Mocs Win Fourth Straight Defeating Wofford 79-70

(gomocs.com) SPARTANBURG, S.C. (February 5, 2025) – Behind a strong defensive performance, the Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball team earned a 79-70 road victory over Wofford in a key nationally-televised Southern Conference matchup inside the Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, S.C., on Wednesday evening.

Chattanooga (16-8, 8-3 SoCon) has now won its last four games and extended its SoCon road winning streak to five games after its sixth-straight win over Wofford (12-12, 6-5 SoCon) in the series. The Mocs remain in a two-way tie with UNCG for second place in the league standings after Wednesday, trailing Samford by just one game.

Despite leading for more than 10 minutes in the opening half, UTC entered the halftime break trailing by a pair, 37-35, following a strong effort from the hosts down the stretch. Chattanooga outscored Wofford 18-8 over the first six-plus minutes of the second half before extending its lead to as many as 16 (72-56, 3:45) ahead of the closing moments.

The Mocs came away with 13 steals on 14 Wofford turnovers during the win while earning a 20-2 advantage in points off turnovers and a 21-5 edge in fast break points. Frank Champion (20) and Bash Wieland (20) led the scoring attack for UTC while Champion added a team-high six rebounds in addition to three assists, three blocks, two steals and a team-best +19 tally.

KEY GAME MOMENTS

• Honor Huff’s first triple of the game allowed for an early 9-2 UTC lead (16:42).
• Chattanooga continued to lead, 11-6 (14:14), following a 5-of-7 shooting start from the floor.
• Wofford answered UTC’s early spurt with a 9-0 run over a three-plus minute span to grab a 17-16 lead (10:27).
• The Mocs regained its lead, 25-23 (7:03), on a Frank Champion layup before the Terriers scored seven-straight to build a 30-25 (5:34) edge.
• Wofford’s Corey Tripp scored the final basket of the half to break a tie and earn a slight 37-35 lead at the break.

HALFTIME: Wofford 37, Chattanooga 35

• Chattanooga opened the second half with a 12-4 run in less than a five-minute stretch to build an eight-point advantage, 49-41.
• Wofford cut into its deficit and trimmed it to four before another UTC offensive spurt kept the lead at seven, 55-48 (12:13).
• The Mocs stretched its lead to 13, 62-49 (8:15), on a Collin Mulholland hook shot in the paint after a one-on-one matchup.
• Chattanooga earned its biggest lead of the game, 72-56 (3:45), after a Champion block on defense led to a corner three from Trey Bonham.
• A late Wofford rally saw the Mocs lead dwindle to six, 76-70 (0:37), before the guests eventually closed the game out at the free-throw line.