CHATTANOOGA---The Chattanooga Mocs and Tennessee State Tigers renew a spirited rivalry Tuesday afternoon in Nashville. While there are just 35 total meetings, it was a premier matchup "back in the day".
The Mocs and Tigers squared off 24 times over an 11-year stretch from the start of the 1971-72 campaign through Dec. 1983. The names included Moose McGary, Wayne Golden, William Gordon and Willie White for the good guys and Lloyd Neal, Monti Davis and long-time NBA power forward Truck Robinson from TSU.
The two met a year ago in Chattanooga for game two. The Mocs came back from a 13-point first half deficit to get the 59-57 victory. A late three from Matt Ryan '20 and smart defensive play by A.J. Caldwell keyed the win. Links to the story and complete coverage are below.
Both teams are coming off Saturday wins. Chattanooga was victorious at UAB, 69-66, while TSU cruised past Crowley's Ridge 90-68. It's the second OVC matchup for the Scenic City crew who were triumphant, 62-54, at Tennessee Tech in November.
The Mocs win in Birmingham pushed them to 8-0 matching the top start in school history (1973-74). Chattanooga, Drake and Xavier are the only 8-0 teams in the country. The squad is one of 30 remaining unbeaten teams heading into Monday's games.
Malachi Smith leads the way averaging 15.6 points, 11.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. He's tied for the national lead in double-doubles with six. Stefan Kenić adds 12.8 points per contest. Mark Freeman paces the Tigers at 17.0 points per game.
The contest is on ESPN+ along with WFLI 97.7 FM/1070 AM in Chattanooga as well as the TuneIn app.
Game 9: Chattanooga (8-0) at Tennessee State (1-3)
Dec. 22 | 3 p.m. | Gentry Complex (9,100)
MEDIA AVAILABILITY
TV: ESPN+. Alex Gould (PxP) & C.J. Eke (analysis)
RADIO: WFLI 97.7 FM/1070 AM. Jim Reynolds is in his 41st year as the "Voice of the Mocs". The audio broadcast is also available on the TuneIn app.
SERIES INFO
TSU: 35th meeting | Record: 21-13 | Home: 14-5 | Away: 5-8 | Neutral: 2-0
OVC: 143rd | 67-75 (19-47 away) | 1-0 in 2020-21 | 6-6 under Lamont Paris | Won last 3
LAST MEETING
Nov. 9, 2019, Chattanooga, 59-57: STORY | STATS | NOTES | QUOTES | PHOTOS
COACHES
Chattanooga: Lamont Paris (Wooster '96) | UTC: 50-56 (4th season) | Career: Same | vs. TSU: 1-0
TSU: Brian Collins (Belmont '06) | TSU: 27-39 (3rd) | Career: Same | vs. UTC: 0-1
3 NOTES TO KNOW
- Smith is fifth nationally and first in the SoCon in defensive rebounds (9.5/gm). He's 11th in the country and second in the league in total rebounding (11.0/gm).
- A.J. Caldwell has hit multiple threes in four straight making 14 of his last 21 attempts (66.7%).
- 18th in the country in fouls per game (14.2).
STREAKS ON THE LINE
- 6-game road winning streak is one shy of the school record seven set Jan. 20, 1992-Nov. 27, 1992. The Mocs have won eight of the last nine dating back to last season.
- 10-game non-conference winning streak is a school record (DI era).
- 8-game winning streak is the longest since nine from Jan. 11-Feb. 8, 2016.
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