Box Score | Notes/Quotes

CHARLESTON, S.C. (February 21, 2026) – Behind an electric start and hot shooting performance, the Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team earned its second-straight victory after a 93-72 win at The Citadel inside McAlister Fieldhouse in Charleston, S.C., during late-season Southern Conference action.
 
Following the win, Chattanooga improves to 12-17 overall and improves its league record to 6-10 with two games remaining. The Citadel drops its fourth-straight game and moves to 9-20 overall and a similar 6-10 inside SoCon play. UTC holds the seeding tiebreaker, if needed, over The Citadel ahead of the upcoming SoCon Tournament.

Head coach Dan Earl, who is in his fourth season at Chattanooga, earned his 80th victory as the program's bench boss following today's victory over the Bulldogs. It also marked Earl's 40th regular season SoCon victory during his UTC tenure.

Quick Records
Chattanooga: 12-17, 6-10 SoCon
The Citadel: 9-20, 6-10 SoCon

Series History
Meeting: 98th | UTC leads 76-22 (H: 41-7; A: 33-15; N: 2-0)
*UTC leads 71-19 in SoCon regular season meetings

Game Breakdown

• Chattanooga raced out of the gates with a commanding 36-12 (7:52) lead after connecting on 75.0% (15-of-20) of its shot attempts including a 66.7% (6-of-9) start from three. The hot start featured a 25-0 run that went from a 4-4 tie to a 29-4 UTC lead.
• The incredible shooting start continued over the next few minutes as Chattanooga held a 47-21 (3:50) lead with eight different Mocs finding themselves on the scoresheet.
• The Citadel controlled the Chattanooga offensive attack and held the unit scoreless over the final three-plus minutes of the half as the guests entered the halftime break leading 50-29.
• The Bulldogs rolled over the momentum to the first five minutes of the second half as the squad cut its deficit to 18, 60-42 (14:39), with a strong rebounding effort.
• Collin Mulholland connected on his first triple of the game to push the UTC lead back to 17, 68-51 (10:49), before The Citadel trimmed it back down to 13, 69-56 (7:55), behind multiple second-chance opportunities.
• Teddy Washington Jr. connected on a pull-up jumper before Jordan Frison finished at the rim one possession later, providing crucial buckets to keep UTC ahead by a safe distance, 77-59 (5:45).
• Chattanooga finished the contest with a balanced effort on both sides of the floor to escape McAlister Fieldhouse with the 93-72 victory.

Notes to Know / Inside the Box Score

• Chattanooga scored 90+ points in consecutive games for the first time since scoring 90 against The Citadel and 91 at Western Carolina on January 27 and 31, 2024… now 21-1 under Dan Earl when scoring 90+ points.
• Chattanooga finished the game shooting 61.1% (33-54) from the floor… 48.3% (14-29) from 3FG… 76.5% (13-17) from the FT line… back-to-back 60%+ FG shooting games for the first time since 60.9% (28-46) against The Citadel and 60.3% (38-63) against Georgia Southern on February 27 and 28, 1993.
• F Collin Mulholland posted his first career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds in just 21 minutes of action… went 5-of-9 FG, 1-of-3 3FG, 2-of-4 FT… added two assists, a steal and a block… team-best +21.

Postgame Quotes
G Collin Mulholland on the early offensive output & 25-0 run:
"Yeah, I mean, they got some good looks, and they have some very good shooters, so it was pretty fortunate for us that they weren't knocking those down, and we, it just, it was one of those days for us where, I think Brennan came in, hit two threes, Jordan had his threes, and we just got stuff going really early. It's like you mentioned, a 25-0 run, it's really hard not to keep momentum when you get a get a run like that. But after that, it was just about trying to keep and maintain that lead."

Up Next | Schedule
Chattanooga returns home for the final two games of the regular season with both UNCG and VMI making their way to the Scenic City on Thursday and Saturday, respectively. Thursday's tip against UNCG is set for 7 p.m. (ET) while Saturday's tip against the Keydets is slated for 2 p.m. (ET). Tickets can be purchased at the schedule link above.

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