Chattanooga hosts Claude and Western Carolina

Chattanooga Mocs (12-12, 4-7 SoCon) at Western Carolina Catamounts (12-12, 5-6 SoCon)

Cullowhee, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Western Carolina takes on the Chattanooga Mocs after Tyzhaun Claude scored 24 points in Western Carolina's 85-77 loss to the Samford Bulldogs.

The Catamounts are 6-5 on their home court. Western Carolina ranks second in the SoCon in rebounding averaging 33.9 rebounds. Claude leads the Catamounts with 8.4 boards.

The Mocs are 4-7 against SoCon opponents. Chattanooga leads the SoCon shooting 37.6% from deep. Ashton Smith leads the Mocs shooting 75.0% from 3-point range.

TOP PERFORMERS: Claude is averaging 15.6 points and 8.4 rebounds for the Catamounts. Tre Jackson is averaging 3.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Western Carolina.

Jake Stephens is shooting 54.9% and averaging 21.8 points for the Mocs. Jamal Johnson is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Chattanooga.

LAST 10 GAMES: Catamounts: 5-5, averaging 71.9 points, 30.1 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 5.4 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.8 points per game.

Mocs: 4-6, averaging 73.7 points, 31.5 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 5.4 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.6 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.