The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s basketball team completed a surprising regular-season sweep of Mercer on Thursday night, defeating the Bears 94-90 in Macon, Georgia, to improve to 11-17 overall and 5-10 in the Southern Conference this season.
The Mocs play their final regular-season road game Saturday against The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, before completing the slate with home games against UNC Greensboro and Virginia Military Institute ahead of the SoCon tournament.
The Bears — who were 12-0 at home entering Thursday’s game — fell to 17-11 overall and 9-6 in the league as they slid into a tie for third in the standings with Samford, which has won six straight games after a 3-6 start to SoCon competition this winter.
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The Mocs had lost three straight games and seven of their previous eight, with the only win coming on Feb. 5 at home against the Bears. UTC shot 61% from the field in the rematch, including 10-for-22 from 3-point range. The Mocs also made 14 of their 17 free throws in the game, going 14-for-16 in the second half.