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CHATTANOOGA (December 8, 2025) — The Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball team aims to snap its two-game slide with a Tuesday night non-conference matchup against NAIA-member Oakwood (AL) inside McKenzie Arena. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. (ET) on ESPN+.
Tickets can be purchased HERE in advance or by calling/visiting the McKenzie Arena Box Office at (423) 266-MOCS (6627) during business hours of M-F, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (ET).
Full game details, promotions, notes and more can be found below.
Game Details
Tuesday, December 9 ∙ 7:00PM
Chattanooga (4-5) vs. Oakwood (AL) (3-8)
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SERIES HISTORY
Oakwood (AL) ∙ First Meeting ∙ 0-0 (H: 0-0; A: 0-0; N: 0-0) ∙ UTC vs. Non-DI: 119-1 (in DI era)
GAME NOTES
Chattanooga
MOCS DROP SECOND STRAIGHT GAME
• Chattanooga (4-5) dropped its second-straight game after falling 74-70 at home to Southeast Missouri State on Saturday… game featured 19 lead changes and 13 ties… no team led by more than 5+ points for the entire 40 minutes.
RARE HOME DEFEATS
• Chattanooga’s home loss to SEMO on Saturday marked the first time since January 2023 the program dropped consecutive home games… first time since December 2012 with consecutive losses to non-conference opponents.
LETTING THE THREE FLY
• Mocs rank 20th in NCAA DI this season in 3FGA per game (30.6)… 21+ attempts in eight of nine games… 124 attempts over the past four games (31.0)… ranks 30th in 3FGM per game (10.6)… 131st in 3PT% (34.9).
CUSANO TO MISS REST OF SEASON
• Junior forward Sean Cusano will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 season after suffering a knee injury against Tennessee State on November 30… started four games this season… 13.7 MPG, 4.2 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 45.8 FG%.
QUICK LOOK AT OAKWOOD (AL)
• Oakwood (3-8) posted a close 80-79 road win over Washington Adventist on Sunday night in Takoma Park, Maryland… win snapped a two-game skid… Ambassadors are 2-2 over its past four games.
• Oakwood’s Jordan Bell currently leads the HBCU NAIA Conference in scoring at 22.6 PPG this season… also averaging 5.8 RPG, 1.4 APG and 1.3 SPG… has scored 20+ points in eight games this season… scored a season-high 39 points at Tennessee Southern on November 4.
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