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CHATTANOOGA (February 10, 2026) --- The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team is back in the national spotlight for a Wednesday night Southern Conference rivalry showdown at ETSU inside Freedom Hall in Johnson City, Tenn. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. (ET) on CBS Sports Network.
 
Chattanooga (10-15, 4-8 SoCon) is coming off a tough 78-71 loss at home to The Citadel on Saturday afternoon, marking the first win for the Bulldogs in the Scenic City since 2012. The Mocs currently sit in a tie with Western Carolina for eighth place in the league standings and hold the initial head-to-head tiebreaker before the two teams meet again next week.
 
ETSU (18-7, 10-2 SoCon) is riding a three-game win streak and continues to hold the top spot in the SoCon standings, staying one game clear of second-place Wofford. The Bucs have played to a 12-2 record at home this season, however, Chattanooga has won its last five trips to Johnson City dating back to 2020.
 
Full game details, notes, links and more are located below.

GAME DETAILS
Chattanooga (10-15, 4-8) at ETSU (18-7, 10-2)
Date: Wed., Feb. 11 ∙ Time: 7 p.m. ET
Site: Johnson City, Tenn. (Freedom Hall)
TV: CBS Sports Network ∙ Radio: Mocs Sports Network
Follow: Live Stats ∙ @GoMocsMBB on X/Twitter

SERIES HISTORY VS. ETSU
105th Meeting: 56-48 (H: 29-14; A: 20-25; N: 7-9)
Last Meeting: ETSU 67, at Chattanooga 66 – 1/17/26 (McKenzie Arena)
SoCon Regular Season: Chattanooga leads 42-26

GAME NOTES
Chattanooga ∙ ETSU
 
GAME HEADLINES
Mocs Inconsistency Troubles Continue
• Chattanooga (10-15, 4-8 SoCon) couldn't build on its momentum following Thursday's win over Mercer... fell 78-71 at home to The Citadel on Saturday... now sits in a tie for 8th place in SoCon standings.
• Trailed the Bulldogs for more than 32 minutes during the loss... allowed an even 50.0% (29-58) shooting day... turned it over 12 times.
• The Citadel's victory marked its first in the Scenic City since 2012... just the seventh win all-time for the program in Chattanooga across 48 visits.
 
Scouting ETSU
• ETSU (18-7, 10-2 SoCon) tops the SoCon standings by two games after winning its last three... included an 86-72 road win at Wofford in a battle for first... that win kicked off the streak... followed with a 75-71 home win over Furman on Wednesday and an 87-70 road win at VMI on Saturday.
• ETSU has played to an impressive 12-2 mark this season at home inside Freedom Hall... one home loss in SoCon play (L, 88-90 vs. WCU, 1/29)... however, Chattanooga has won its last five trips to Freedom Hall... all five wins were single-digit victories... Dan Earl is 3-0 in Johnson City during his Mocs tenure.
• ETSU enters the contest ranked 19th in NCAA DI in steals per game (9.3) this season... 12th most total steals in DI (232)... leads the Southern Conference in both... ranks 29th in DI in turnover margin (+3.5)... sitting 66th nationally in turnovers forced per game (13.7).
 
Tough Time Trailing
• Chattanooga has trailed for more than 20 minutes eight-straight games... 19:52+ of trailing time in 11 of the 12 total SoCon games.
• Over the 12 SoCon games, UTC has led for 132:50 / 480:00 minutes... just 27.7% of the time... opponents have held a lead for 72.3% of the time.
 
Rare Turnover Struggles
• Chattanooga turned the ball over 12 times during Saturday's defeat to The Citadel... led to a 16-10 Bulldogs edge in points off turnovers.
• Four-straight games with 10+ turnovers... 40 total turnovers over past three games... 1-5 in SoCon this season finishing with 10+turnovers.
• Last season, UTC set single-season program records in TO per game (10.0) and A/TO ratio (1.71)... however, UTC is currently only turning it over 9.9 times PG this year despite recent miscues.
 
Bench Work
• Chattanooga is +10.9 (29.2 - 18.3) in bench points per game this season... UTC's 29.3 bench PPG leads the SoCon and ranks 44th in NCAA DI.

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