TENNESSEE STATE (1-3)
vs CHATTANOOGA (8-0)
Tuesday, Dec. 22 | 2 p.m.
Gentry Center | Nashville, Tenn.

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GAMEDAY
The Tennessee State University men's basketball team hosts undefeated Chattanooga at home, Tuesday, Dec. 22 with 2 p.m. tip on ESPN+ and Big Blue Sports Network.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Big Blue earned its first victory of the season Saturday evening at home over Crowley's Ridge College, 90-68.
 
Four Tigers notched double-digit scoring on the way to a 90-point win, including center Josh Linder, who finished with 10 points, six rebounds. Alongside the Georgia State transfer was Nashville-native Marcus Fitzgerald, Jr. who led the team with 17 points, registering a career-high in his home city.

ABOUT THE OPPONENT
UTC is making its trip to the Gentry Center as one-of-three teams in the country with an 8-0 record, 6-0 undefeated road record. Only 30 teams are left undefeated in the nation.
 
The team averages 77 points, 36.5 rebounds and 13.3 assists per game, led by David Jean-Baptist with 18.0 ppg. Malachi Smith leads with 11 rebounds and four assists per game, both averaging over 33 minutes of play.
 
Chattanooga has defeated one other Ohio Valley Conference team in Tennessee Tech at the start of the season, 62-54 in Cookeville.  
 
LAST TIME OUT AGAINST THE MOCS
After a 16-year hiatus, the Tigers and the Mocs met last season, two hours southeast of Nashville in Chattanooga.
 
The Tigers created a 29-25 lead in the first half that the Mocs soon battled back from. In the final seconds of the night, Marshall was fouled while pulling up for a three-point bucket with one second left in the game. A miss and a three-point deficit led to a TSU timeout to craft a game plan. Marshall. At the line. First free throw – swish. Second free throw – bounced off the backboard in hopes of a Big Blue rebound and a layup to tie. The rebound was grabbed by Chatt and the game buzzer sounded, 59-57. The Tigers suffered its first loss of the season while the Mocs added its first win.
 
SERIES BREAKDOWN
This marks the 35th matchup between the Tigers and the Mocs. Before last year's matchup, the last time the teams saw each other was in Dec. of 2003, in McKenzie Arena with the Mocs defeating the Tigers, 74-70. Chattanooga leads the all-time series 21-13, with Big Blue on a four-game losing streak. TSU is 8-5 when taking on UTC at home.

COVERAGE
Watch the game live on ESPN+. Live stats will be available on StatBroadcast. Follow along on social media @TSUTigersMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
 
UP NEXT
The Tigers return home after the holidays to open OVC play at home versus league-favorites Austin Peay, Wednesday, Dec. 30 with 8 p.m. tip. The men will tip directly after the Lady Tigers who play the Govs at 5 p.m.