2025-26 Chattanooga Basketball
Postgame Notes & Quotes
Game 22 vs. Wofford × January 29, 2026
 
Site: McKenzie Arena (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Game Duration: 1:53
Officials: Chris McCurry, John Garrett, Brian Hagedorn
Attendance: 3,378
 
Quick Records
Chattanooga: 9-13, 3-6 SoCon
Wofford: 15-7, 7-2 SoCon

Series History
Meeting: 59th | UTC leads 36-23 (H: 17-9; A: 15-12; N: 4-2)
*UTC now leads 30-21 in SoCon regular season meetings
 
Dan Earl, Head Coach
Overall (11th): 150-190
at Chattanooga (4th): 77-51, 37-26 SoCon
vs. Wofford: 8-17 (H: 2-9; A: 5-6; N: 2-2)
 
Historical Records
All-Time Program Record: 1462-1,166 (.554)
Division I Era (since 1977-78): 917-597 (.606)
All-Time SoCon Record: 491-301 (.617)
 
Team/Game Notes
· Chattanooga suffered an 81-55 loss to Wofford on Thursday night… loss marks three-straight for UTC who falls to 9-13 overall and 3-6 in SoCon play… Wofford has now won four-straight and improved to 15-7 overall and 7-2 in SoCon action… snaps UTC's seven-game winning streak against the Terriers.
 
· Chattanooga led for just 3:48 in the early stages before Wofford built a lead as large as 29 late in the second half… seven lead changes early with no ties… Wofford went on a 19-0 scoring run that last nearly nine minutes… longest scoring run (while held to zero points) allowed to an opponent this season… four of the last five games allowing a run of 11-0 or more.
 
· Chattanooga surrendered 18 offensive rebounds during the loss… most offensive boards allowed this season… most offensive rebounds allowed since 19 against ETSU in the SoCon semis on March 10, 2024… most allowed in a regular season contest since 18 to Furman on February 1, 2023.
 
· Chattanooga's 26-point defeat matched the largest in a home SoCon game since falling 80-54 (26) on February 28, 2019 to?... Wofford… just the third 20+ home loss in SoCon play since that 2019 loss to Wofford.
 
· Chattanooga finished the game with a season-low 19 made field goals (19-of-56; 33.9%)… the 33.9 FG% marked the second lowest this season… the 19 FGM marks the fewest since 15 at USC in last year's season opener on November 4, 2024… fewest FGM in a home SoCon game since 19 against Samford on February 3, 2024.
 
· Chattanooga connected on just six three-pointers (6-of-29; 20.7%)… fewest 3FGM this season and lowest 3FG%... the six 3FGM also ties the fewest in a game since the previously mentioned USC and Samford games in 2024.
 
· Chattanooga trailed 42-22 at the break after going scoreless for the final six-plus minutes of the half… largest halftime deficit (20) of the season… the 42 first-half points tied the most allowed to a SoCon opponent this season (42, @Western Carolina).
 
Player Notes
· G Brennan Watkins surpassed 150 career 3FGM after finishing 2-of-4 from deep... went 3-of-6 from the floor in total and 3-of-6 from the FT line... 11 points... four-straight games with two or more 3FGM... added five rebounds in a team-high 33 minutes of action.
 
Postgame Quotes
Dan Earl, Head Coach
Opening thoughts after 81-55 loss to Wofford.
"To say we didn't play well, would be doing an injustice to describing what just happened out there. Utterly disappointing or competitiveness. Things are going to go wrong at times. We're going to miss shots, which we did. Things are going to go wrong defensively. but you cannot not compete when adversity hits. And I didn't see any fight from us tonight - super disappointing. 18 offensive rebounds for Wofford, three offensive rebounds for us. So I think we all have to look in the mirror to figure out how we're going to respond and get better from it."
 
On not having enough effort tonight to rebound the basketball.
"The most frustrated you are, is when a long rebound comes off, and it's a 50-50 ball, and we don't grab it. I mean, look, late in the game, we had a chance for maybe three offensive rebounds, hit our hands, multiple guys, didn't grab it, didn't grab it, didn't grab it. One had the audacity, one of us, to look at the refs for a call late when we didn't grab an offensive rebound. So, yes, 50-50 balls, balls that hit our arms or hands, and we don't come up with are ultra frustrating. I get when we're switching or they have a size differential, and the guy outweighs us by 60 pounds, and he's pushing against us, and we get into jumping match, we end up losing it. Don't enjoy that. But that's more understandable. The hustle plays 50-50 balls are not."
 
Jordan Frison, Jr, Guard
On how to be a better leader for this team.
"I mean, leading by example, instead of just being a vocal leader. I think I could be better in that sense, in terms of, even if, you know, we slacking the energy, my energy has to be up at all times, and I got to, you know, show everybody, at least what to do as the leader of the team. I definitely got to be better in that aspect for us to pick this up and get out of this rut. I'll be better next time."