The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men’s basketball team has its first Southern Conference road win of the season, along with back-to-back victories for the first time since November, after defeating Wofford 76-67 on Wednesday night.
The Mocs, who were coming off Saturday’s 88-79 win against Samford at McKenzie Arena, inched back toward .500 for the season as they improved to 8-10 overall and 2-3 in the SoCon. UTC has consecutive victories for the first time since three in a row against South Carolina State, North Alabama and Tennessee Wesleyan from Nov. 19-28.
The Mocs finished on a 33-14 run against Wofford (11-7, 3-2) over the final 8:33 Wednesday at Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg, South Carolina, with the visitors knocking down 10 of their final 11 shots from the field and all but one of their final seven 3-point attempts.
It was the start of a two-game road swing for UTC, which will face Western Carolina at 1 p.m. Saturday in Culllowhee, North Carolina. The Catamounts are 6-10 overall and 2-3 in the SoCon after Wednesday’s 72-68 home win against league-leading East Tennessee State.
Jordan Frison led the Mocs with 19 points and five assists while adding four rebounds and a pair of blocks. Frison took over the game in the second half, when he scored all but four of his points.