No. 1 Mocs Fall 80-77 to No. 5 Furman in Overtime
GoMocs- No. 1 seed Chattanooga men’s basketball saw its 2025 Southern Conference Tournament come to a heartbreaking end on Sunday, as the No. 5 Furman Paladins handed the Mocs a 80-77 overtime loss in the SoCon Semifinals in the in the Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville in Asheville, North Carolina.
Despite a program record-breaking night from Honor Huff, who finished with a UTC SoCon Tournament record eight made three-pointers, the Mocs (24-9) came up just short of punching their ticket into the SoCon title game on Monday night.
RECORDS – Chattanooga 24-9 ∙ Furman 25-8
INSIDE THE BOX – Chattanooga 77, Furman 80 (OT)
- Honor Huff led the way for the Mocs with a 28-point performance in the overtime loss… 24 of his 28 points came from three-point range (finished 8-for-11 from behind the arc)… 17 of his 28 points came in the first half.
- Bash Wieland (16 points) and Trey Bonham (14 points) were also double-digit scorers for UTC. Wieland also ended the game with team-highs in rebounds (8) and steals (2).
- Furman ended the game with a 47.4 percent (27-for-57) team field goal percentage, which was mainly sparked due to the Paladins shooting at a 53.6 percent (15-for-28) clip in the second half.
KEY GAME NOTES | MORE
- With the loss to Furman, the Mocs now see their 12-game win streak snapped… it was tied for the second-longest win streak in program history.
- Honor Huff finished with eight made three-pointers, setting a new UTC SoCon Tournament record for most three-pointers made in a game… The overall SoCon Tournament single-game three-point record is nine.
- Southern Conference Newcomer of the Year Frank Champion missed today’s contest due to injury… averaged 11.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game in 23 regular season games.
POSTGAME QUOTES | MORE
Dan Earl, Head Coach
On the season and the team’s efforts.
“It’s hard, you know, but that’s sport for you, right? The highs and lows. Last night, we felt like we did enough to win and played well. You have injuries like Frank Champion and you feel for him because you know as much as anybody, it hurts him not be out there giving it his all. Again, those are the highs and lows, and this is obviously the low because we wanted to get the NCAA tournament. We were the number one seed. We played really well throughout the season, and then this is a tough spot.”
Bash Wieland, Gr.-G
Reflection on his year in Chattanooga and what this lone season has meant.
“It’s been such a blessing. And just the three guys to the left of me (Coach Earl, Bonham & Huff), we just didn’t get it done. It hurts a lot. On the bright side, we have more basketball to play, so I’m just going to try to soak it in and enjoy every single second of that. Coach Earl has been a fantastic coach. And like Honor said, just the 13, 14, 15 guys that I get to play with… It’s been amazing.”
UP NEXT
Chattanooga now waits to learn its postseason fate a week from today, when both the NCAA Tournament Selection Show and NIT Selection Show are set to take place.
