2025-26 Chattanooga Basketball
Postgame Notes & Quotes
Game 28 at Mercer – February 19, 2026
 
Site: Hawkins Arena (Macon, Ga.)
Game Duration: 2:03
Officials: Nathan Quick, Erroll Lewis, Daniel Clark
Attendance: 1,292
 
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
 
Dan Earl, Head Coach
Overall (11th): 152-194
at Chattanooga (4th): 79-55, 39-30 SoCon
vs. Mercer: 12-11 (H: 7-3; A: 4-7; N: 1-1)
 
Historical Records
All-Time Program Record: 1,465-1,170
Division I Era (since 1977-78): 919-601
All-Time SoCon Record: 493-307
 
General Team & Matchup Notes

• Chattanooga snapped a three-game slide with a 94-90 win at Mercer on Thursday… improved to 11-17 overall and 5-10 in SoCon… Mercer falls to 17-11 and 9-6 inside league action.
• Chattanooga won the previous meeting this season 79-75 inside McKenzie Arena on February 5… UTC has now won 10 of the last 11 overall matchups in the series… lone loss was in overtime in last year's SoCon opener.
• With the win, Chattanooga completed the regular season sweep over Mercer… lone sweep of a SoCon opponent this season… last time with zero sweeps occurred in 2017-18.
• 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.

 
Inside the Game & Player Notables

• 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).
• Chattanooga is now 20-1 under head coach Dan Earl when scoring 90+ points… lone loss?... 99-94 (OT) at Mercer last year on New Year's Day.
• Chattanooga averaged 1.516 points-per-possession during the win… scored on 67.7% of its possessions… 62 possessions, 42 scores.
• Chattanooga snapped a 10-game streak of trailing for more than 20 minutes… UTC led for 26:59 of action to Mercer's 8:05… second-longest lead time in SoCon play this season (39:05, vs. Samford, 1/10)… eight lead changes and seven ties.
• G Jordan Frison led the scoring with a team-high 25 points on 9-of-14 FG (1-of-4 3FG) shooting… perfect 6-of-6 from the FT line… added five assists, four rebounds and two steals in a season-high 39 minutes… third 20+ effort over past four games.
• G Brennan Watkins posted 19 points on 7-of-10 FG (3-of-5 3FG) shooting… added five rebounds and two assists… reached 250 career rebounds with his fourth of the night… ninth game in SoCon play this season with 3+ 3FGM.

 
Postgame Quotes
Dan Earl, Head Coach
Opening thoughts after 94-90 win at Mercer.
"I thought we really moved the ball well and were able to get really good looks. In the second half, they dialed up their defense for a while there. I want to say we went down six. But I thought that the guys had a good look in the huddle, and we didn't panic, and we were able to get the ball downhill and get fouled some. We had a couple guys make some big shots. Jordan Frison, obviously, Brennan Watkins made a few tough, tough twos. At the end of the day, we made some shots on top of really staying the course and not rushing."
 
Jordan Frison, Jr.-G
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."
 
On chipping away at the small deficit.
"I think I remember looking up at the clock and they went up six or seven points and we just stayed the course. We stayed with it and Coach let us know to take it one play at a time. We were kind of rushing and trying to make the superhero play. We got back to taking it one play at a time and it made it easier to chip away and come back."