Box Score | Notes/Quotes

MACON, Ga. (February 19, 2026) – The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team completed the Southern Conference regular season sweep over Mercer after a high-scoring offensive attack led to a 94-90 victory inside Hawkins Arena in Macon, Ga., on Thursday night.

With the win, Chattanooga (11-17, 5-10 SoCon) snapped Mercer's (17-11, 9-6 SoCon) 13-game home winning streak and completed the two-game regular season sweep. Mercer entered the contest 12-0 on its home floor this season while the 13-game home win streak marked the 10^th-longest (by number) such streak in NCAA DI hoops.

Quick Records
Chattanooga: 11-17, 5-10 SoCon
Mercer: 17-11, 9-6 SoCon

Series History
Meeting: 93rd | UTC leads 51-42 (H: 28-13; A: 19-28; N: 4-1)
*UTC now leads 16-8 in SoCon regular season meetings

Game Breakdown

• Chattanooga scored the first seven points of the game before Mercer answered with seven-straight itself to tie things 7-7 (15:17) in the early stages.
• The two teams went back-and-forth over the next several minutes as numerous lead changes eventually led to a 19-19 tie with 9:24 left in the opening half.
• The Mocs built a six-point lead, 30-24 (6:41), behind the efforts of a Jikari Johnson three and back-to-back inside buckets from Billy Smith and Josh Bowman.
• After Mercer scored the next five to trim its deficit to one, UTC used threes from Brennan Watkins and Billy Smith to help mount a 10-3 scoring run and build a double-digit edge, 42-32 (2:44), before entering the halftime break with a 44-39 lead.
• Jordan Frison came away with a steal in the backcourt and assisted on a Tate Darner three before Smith knocked down his second triple of the game, leading to a 52-48 UTC lead with 15:59 remaining.
• Mercer knocked down five-straight shots from the field including back-to-back triples from Quinton Perkins and Baraka Okojie as the scoring spurt led to a 65-59 (11:10) advantage.
• Makai Richards finished an easy layup at the rim in between free throws from Frison and Watkins, tying the game 74-74 with 7:05 left on the board.
• Teddy Washington Jr. came away with a steal, leading to a Frison fastbreak layup and the first lead for Chattanooga across a seven-minute span, 78-76 (5:07).
• The Mocs continued to score an extremely high rate over the next few minutes as the lead grew to eight down the stretch, 92-84 (0:24). Mercer made things interesting with a late three that cut it to three, 93-90 (0:10), before Darner iced the game at the free-throw line for the 94-90 victory.

Notes to Know / Inside the Box Score

• Chattanooga finished the game shooting a season-best 61.4% (35-of-57) from the floor… shot 45.5% (10-of-22) from 3FG… 82.4% (14-of-17) from the FT line… best FG% since shooting an even 62.0% (31-of-50) at home against VMI on 1/12/2025.
• Chattanooga earned a +8 margin (33-25) on the glass… 24-16 on the defensive side… even 9-9 on the offensive glass… the +8 margin ties the best mark of the season vs. DI opponent (+8, vs. UNA, 11/22/25).
• With the win, Chattanooga snapped Mercer's 13-game home winning streak… entered as the 10^th longest home winning streak (by number) in DI… Bears were 12-0 at home this season.

Postgame Quotes
G Jordan Frison on the offense tonight.
"I feel like we were just really connected today. We really took our time on the offensive side of the floor, we moved the ball around and instead of settling for shots, you know, we all created really good looks, the right looks. I feel like their defensive system helped us to be a little more open and able to create open shots, but we really did shoot it at a high percentage tonight."

Up Next | Schedule
Chattanooga continues its travel with a Saturday afternoon visit to Charleston, S.C, to face The Citadel. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. (ET) inside McAlister Fieldhouse and can be found LIVE on ESPN+.

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