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CHATTANOOGA (January 6, 2026) --- For the first time in nearly a month, the Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team is set for a home game inside McKenzie Arena as the squad hosts Southern Conference foe Furman on Wednesday night. Tip-off is set for 5 p.m. (ET) on CBS Sports Network.

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).
 
Chattanooga (6-9, 0-2 SoCon) is looking to bounce back from a pair of league-opening defeats on the road last week, falling 77-72 at UNCG and 79-71 at VMI. It's the first 0-2 start for the program inside SoCon play since 2020-21.
 
The Mocs held a late five-point lead at UNCG last Thursday before surrendering a game-ending 13-3 run from the Spartans. On Saturday, UTC stormed back from a 19-point deficit at VMI before falling just short over the final minutes.

Furman (10-5, 1-1 SoCon) saw a six-game win streak snapped during an 80-77 overtime loss at home to Western Carolina last time out on Saturday evening. The Paladins opened league play with a tight 74-72 win over Mercer inside its home base of Timmons Arena. 
 
Full game details, notes, and more can be found below.

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Chattanooga (6-9, 0-2) vs. Furman (10-5, 1-1)
Date: Wed., Jan. 7 ∙ Time: 5 p.m. ET
TV: CBS Sports Network ∙ Radio: Mocs Sports Network (WFLI)
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SERIES HISTORY VS. FURMAN
103rd Meeting: 60-42 (H: 33-12; A: 20-27; N: 7-3)
Last Meeting: Furman 80, Chattanooga 77 (OT) – 3/9/25 – SoCon Semifinals
SoCon Regular Season: Chattanooga leads 53-34

GAME NOTES
Chattanooga ∙ Furman

GAME HEADLINES
MOCS LOOK TO BOUNCE BACK AFTER TOUGH ROAD TRIP
∙ Chattanooga (6-9, 0-2 SoCon) dropped a pair of Southern Confer­ence road contests to open league play last week... fell 77-72 at UNCG on Thursday... 79-71 at VMI on Saturday... first 0-2 start in SoCon play since 2020-21.
 
FURMAN SCOUT
∙ Furman (10-5, 1-1 SoCon) opened SoCon play with a pair of close home games against Mercer and Western Carolina last weekend... Paladins de­feated Mercer 74-72 in the opener on NYE... dropped an 80-77 OT contest to Western Carolina on Saturday... loss snapped a six-game win streak.
 
EFFICIENT SHOOTING PRODUCTION
∙ Furman leads the SoCon and ranks 61st in NCAA DI basketball this season in effective FG% (55.7%)... team is shooting 48.0% from the floor in total... FG% ranks 68th in DI... big man Cooper Bowser (currently game-time decision) leads all of NCAA DI in FG% (81.2%).
 
LOOKING TO AVOID THE TRIO
∙ Chattanooga enters Wednesday looking to avoid its fifth-ever 0-3 start to SoCon play... UTC has started 0-3 just four times over 48 SoCon seasons... last was 2017-18 season... others include 2008-09 (NCAAT), 2006-07, 1989-90.
 
FRESHMAN PROVIDING SPARK
∙ Chattanooga true freshman guard Tate Darner has impressed during his rookie campaign despite missing a pair of games due to in­jury… Darner leads SoCon freshmen this season in 3FGM (28) and ranks sixth among all SoCon rookies in scoring (9.2 PPG).

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