Chattanooga Mocs at UNC Asheville Bulldogs
· NCAA Men's BasketballSmith carries Chattanooga over UNC Asheville 78-73
Smith hit 9 of 12 shots. He added eight rebounds.
A.J. Caldwell had 15 points for Chattanooga (8-1), which earned its fifth straight road victory. Silvio De Sousa added 14 points and Avery Diggs had 11 points.
Tajion Jones had 22 points for the Bulldogs (5-4). Drew Pember added 19 points and seven rebounds. LJ Thorpe had 15 points and seven assists.
The Mocs improved to 2-0 against the Bulldogs on the season. Chattanooga defeated UNC Asheville 75-45 on Nov. 14.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Malachi Smith made Free Throw. | 78 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Malachi Smith made Free Throw. | 77 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Foul on Quay Kimble. | 76 - 73 |
Statistics
UTC |
UNCA |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-49 | FG | 26-58 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 7-15 | 3PT | 9-23 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 19-25 | FT | 12-15 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 12 | Assists | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 19 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Venue: Kimmel Arena
Location: Asheville, NC
Attendance: 405 | Capacity:
Location: Asheville, NC
Attendance: 405 | 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 | 22-12 |
| 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 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 30-4 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |


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