East Tennessee State Buccaneers at Chattanooga Mocs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Chattanooga tops E. Tennessee St. 53-51 after late 3 nixed
Darius Banks made two free throws with nine seconds left to give the Mocs a 53-50 lead. With 4.8 seconds to go, Ledarrius Brewer was fouled. He made the first and missed the second.
Silas Adheke slipped inside and grabbed the rebound and found Damari Montsanto in the corner. Montsanto drilled a 3-pointer with 2.8 seconds left but the referee in front of the East Tennessee State was giving the Mocs a timeout after Adheke's rebound.
Monsanto missed a 3-pointer as time ran out.
Malachi Smith had 10 points and eight rebounds for Chattanooga (17-5, 8-5 Southern Conference), which earned its fifth consecutive win. KC Hankton added 10 points and seven rebounds. David Jean-Baptiste had three blocks.
Ledarrius Brewer had 19 points for the Buccaneers (12-9, 8-5). Vonnie Patterson added seven rebounds. David Sloan had seven rebounds.
The Mocs improve to 2-0 against the Buccaneers on the season. Chattanooga defeated East Tennessee State 67-65 on Feb. 6.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 51 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 51 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Chattanooga Deadball Team Rebound. | 51 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Damari Monsanto missed Three Point Jumper. | 51 - 53 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Silas Adheke Offensive Rebound. | 51 - 53 |
Statistics
 ETSU |
 UTC |
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|---|---|---|
| 18-54 | FG | 16-46 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 2-13 | 3PT | 8-27 |
| 15 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 13-19 | FT | 13-16 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 6 | Assists | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 14 |
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Attendance: 1,000 | 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 |