Greenville, S.C. – Furman will look to earn its first Southern Conference win of the season on Saturday when the Paladins visit McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tenn., to take on the Chattanooga Mocs.
 
Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ESPN+ and will be televised on Nexstar affiliates (check local listings) throughout the region. Fans can listen to the action on The Fan Upstate at 97.7 FM and 1330 AM in Greenville, on 97.1 FM and 1490 AM in Spartanburg, or via the Audacy app. Links for the video stream, audio feed, and live statistics are available at FurmanPaladins.com.
 
The Paladins and Mocs will meet for the 98^th time on the hardwood and the seventh time since the beginning of the 2021-22 SoCon season. Chattanooga owns a 57-40 lead in the all-time series, but Furman has won three straight meetings and 11 of the last 14. After Chattanooga downed the Paladins on a buzzer-beating shot in the 2022 SoCon Tournament finals, Furman swept last year's regular season series from the Mocs prior to claiming its first league tournament title since 1980 with an 88-79 triumph over Chattanooga in the finals rematch in Asheville, N.C.
 
The injury-riddled Paladins enter Saturday 6-8 overall and 0-1 in the SoCon following a 79-68 loss at UNC Greensboro on Wednesday night. With Furman missing its top three scorers due to injury, UNCG shot 50% from the arc and held the Paladins to a season-low 32.4% shooting. Juniors Carter Whitt and PJay Smith Jr. paced the Paladins with 23 and 19 points, respectively. Whitt connected on 12-of-13 trips to the foul line to net his career-high.
 
The absence of Marcus Foster (19.8 ppg), JP Pegues (18.4 ppg), and Alex Williams (14.6 ppg) meant Furman was forced to use its 11^th different starting lineup this season and play the UNCG game with just seven available scholarship players. The Paladins have not had their full allotment of players available for an entire game this season.
 
Chattanooga dipped to 8-6 overall and 0-1 in the league play with a SoCon-opening 89-74 setback at Samford on Wednesday night. Guards Trey Bonham and Honor Huff lead the Paladins averaging 16.8 points per game each.
 
Following a trip to Chattanooga on Saturday, Furman returns home to host The Citadel on Wednesday, January 10. Tickets are available and can be purchased online at FurmanPaladins.com. Fans can also purchase a SoCon Super Weekend Pack. The package, available for just $60, includes a ticket to each of the Paladins' six Southern Conference weekend home games, beginning with a clash versus ETSU on January 13.