UTC (7-17, 6-4 SoCon) at WOFFORD (14-11, 7-3)
2 p.m. Saturday in Spartanburg, South Carolina
Video & radio: ESPN3 & 95.7 FM/1480 AM
Storyline: Just when it looked like the Mocs were fading in the Southern Conference race, they go on the road and defeat Furman to get right back in it. The formula for winning seems simple for coach Katie Burrows' second University of Tennessee at Chattanooga team - shoot better than 40%, limit turnovers and do the usual good job on the boards. The Mocs get in trouble when their percent of made shots dips into the 30s or their turnovers get near 20. They will need to shoot well in this one because Wofford averages almost 71 points per game and has a solid foursome in Chloe Wanink (16.0 points per game), Da'Ja Green (13.2), Jamari McDavid (9.7) and Cairo Booker (8.9). The Mocs beat the Terriers 80-76 in a shootout a month ago at McKenzie Arena, but UTC had to hit right at 60% from the field to get there. Much of Wofford's offensive success comes off the defensive end of the court - the Terriers have forced an average 17 turnovers per game - so UTC can't afford too many empty possessions.
What's at stake? The opportunity is huge for the Mocs. A win would complete a regular-season sweep of the Terriers and put UTC, at the very least, a half-game out of first place. The Mocs would then own tiebreakers over both Wofford and Furman, which could pay dividends come SoCon tournament seeding time.
Up next: The Mocs are home for their final three regular-season games, starting with Mercer at 7 p.m. Thursday.
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