Chattanooga Mocs at Charlotte 49ers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
80 - 69
80 - 69
Chattanooga tops Charlotte 80-69, spoils Ron Sanchez's debut
The 49ers closed within 62-55 after trailing by more than 10 for most of the second half and cut the deficit to seven again at 70-63 with 3:22 left. From there, the Mocs closed the game on a 10-5 run.
Donovann Toatley added 17 points, Thomas Smallwood scored 14 and Kevin Easley had 13 for Chattanooga.
Jon Davis led the 49ers with 31 points and Malik Martin added 13.
Chattanooga took the lead for good at 8-5 and pulled away in the middle of the first half with a 9-1 run to lead 30-17.
Sanchez is the 11th head coach in Charlotte history and joins the program after 12 years as an assistant to Tony Bennett at Washington State and Virginia.
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Statistics
 UTC |
 CLT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-55 | FG | 24-50 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 11-21 | 3PT | 4-16 |
| 52 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 17-20 | FT | 17-23 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 10 | Assists | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 1 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 22 | Fouls | 24 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Venue: Halton Arena
Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 3,732 | Capacity:
Location: Charlotte, NC
Attendance: 3,732 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State | 13-5 | - | 23-11 |
| Mercer | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Wofford | 11-7 | 2 | 19-13 |
| Samford | 11-7 | 2 | 18-14 |
| Furman | 10-8 | 3 | 22-13 |
| Western Carolina | 10-8 | 3 | 15-16 |
| UNC Greensboro | 9-9 | 4 | 15-19 |
| Chattanooga | 7-11 | 6 | 13-19 |
| The Citadel | 7-11 | 6 | 11-22 |
| VMI | 1-17 | 12 | 6-26 |
2025-26 American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 15-3 | - | 25-9 |
| Tulsa | 13-5 | 2 | 30-8 |
| Wichita State | 13-5 | 2 | 24-12 |
| UAB | 11-7 | 4 | 20-12 |
| North Texas | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Florida Atlantic | 9-9 | 6 | 18-15 |
| Charlotte | 9-9 | 6 | 17-17 |
| Tulane | 8-10 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Temple | 8-10 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Memphis | 8-10 | 7 | 13-19 |
| Rice | 7-11 | 8 | 13-18 |
| East Carolina | 6-12 | 9 | 11-20 |
| UTSA | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |