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CHATTANOOGA (February 13, 2026) --- The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team welcomes Western Carolina to McKenzie Arena for a key Saturday afternoon Southern Conference matchup. Tip-off is set for 4:30 p.m. (ET) on ESPN+ and will follow the women's 2 p.m. (ET) contest against ETSU.

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). Saturday's contest against Western Carolina will be the second leg of a doubleheader with the women's program tipping against ETSU at 2 p.m. (ET).
 
Full game details, notes, and more can be found below.

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Chattanooga (10-16, 4-9) vs. Western Carolina (9-15, 5-8)
Date: Sat., Feb. 14 ∙ Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN+ ∙ Radio: Mocs Sports Network
Follow: Live Stats ∙ @GoMocsMBB on X/Twitter

Series History vs. Western Carolina
Mercer – 107th Meeting: 74-32 (H: 41-7; A: 26-23; N: 7-2);
Last: Chattanooga 90, at W. Carolina 82 – 1/17/2026 (Cullowhee, N.C.)

Game Notes
Chattanooga ∙ W. Carolina

Game/Weekend Headlines
Mocs Fall at Rival ETSU on Wednesday Night
• Chattanooga (10-16, 4-9 SoCon) dropped a well-played battle at rival ETSU, 73-61, on Wednesday night inside Freedom Hall in Johnson City... game was nationally televised on CBS Sports Network.
• The loss marked the first for Chattanooga inside its rival home of Freedom Hall since 2020... UTC had won five-straight games in Johnson City... Dan Earl & staff were 3-0 at ETSU during UTC tenure before the defeat.
• Chattanooga trailed by just three, 59-56, when the clock showed 5:00 left in the second half... however, ETSU led for 32:37/40:00 in the contest.
 
Scouting the Catamounts
• Western Carolina (9-15, 5-8 SoCon) is coming off an 87-49 home rout over The Citadel on Wednesday night which snapped a three-game skid... has claimed wins in SoCon play over ETSU (2x), Furman and VMI before the recent win over the Bulldogs.
• Western Carolina has struggled on the road this season while playing to a 2-12 record away from home... 7-3 inside its home arena... UTC has won four of its last five over the Catamounts inside the Roundhouse... WCU nearly pulled off the late season upset last year... UTC squeaked out the 91-86 victory to up its win streak to eight.
• Western Carolina and Chattanooga have had their fair share of high-scoring affairs over the recent years... the winning team has scored 82 or more points in seven-straight meetings between the two teams (UTC is 5-2 over that stretch)... four games with the winner scoring 90+ including the last two... UTC earned a 90-82 win earlier this season in Cullowhee.
 
Time is of Importance
• Chattanooga has trailed for more than 20 minutes nine-straight games... 19:52+ of trailing time in 12 of the 13 total SoCon games.
• Over the 13 SoCon games, UTC has led for 135:03 / 520:00 minutes... just 25.9% of the time... opponents have held a lead for 74.1% of the time.
 
Too Much Contact; Too Many Freebies
• Chattanooga was whistled for 24 fouls during Wednesday's defeat at ETSU... 15 occurred in the act of shooting... five "and-1" opportunities.
• ETSU finished the game 26-35 (74.3%) from the FT line... UTC has allowed 20 or more FTA to its opponent in 11 of the 13 SoCon games this season... has surrendered 91 FTA to opponents over the past three games.

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