2015-16 Chattanooga Mocs Men's BasketballPost-Game NotesDec. 12, 2015 – at Dayton – Dayton, Ohio – UD ArenaÂ
TEAM- 61-59 win at Dayton…record moves to 7-2, the Flyers fall to 7-2 as well…last 7-2 start was 2002-03 in Jeff Lebo's first year at the helm opening 9-2.
- Breaks UD's 26-game home winning streak…that was the seventh-longest streak in the country…now 60-13 under Archie Miller in UD Arena.
- 3-8 in the series vs. Dayton…1-1 in DI era (1977-78)…last meeting was a loss on Jan. 16, 1978.
- Entered tonight No. 10 in CollegeInsider.com's Mid-Major Top 25…Flyers were receiving votes in both the AP and USA Today Coaches Top 25 polls and were poised to enter coming off win at No. 16 Vanderbilt on Wednesday.
- Came back from a 6-point deficit with 9:30 left in the second half…3rd come-from-behind win…6 points at Georgia (5:57) and nine at Illinois (6:26).
- Led 29-24 at the half…7-0 when leading at the break this season.
- 3-1 when opponents shoot 50 percent or better from the field…UD hit exactly 50 percent making 21 of 42 attempts.
- 7-0 when shooting 40 percent or better…Mocs shot 40 percent on 22 of 55 from the field.
- 5-0 shooting 40 percent or better from 3pt range…46.7 percent on the night (7-15)…limited UD to 23.1 percent (3-13).
- 22-7 advantage in bench points…UTC reserves have out-scored opponent's bench in all but one game…27-27 vs. Illinois.
- Won the rebounding battle 33-30…held Dayton to just four offensive rebounds…Flyers entered tonight nearly +7 in rebounding margin on the year ranking No. 51 in the nation.
- 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio (17/10)…1.7 A/TO over last five (89/52).
- +2 turnover margin forcing 12 while giving up 10…6-0 when forcing more TO's.
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INDIVIDUALSGreg Pryor-Jr.-G- Led the way with 15 points…1st time this season, ninth career leading the team in scoring.
- 4 assists, one block and one steal in 32 minutes.
- 3-7 shooting, 2-4 3pt, and 7-9 at FT line.
- Hit winning FTs with 5.3 seconds to play.
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Tre' McLean, Jr.-G- 8 points and game-high eight rebounds…added three assists.
- Played a career-high 37 minutes.
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Duke Ethridge- 9 points and six rebounds off the bench playing 18 minutes.
- 3-8 from the field, but 2-3 from 3pt range.
- Season high for boards, tied career high with two steals (4th time).
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Coach Matt McCall- Now 7-2 in his career, 5-2 away from McKenzie Arena.
- Today is his 34th birthday.
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