Chattanooga Gets 7th Straight Win Over Wofford With 76-67 Victory
(gomocs.com) Trailing by 10 with less than 10 minutes, the Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball team rallied on both sides of the floor and connected on its final six three-point attempts to help earn a 76-67 road victory at Wofford during Southern Conference action on Wednesday night inside Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, S.C.
Following the win, Chattanooga improves to 8-10 overall and ups its SoCon record 2-3. Wofford falls to 11-7 overall this season and moves to 3-2 inside league play after the defeat.
Chattanooga has now won seven-straight matchups against Wofford dating back to the streak’s start in March of 2023. The Mocs trailed by as many as 10 (51-41; 9:47) midway through the second half before a flurry of threes helped sparked a sizable scoring advantage and complete the comeback effort.
Chattanooga and Wofford spent the early stages of the first half struggling to hit shots, combining for a 7-of-24 start from the floor, as the Terriers claimed a slight 13-9 lead at the 10:59 mark. UTC quickly changed the game’s pace with a fast 11-0 scoring run highlight by threes from Billy Smith and Tate Darner to help create a 20-13 lead with 8:55 left in the half.
In a game of runs, Wofford immediately responded with an 11-0 run of their own to pull back ahead before a Collin Mulholland layup and a successful Jikari Johnson and-one opportunity stopped the spurt and gave UTC a 25-24 (4:21) edge. The first half featured six lead changes and five ties as the two teams entered the break locked at 30-30.
After a Josh Bowman layup allowed for a 34-33 (18:39) Wofford lead, the Terriers put together an 8-1 run from that point to stretch their advantage to eight, 42-34 (15:12). Wofford’s Chace Watley connected from deep a few minutes later to continue the host’s scoring and extend the lead to nine, 48-39, with 11:55 remaining.
Wofford grabbed a 56-53 lead with 5:06 left in the contest before consecutive threes from Darner and Jordan Frison allowed for a 59-58 UTC lead at the 4:14 mark. The Mocs connected on their final six three-point attempts of the contest to help pull away from the Terriers late, eventually walking out of Spartanburg with a 76-67 road victory.
