebounding margin (-2.8)... 297th in rebounds per game (33.19).
WATKINS HEATING UP IN SOCON PLAY
• Senior guard
Brennan Watkins has reached double figures in scoring in three-straight games (10, 19, 10)... 3FGM in seven of the eight SoCon games... six games with 2+ 3FGM... 13-of-19 (68.4%) from 3FG over the past four games... leads the SoCon this season in 3FG% (49.4%).
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